2025 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Finalists
The Libertarian Futurist Society (LFS) has announced the finalists for the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Fiction.
- Orion Shall Rise, Poul Anderson (Timescape)
- “As Easy as A.B.C.”, Rudyard Kipling (London Magazine 1912)
- “The Trees”, Rush (Hemispheres)
- Singularity Sky, Charles Stoss (Ace)
Six other works were also considered: “Death and the Senator”, a 1961 short story by Arthur C. Clarke; That Hideous Strength, a 1945 novel by C.S. Lewis; ”Ultima Thule”, a 1961 novella by Mack Reynolds; The Demon Breed, a 1968 novel by James H. Schmitz; Between the Rivers, a 1998 novel by Harry Turtledove; and “Conquest by Default”, a 1968 novelette by Vernor Vinge.
Nominees may be in any narrative or dramatic form, including prose fiction, stage plays, film, television, other video, graphic novels, song lyrics, or epic or narrative verse; they must explore themes relevant to libertarianism and must be science fiction, fantasy, or related genres.
All members of the LFS are eligible to vote. The final vote will take place in mid-2025, and the award will be presented “at a major science fiction convention and/or online.”
For more information, see the LFS website.
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