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more about #ericfrankrussell Ghede: Gully Foyle is my name and terra is my nation Space will be my resting place the stars my destination or at least I think that is how it goes. Man, th... more » beercheck: Man, do I like this post. more » Srynerson: I haven't read most of the stories on the list, so I won't try to argue over whether my suggestions are more deserving of being up there. I'll just po... more » BadUncle: To say that libertarianism suffuses all sci fi is to deny the great body of Soviet work. Also, Dune and the Foundation trilogy are anything but libert... more » William Gillis: The Libertarianism v Anarchism distinction is rather sharp (even if it can be reconciled -- see individualist, pro-market anarchists like Benjamin Tuc... more » Mathmos: No mention of Ken Macleod? People seem to consider him a lefty, but his books, especially the earlier ones, often provide multi-faceted looks at socie... more » Mount_Prion: I always knew Ron Paul came from space. more » Liz Weinbloom: In other news regarding The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress... I read it for the first time recently, and was completely shocked that (sorta-spoiler!) the co... more » tetracycloide: i guess one could consider starship troopers libertarian if they assumed the meritocratic system that rewarded sacrifice was the only way to properly ... more » corpore-metal: ?? Wells is on this list?! Wells was a Fabian Socialist! [en.wikipedia.org] Just because a science fiction writer tries to portray a utopian society w... more » Emmanuel_Goldstein: I've read several. Enjoyed the RAH & RAW, the rest not so much. & I've discovered in my 20+ years as an adult that while libertarianism has a... more » Lassus: How bizarre to have left out Ayn Rand's "Anthem". It is most assuredly sci-fi, was there a specific reason it was left off? more » francis.666: There's such a massive divide between libertarianism and the anarchist world of The Dispossessed that I'm a little surprised to see it here. more » Rasselas: And away we go... (I agree that libertarianism is the political mascot for much of SF; I wonder what the counterpart is for fantasy. Maoism, consideri... more » -
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10 Greatest Libertarian Science Fiction Stories
Looking for an antidote to Star Trek's utopian but overbearing Federation? Like your science fiction with a bigger emphasis on personal liberties? Then check out our list of the greatest libertarian science fiction...
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