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    curiousnun: When i first read little brother; i pretty much bought copies for all the kids in m family and really pushed it to my friends. BUT since really being ... more »
    nordo: Prometheus was the dude who got chained to a mountain to have his liver chewed out by a divine vulture for eternity, right? I mean, I can see the idea... more »
    Pope John Peeps II: hahaha. good joke Charlie. Everyone knows Libertarians can't read. more »
    Grey_Area: And I was afraid Little Brother wasn't preachy enough to win a Prometheus Award. Heh. I did enjoy the book and got copies for some young hellraisers-i... more »
    meltyman: i heard good things and reviews about this book so i picked it up, but i was very disappointed. It seemed over the top and very unrealistic in its pre... more »
    icelight: And it happened to be young-adult fiction? How appropriate that I think that hyphenated adjective describes the mentality of most die-hard libertarian... more »
    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 »
    Elizabeth 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 »
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    Cory Doctorow's Little Brother Is The Best Libertarian SF Book Of 2009

    Cory Doctorow's Little Brother showed the dangers of a police state run amuck, and showed how public-spirited techies fight back. Now the Libertarian Futurist Society has given Little Brother the 2009 Prometheus Award for libertarian SF. Image by Richard Wilkinson.
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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... More »