Prometheus Award

The Prometheus Award is an award for libertarian science fiction novels given out annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society (which also publishes a quarterly journal, Prometheus). The award was founded in 1979 by L. Neil Smith, but was not awarded regularly until the newly-founded Libertarian Futurist Society revived it in 1982. A Hall of Fame Award (for classic works of libertarian science fiction, not necessarily novels) was created in 1983, and the Society also presents occasional one-off awards.

Prometheus Award recipients

• 1979 - F. Paul Wilson, Wheels Within Wheels
• 1980 - award not given
• 1981 - award not given
• 1982 - L. Neil Smith, The Probability Broach
• 1983 - James P. Hogan, Voyage from Yesteryear
• 1984 - J. Neil Schulman, The Rainbow Cadenza
• 1985 - No Winner ("None of the Above")
• 1986 - Victor Milan, Cybernetic Samurai
• 1987 - Vernor Vinge, Marooned in Realtime
• 1988 - Victor Koman, The Jehovah Contract
• 1989 - Brad Linaweaver, Moon of Ice
• 1990 - Victor Koman, Solomon's Knife
• 1991 - Michael Flynn, In the Country of the Blind
• 1992 - Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Michael Flynn, Fallen Angels
• 1993 - James P. Hogan, The Multiplex Man
• 1994 - L. Neil Smith, Pallas
• 1995 - Poul Anderson, The Stars are also Fire
• 1996 - Ken MacLeod, The Star Fraction
• 1997 - Victor Koman, Kings of the High Frontier
• 1998 - Ken MacLeod, The Stone Canal
• 1999 - John Varley, The Golden Globe
• 2000 - Vernor Vinge, A Deepness in the Sky
• 2001 - L. Neil Smith, The Forge of the Elders
• 2002 - Donald Kingsbury, Psychohistorical Crisis
• 2003 - Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
• 2004 - F. Paul Wilson, Sims
• 2005 - Neal Stephenson, The System of the World