![]() ![]() ![]() NOTE: Several of the Prometheus-winning novels are not in our collection. The titles in this list are “hotlinked” to the library’s catalog, for all those titles currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries. ![]() Starting in 2001, the Prometheus Best Novel Award coin became one ounce. Originally, for the Prometheus Best Novel Award the coin was one-half ounce, for the Hall of Fame it was one-eighth ounce. The prize for both the Prometheus and the Hall of Fame awards is a gold coin, representing free trade and free minds, mounted on an engraved plaque. The Prometheus Hall of Fame Award is designed to honor classic libertarian fiction. LFS began in 1982 sponsoring the annual Prometheus Award for Best Novel, and in 1983 a second annual award called the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award was added. Due to the cost of the award, and lack of a formal organization, the Prometheus Awards fell into limbo the following year.įounded in 1982 to provide encouragement to science fiction writers whose books examine the meaning of freedom, the Libertarian Futurist Society revived the Prometheus Award for best libertarian novel of the year. ![]() Paul Wilson’s Wheels Within Wheels as the best novel, and a gold coin then worth $2,500 was presented to Wilson. Neil Smith created the Prometheus Awards, to honor libertarian science fiction. ![]()
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