Prometheus Award


The Prometheus Award is an award for libertarian science fiction novels given annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society. L. Neil Smith established the award in 1979, but it was not awarded regularly until the newly founded Libertarian Futurist Society revived it in 1982. The Society created a Hall of Fame Award in 1983, and also presents occasional one-off Special Awards.

Multiple recipients

Some authors have won the award for best novel more than once:

Thrice

A few authors have won the Prometheus Hall of Fame award more than once:
Books published in a given year are eligible.
  1. All members may nominate novels for the award.
  2. Members of the Best Novel Committee read at least 10-12 of the nominated novels and vote for a slate of 5 finalists.
  3. Full members then vote on the finalists.
Step 2 happens in the first few months of the following year.
Step 3 happens in early summer of the following year.
The awards are given at the Annual Worldcon.

Prometheus Award winners and finalists

* Winners
+ No winner selected
YearAuthorNovelPublisherRef.
*'Doubleday
'Berkley Books
The Genesis MachineDel Rey Books
*'Del Rey Books
Alongside NightCrown Publishers
An Enemy of the StateDoubleday
Songs from the StarsSimon & Schuster
Tales of NevèrÿonBantam Books
The WatcherAce Books
*Voyage from YesteryearDel Rey Books
Fire DancerNew American Library
FridayHolt, Rinehart and Winston
The Many-Colored LandHoughton Mifflin
and Oath of FealtyPhantasia Press
*The Rainbow CadenzaSimon & Schuster
Double CrossingPutnam
The Nagasaki VectorDel Rey Books
Orion Shall RisePhantasia Press
and Thendara HouseDAW Books
+
The Final EncyclopediaTor Books
MannaAnalog Science Fiction and Fact
The Peace WarAnalog Science Fiction and Fact
Tom Paine MaruDel Rey Books
The TombBerkley Books
*The Cybernetic SamuraiArbor House
Elegy for a SopranoSevern House
The Gallatin DivergenceDel Rey Books
A Matter of TimeAce Books
Radio Free AlbemuthArbor House
*Marooned in RealtimeAnalog Science Fiction and Fact
CircuitBerkley Books
The Crystal EmpireTor Books
A Door into OceanArbor House
The Handmaid's TaleMcClelland & Stewart
*The Jehovah ContractFranklin Watts
Circuit BreakerBerkley Books
First CitizenBaen Books
The Uplift WarPhantasia Press
Way of the PilgrimAce Books
*Moon of IceArbor House
David's SlingBaen Books
Falling FreeAnalog Science Fiction and Fact
Final CircuitAce Books
To Sail Beyond the SunsetAce Books
*Solomon's KnifeFranklin Watts
The Boat of a Million YearsTor Books
Henry MartynTor Books
Infinity HoldQuestar
The Mirror MazeBantam Spectra
*In the Country of the BlindBaen Books
The Cybernetic ShogunWilliam Morrow and Company
The TeryBaen Books
Under the YokeBaen Books
and V for VendettaWarner Books
, and *Fallen AngelsBaen Books
Distant DrumsDomain
D'ShaiAce Books
The Infinity GambitBantam Books
'Baen Books
The Silicon ManBantam Spectra
Star Trek #57: The RiftPocket Books
A Tale of the WindVillard
*The Multiplex ManBantam Spectra
The Memory of EarthTor Books
Snow CrashBantam Spectra
Steel BeachAce Books
TimemasterTor Books
A Woman's PlaceAmerican West Books
*PallasTor Books
Beggars in SpainAvoNova/William Morrow
Rainbow ManTor Books
The Silicon ManBantam Spectra
Virtual GirlAce Books
*The Stars Are Also FireTor Books
Dark Rivers of the HeartCharnel House
Deadly Care Vantage Press
The SelectHeadline
SolisHodder & Stoughton
*The Star FractionLegend Books
'AvoNova
and Design for Great-DayTor Books
The Diamond AgeBantam Spectra
Four Ways to ForgivenessHarper Prism
*Kings of the High FrontierPulpless.com
FirestarTor Books
Paths to OtherwhereBaen Books
Sliders: the NovelBoulevard Books
WildsideTor Books
*The Stone CanalLegend Books
Bretta MartynTor Books
Finity's EndWarner Books
The Fleet of StarsTor Books
NanotimeAvon Books
*The Golden GlobeAce Books
and MasqueAspect/Warner Books
MoonwarHodder & Stoughton
Rogue StarTor Books
'Xlibris
*A Deepness in the SkyTor Books
The Cassini DivisionOrbit Books
Cradle of the SunBaen Books
CryptonomiconAvon Books
The Martian RaceAspect/Warner Books
*The Forge of the EldersBaen Books
Eagle Against the StarsBaen Books
LodestarTor Books
The Sky RoadOrbit Books
The TruthHarperCollins
*Psychohistorical CrisisTor Books
The American ZoneTor Books
Enemy GloryTor Books
Falling StarsTor Books
HostsTor Books
*Night WatchDoubleday
Dark LightOrbit Books
Escape from HeavenPulpless.com
The Haunted AirTor Books
Schild's LadderGollancz
*SimsTor Books
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixBloomsbury Publishing
Naked EmpireTor Books
The Pixel EyeTor Books
Spin StateBantam Spectra
*The System of the WorldWilliam Morrow
and AnarquiaSense of Wonder Press
Marque and ReprisalDel Rey Books
'Orbit Books
State of FearHarperCollins
*Learning the WorldOrbit Books
47Little, Brown
'Mountain Media
ChainfireTor Books
The Hidden FamilyTor Books
and 'Rebelfire Press
*GlasshouseAce Books
EmpireTor Books
The Ghost BrigadesTor Books
HarbingersTor Books
Rainbows EndTor Books
*The GladiatorTor Books
*Ha'pennyTor Books
The Execution ChannelOrbit Books
and Fleet of WorldsTor Books
RagamuffinTor Books
*Little BrotherTor Books
Half a CrownTor Books
The January DancerTor Books
MatterOrbit Books
Opening AtlantisRoc Books
Saturn's ChildrenAce Books
*The Unincorporated ManTor Books
Hidden EmpireTor Books
Liberating AtlantisRoc Books
MakersTor Books
The United States of AtlantisRoc Books
*Darkship ThievesBaen Books
CeresPhoenix Pick
For the WinTor Books
The Last Trumpet ProjectLulu
Live Free or DieBaen Books
*Ready Player OneRandom House
*The Freedom MazeBig Mouth House
The Children of the SkyTor Books
and In the Shadow of AresAmazon Kindle
The Restoration GameOrbit Books
SnuffDoubleday
*Pirate CinemaTor Books
Arctic RisingTor Books
The Unincorporated FutureTor Books
Darkship RenegadesBaen Books
Kill DecisionDutton
*HomelandTor Books
*NexusAngry Robot
A Few Good MenBaen Books
CruxAngry Robot
BrillianceThomas & Mercer
*InfluxDutton
The Three-Body ProblemTor Books
Raising SteamDoubleday
A Better WorldThomas & Mercer
*SevenevesWilliam Morrow and Company
Golden SonDel Rey Books
ApexAngry Robot
The Just CityTor Books
A Borrowed ManTor Books
*The Core of the SunGrove Press
'Orbit Books
'Orbit Books
The Mandibles: A Family, 2029–2047HarperCollins
Blade of p’NaPhoenix Pick
*The Powers of the EarthMorlock Publishing
and 'High Ground Books
Torchship, Torchship Pilot and Torchship CaptainKelt Haven Press
Darkship RevengeBaen Books
'Orbit Books
ArtemisCrown Books
Causes of SeparationMorlock Publishing
Kingdom of the WickedLigature Pty Limited
State TectonicsTor Books
The Fractal ManSteve Heller Publishing
The Murderbot DiariesTor Books
and Alliance RisingDAW
The TestamentsRandom House: Nan A. Talese
Ruin's WakeTitan Books
'Tor Books
Ode to DefianceLMBPN Publishing

Hall of Fame Award inductees