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Lester Neil Smith III

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別名: L. Neil Smith

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1946-05-12 （Denver, Colorado）
死没
2021-08-27 （Fort Collins, Colorado） 75歳
国籍
American
言語
English
居住地歴
Denver, Colorado → Waco, Texas → La Porte, Texas → Salina, Kansas → Sacramento, California → Gifford, Illinois → St. John's, Newfoundland → Fort Walton Beach, Florida → Fort Collins, Colorado

経歴

職業
Novelist, activist
活動期間
1979年〜2021年
所属
Libertarian Futurist Society, The Libertarian Enterprise
所属団体
Libertarian Party

受賞歴

Prometheus Award
1980
対象作品: The Probability Broach
部門: Best Novel
主催: Libertarian Futurist Society
結果: Winner
Prometheus Award
1993
対象作品: Pallas
部門: Best Novel
主催: Libertarian Futurist Society
結果: Winner
Prometheus Award
2000
対象作品: The Forge of the Elders
部門: Best Novel
主催: Libertarian Futurist Society
結果: Winner
Prometheus Special Award
2016
対象作品: Lifetime Achievement
主催: Libertarian Futurist Society
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Probability Broach

1980年 Libertarian science fiction

An alternate history novel where a single word in the Declaration of Independence changes history, leading to a libertarian North American Confederacy.

alternate historylibertarianismminarchism
映像化・舞台化
  • [Graphic novel] The Probability Broach / Scott Bieser (2004)

Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu

1983年 Space opera

Lando Calrissian wins a droid and embarks on a quest in the Star Wars universe.

adventurecrimeStar Wars

Pallas

1993年 Libertarian science fiction

A boy escapes a dystopian socialist commune on asteroid Pallas to discover a libertarian utopia.

dystopialibertarianismrevolution

The Forge of the Elders

2000年 Libertarian science fiction

Adventures involving ancient alien technology.

alienstechnologyfreedom

全著作

  • The Probability Broach (1980)
  • The Venus Belt (1980)
  • Their Majesties' Bucketeers (1981)
  • The Nagasaki Vector (1983)
  • Lando Calrissian trilogy (1983)
  • Tom Paine Maru (1984)
  • The Gallatin Divergence (1985)
  • Pallas (1993)
  • The American Zone (2001)
  • The Forge of the Elders (2000)

作風・主題

文体
Politically charged science fictionAlternate history constructionSatirical humor
頻出モチーフ
Libertarian utopiasAnti-federalismFirearms and self-defenseAlien societies

評価・遺産

Pioneer of libertarian science fiction, creator of the Prometheus Award, popularized libertarian ideas through North American Confederacy series and political activism in the Libertarian Party.

大衆文化への影響

  • Contributed to Star Wars expanded universe

豆知識

  • Personally created the Prometheus Award.
  • Father was an Air Force officer, leading to frequent moves in childhood.
  • Ran for US President in Arizona in 2000, receiving 5,775 votes.