Prometheus Award
1 appearances
Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and Michael F. Flynn
らりー・にーゔん、じぇりー・ぽーねる、まいける・えふ・ふりん
Rarī Niven, Jerī Pōneru, Maikeru F. Furin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-04-30 （Los Angeles, California, United States）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- United States
Career
- Occupations
- science fiction writer, novelist
- Active Years
- 1960-2024
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Prometheus Award | Fallen Angels | — | Libertarian Futurist Society | Winner |
Prometheus Award
1992
Work:
Fallen Angels
Organization:
Libertarian Futurist Society
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fallen Angels
1991 Dystopian science fiction 480 pagesSet in a near-future where radical environmentalists and the religious right have seized power and banned technology, leading to an ice age. Orbiting astronauts crash to Earth and are rescued by science fiction fandom underground. The novel promotes technology and mocks its critics including politicians, environmentalists, and ignorance.
pro-technologyscience fiction fandomenvironmentalism critiqueanti-Ludditepolitical satireignorance satire
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- hard SF stylesatiricaldetailed scientific background
- Recurring Motifs
- technology vs anti-technologyspace colonizationSF culture
Legacy
This collaborative novel won the 1992 Prometheus Award. Praised as a tribute to SF fandom and defense of technology, a landmark in libertarian science fiction.
Trivia
- Features many real SF fans as characters (tuckerized).
- Published by Jim Baen.
- RMS likely refers to Richard M. Stallman leading hackers.