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L. Neil Smith

エル・ニール・スミス

L. Nīru Sumisu

別名: Lester Neil Smith III / レスター・ニール・スミス3世

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1946-05-12 (Denver, Colorado, U.S.)
死没
2021-08-27 (Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.) 75歳
国籍
United States
言語
English
宗教
Unknown
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 Party
所属団体
Libertarian Party, The Libertarian Enterprise

受賞歴

Prometheus Award
1983
対象作品: The Probability Broach
部門: Best Libertarian SF Novel
主催: Libertarian Futurist Society
結果: Winner
Prometheus Award
1994
対象作品: Pallas
部門: Best Libertarian SF Novel
主催: Libertarian Futurist Society
結果: Winner
Prometheus Award
2004
対象作品: The Forge of the Elders
部門: Best Libertarian SF Novel
主催: Libertarian Futurist Society
結果: Winner
Special Award
2016
部門: 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 change in the Declaration of Independence leads to a libertarian North American Confederacy.

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

Pallas

1993年 Libertarian science fiction

A boy escapes a dystopian socialist commune on asteroid Pallas and liberates it with libertarian ideals.

LibertarianismDystopiaRevolution

Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu

1983年 Star Wars expanded universe

Lando Calrissian wins a droid and quests for an ancient artifact in the Rafa system.

AdventureGalactic Empire

The Forge of the Elders

2000年 Libertarian science fiction

Involves ancient alien technology; won Prometheus Award.

AliensTechnologyLiberty

全著作

  • See Wikipedia for complete bibliography

作風・主題

文体
Strongly libertarian-themed science fictionFrequent use of alternate history and parallel universes
頻出モチーフ
Libertarian societiesCritique of FederalistsFirearms and self-defense

評価・遺産

Pioneering libertarian science fiction author who created the Prometheus Award, wrote Star Wars novels, and was a political activist.

大衆文化への影響

  • Contributed to Star Wars expanded universe

豆知識

  • Creator of the Prometheus Award
  • Libertarian Party presidential candidate in Arizona 2000
  • Founder of The Libertarian Enterprise