Prometheus Award
Libertarian Futurist Society
An annual award presented by the Libertarian Futurist Society to science fiction and fantasy novels that best explore themes of individual liberty, free markets, and anti-authoritarianism; also includes a Hall of Fame category for classic libertarian SF works.
Latest winner · 2026
- A Kiss for Damocles · J. Kenton Pierce
Next · expected May 2027
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2026
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- No Man's LandShortlisted
Sarah Hoyt
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2025
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Cancelled: The Shape of Things to Come
Danny King
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2024
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God's Girlfriend
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Swim Among the People
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2023
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Cloud Castles
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A Beast Cannot Feign
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- Summer's EndShortlisted
John Van Stry
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2022
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2021
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- Heaven's RiverShortlisted
Dennis E. Taylor
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Who Can Own the Stars?
Mackey Chandler
2020
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2019
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- Kingdom of the WickedShortlisted
Helen Dale
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The Fractal Man
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2016
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- Golden SonShortlisted
Pierce Brown
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2015
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- The Three-Body ProblemShortlisted
Cixin Liu (Chinese), Ken Liu (translator)
Won 1 more award · Nominated for 2 more awards
2012
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In the Shadow of Ares
Thomas L. James and Carl C. Carlsson
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2011
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- Live Free or DieShortlisted
John Ringo
- The Last Trumpet ProjectShortlisted
Kevin MacArdry
2008
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- Fleet of WorldsShortlisted
Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner
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2007
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2006
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- RebelFire: Out of the Gray ZoneShortlisted
Claire Wolfe and Aaron S. Zelman
- The Black Arrow: A Tale of the ResistanceShortlisted
Vin Suprynowicz
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2005
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- AnarquiaShortlisted
Brad Linaweaver and J. Kent Hastings
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2004
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- The Pixel EyeShortlisted
Paul Levinson
2003
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2002
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- Enemy GloryShortlisted
Karen Michalson
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2001
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- Eagle Against the StarsShortlisted
Steve White
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2000
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1999
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- MasqueShortlisted
F. Paul Wilson and Matthew Costello
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- Y2K: The Millennium BugShortlisted
Don L. Tiggre
1996
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CLD: Collective Landing Detachment
- Design for Great-DayShortlisted
Eric Frank Russell and Alan Dean Foster
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1995
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- Deadly Care (novel)Shortlisted
Richard Fulmer
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1994
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- Rainbow ManShortlisted
M. J. Engh
- The Silicon ManShortlisted
Charles Platt
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1993
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- A Woman's PlaceShortlisted
Rex Denver Borough
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1992
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A Tale of the Wind
- D'ShaiShortlisted
Joel Rosenberg
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Distant Drums
Diane Carey
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- Star Trek#57: The RiftShortlisted
Peter David
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- The Silicon ManShortlisted
Charles Platt
1991
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- Under the YokeShortlisted
S. M. Stirling
- V for VendettaShortlisted
Alan Moore and David Lloyd
1984
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Double Crossing
Erika Holzer
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1983
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- Fire DancerShortlisted
Ann Maxwell
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Frequently asked questions
- Who won the Prometheus Award in 2026?
- “A Kiss for Damocles” by J. Kenton Pierce won the Prometheus Award in 2026.
- Who are the most recent Prometheus Award winners?
- 2026: “A Kiss for Damocles” by J. Kenton Pierce; 2025: “In the Belly of the Whale” by Michael F. Flynn; 2024: “Critical Mass” by Daniel Suarez; 2023: “Cloud Castles” by Dave Freer; 2022: “Rich Man's Sky” by Wil McCarthy.
- Has anyone won the Prometheus Award more than once?
- Yes - 11 authors have: L. Neil Smith (1982, 1994, 2001); Victor Koman (1988, 1990, 1997); Ken MacLeod (1996, 1998, 2006); Cory Doctorow (2009, 2013, 2014); F. Paul Wilson (1979, 2004); James P. Hogan (1983, 1993); Vernor Vinge (1987, 2000); Michael F. Flynn (1991, 2025); Neal Stephenson (2005, 2016); Daniel Suarez (2015, 2024); Travis J I Corcoran (2018, 2019).