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From: JoSH@RUTGERS.ARPA
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Subject: Libertarian SF
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Date: Mon, 20-Jun-83 00:40:55 EDT
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From:  JoSH 

Anyone interested in libertarianism and SF must read 
"The Survival of Freedom", a collection of stories edited by Jerry Pournelle.
Although not strictly libertarian, it is generally aimed in that direction.
It includes the gem by F. Paul Wilson, "Lipidleggin'", and a piece by
David Friedman.

I heard that F. Paul Wilson had written an SF novel entitled "Enemy of
the State" but upon ordering it from my bookstore, discovered it was
out of print.  Does anyone know anything about it?

There are to my mind two libertarian classics in science fiction, 
"And Then There Were None" by Eric Frank Russell (a (long) short story),
and "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress" by Robert A. Heinlein.  Another
Heinlein novel, "Beyond This Horizon", is of particular libertarian
flavor but has not the stature of a classic.  I regret that I do not
have a better knowledge of Russell's other writings.

"Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand is not science fiction by my definition,
but is "SF" by some people's.  Bernardo de la Paz says, "I could live
with a Randite."  I could too.

You might also read "Shield" by Poul Anderson and see what you think.
Yes, it has a bogus deus ex machina ending.

--JoSH
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