Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!JoSH@RUTGERS.ARPA From: JoSH@RUTGERS.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Libertarian SF Message-ID: <2113@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Jun-83 00:40:55 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.2113 Posted: Mon Jun 20 00:40:55 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Jun-83 18:45:55 EDT Lines: 28 From: JoSHAnyone 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 -------