PUP002 | Libertarian Speculative Fiction
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\\nIn episode two of the Prometheus Unbound Podcast, Matthew and I (Geoffrey) discuss libertarian speculative fiction and introduce the Book of the Month, Today’s Tomorrows Writing Prompt, and Fiction Forecasts segments of the show.
\\nWe break the ice with some brief chit-chat about what we’ve been reading before seguing into our discussion of libertarian spec fic. The Book of the Month is Coyote by Allen Steele. In Today’s Tomorrows Writing Prompt, we turn a speculative eye on the very real possibility of an intellectual-property dystopia. And in Fiction Forecasts, we talk about upcoming (at the time of recording) television shows, movies, and books.
\\nWhat We’ve Been Reading
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\\n* The Man Who Sold the Moon by Robert Heinlein (Amazon)
\\n* The Human Division by John Scalzi (Audible / Amazon)
\\n* Marsbound by Joe Haldeman\\xa0\\u2014 See Matthew’s review
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\\nLibertarian Speculative Fiction
\\nWe covered a lot of ground in our discussion of libertarian spec fic, but we really only scratched the surface of this broad, deep, and no doubt controversial topic. I’m sure we’ll be revisiting many of the stories and issues we covered, and many more besides, in future episodes. So subscribe and stay tuned!
\\nHere’s a brief rundown of some of the things we covered: what qualifies a work of fiction as libertarian; libertarian themes in science fiction and fantasy; why they seem to be more common in science fiction and why libertarians seem to favor this genre; our favorite works of libertarian spec fic; the Prometheus Awards; and probably more that I’m forgetting as I write this.
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\\nAuthors & Books Mentioned
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\\n* Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Audible / Amazon)
\\n* Wizard’s First Rule\\xa0(The Sword of Truth series) by Terry Goodkind (Audible / Amazon)
\\n* Revolutions by Stefan Molyneux (Amazon)
\\n* Harald\\xa0(Amazon) and Salamander\\xa0(