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L. Neil Smith

Lester Neil Smith III (born May 12, 1946), better known as L. Neil Smith, is an American libertarian science fiction author and political activist. His works include the trilogy of Lando Calrissian novels, all published in 1983: Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu, Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon, and Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka. He also wrote the novels Pallas, The Forge of the Elders, and The Probability Broach, each of which won the Libertarian Futurist Society's annual Prometheus Award for best libertarian science fiction novel. In 2016, Smith received a Special Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Libertarian Futurist Society.

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Born 12 May 1946
Died 27 August 2021

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  • Cover of: Lando Calrissian and the flamewind of Oseon: a novel

    First published in 1983 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The Probability Broach

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    First published in 1993 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Star Wars: The Lando Calrissian Adventures

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  • Cover of: The Venus Belt

    First published in 1980 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The crystal empire

    First published in 1986 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1997 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1984 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Nagasaki Vector

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  • Cover of: Contact and Commune

    First published in 1990 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Down with power: libertarian policy in a time of crisis

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  • Cover of: Forge of the elders.

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Born 12 May 1946
Died 27 August 2021

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, American Science fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, general, collectionID:swIRa, Calrissian, lando (fictitious character), fiction, Lando Calrissian (Fictitious character), Libertarianism, Space colonies, Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, science fiction, space opera, Private investigators, Science fiction, Time travel, Comics & graphic novels, science fiction, general, Communism, Denver (colo.), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled, Fiction, political, Juvenile fiction, Liberty, Life on other planets, Life on other planets -- Fiction, Presidents

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Colorado, United States, Denver, Denver (Colo.)

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Alternative names

  • L.Neil Smith
  • L Neil Smith
  • Smith L. Neil
  • Lester Neil Smith III

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June 6, 2023 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import