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"Libertarian" science fiction

There is certainly a genealogy of anarchist/libertarian socialist/left libertarian sci-fi that isn't reflected in the article currently, thus making the "right liberatarian"/Heinlen emphasis there quite unbalanced, as if "libertarian sci fi" MEANS "right libertarian sci-fi". This can be fleshed out with references to Ursula K. Le Guin, Cory Doctorow, Margaret Killjoy, etc. My change adding the current series dedicated to left libertarian science fiction (i.e. anti-statist) out of anarchist publisher AK Press was reverted -- a source article for that is here https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3328 -- as a possible conflict of interest given my history of also editing the AK Press page (as well as some of the pages linked below and writers mentioned). Since what seems to have flagged attention was that my edit was so narrowly focused, it could be further expanded with reference to the following legacy as well as to the writers above (and many others!):

Further articles about the legitimacy of anarchist sci fiction beyond AK Press as a source:

Radon (magazine) in Freedom (British newspaper): https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/06/09/interview-radon-and-the-new-wave-of-anarchist-sci-fi/,

PM Press: https://blog.pmpress.org/2019/08/15/anarchist-science-fiction-essential-novels/

Anarchist Studies journal: https://anarchiststudiesnetwork.org/science-fiction-fantasy/

Institute for Anarchist Studies: https://anarchiststudies.org/tag/scifi/

Fifth Estate (periodical): https://www.fifthestate.org/archive/403-spring-2019/anarchist-sci-fi/

Isaac Asimov

A little of his could be added. 73.231.169.213 (talk) 18:19, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Asimov definition is slightly misquoted.

Under definitions, Asimov's is slightly misquoted. Per the cited article from 1975, Asimov's quote should read as follows: "Science fiction can be defined as that branch of literature that deals with the reaction of human beings to changes in sciences and technology." (emphasis added on the two words that need changing) Thank you. 2601:704:200:23C0:2C12:75AC:AE07:7E97 (talk) 21:22, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Science in fiction redirects here

But it is a broader concept. Should it be deleted and converted into a red link? _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:26, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]