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Re: Best Fiction (Books or Movies) With a Theme of Freedom

Isaac "Izzy" Marmolejo — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:04:15 GMT

V for vendetta....

Re: Best Fiction (Books or Movies) With a Theme of Freedom

Smiling Dave — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:46:30 GMT

I'm watching The Running Man, movie based on a Stephen King novel. It's about the year 2017, and seems an incredibly accurate portrayal of the worst case scenario we will have then.

King seems to be very libertarian in all his works.

Re: Best Fiction (Books or Movies) With a Theme of Freedom

gocrew — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:17:27 GMT

Brian Anderson:
I have to make sure to read your book one day when I have time.

I'd be thrilled!

There is a free download on the website in case you want to test drive it first.

Re: Best Fiction (Books or Movies) With a Theme of Freedom

Marko — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:53:26 GMT

See this topic as well: http://mises.org/Community/forums/t/16738.aspx

Re: Best Fiction (Books or Movies) With a Theme of Freedom

BrianAnderson — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:50:52 GMT

and I'm not at all biased, keep in mind.

I have to make sure to read your book one day when I have time.

Re: Best Fiction (Books or Movies) With a Theme of Freedom

gocrew — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:32:50 GMT

Well "A Fire Upon the Deep" and "A Deepness in the Sky" are the best stories

Interesting, because I am just now reading A Fire Upon the Deep. It is pretty decent, but I don't love it... Heinlein wrote better, and Dune I think is way above F.U.D., in my opinion. But it is good.

Re: Best Fiction (Books or Movies) With a Theme of Freedom

gocrew — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:30:37 GMT

What are some other good books and movies that support the idea of a free society. Only fiction, please. However, if you know of a fictional book/movie based on real events (something like Downfall - first thing I could think of), I'd like that too.

Withur We is definitely the greatest libertarian book of all time... and I'm not at all biased, keep in mind.

Re: Best Fiction (Books or Movies) With a Theme of Freedom

edward_1313 — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:38:52 GMT

Well "A Fire Upon the Deep" and "A Deepness in the Sky" are the best stories; and both have libertarian over-tones. "True Names" is what put Vinge on the map as one of the better Sci-fi writers (he was way ahead of his time with regard to the internet, virtual world, and cryptography)--it also has a very libertarian theme. "The Ungoverned" is a full-out anarcho-capitalist scenario in which a state attacks an ungoverned society and comes up against individuals --some with private defense agencies and some with nuclear capability. Some of the other books and essays--"The Peddler and the Apprentice", "Marooned in Realtime", and "The Peace War" are also explicitly libertarian and the stories are quite good; just not as good as the first two.

Re: Best Fiction (Books or Movies) With a Theme of Freedom

BrianAnderson — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:47:46 GMT

I remember hearing about A Fire Upon the Deep. Which is your personal favorite out of that list?

Re: Best Fiction (Books or Movies) With a Theme of Freedom

edward_1313 — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:18:16 GMT

Vernor Vinge books and essays: "The Ungoverned", "True Names", "The Peddler and the Apprentice", "A Fire Upon the Deep", and more!

Best Fiction (Books or Movies) With a Theme of Freedom

BrianAnderson — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:27:05 GMT

I feel like this could end up being a fun post. I still haven't read Atlas Shrugged, but I've heard from everyone that it's a great book and promotes the free market.

What are some other good books and movies that support the idea of a free society. Only fiction, please. However, if you know of a fictional book/movie based on real events (something like Downfall - first thing I could think of), I'd like that too.