L. Neil Smith is a writer of pro-liberty and pro-gun essays and novels, and he's damn good at it. Why? He is uncompromising and an idealist. My kinda guy. He's better known for his science fiction novels. They are, of course, philosophically libertarian. He uses his novels to argue his point libertarian societies are better. He does so without preaching or letting the message overpower the story as my all-time favorite Robert Heinlein was apt to do in his later years. Neil is as good a novelist as he is an essayist. My favorite book by Neil is The Nagasaki Vector, with The Probability Broach a close second. Humor, action, and guns. What more can you ask for? Many of Neil's books are out of print but can be found in the used book shops. They're worth the hunt. Most of his essays are available on-line at the links below.
