Please identify this old set of science fiction stories
July 8, 2009 5:45 PM   Subscribe

Can you ID these short stories and help me find them? I think there were at least two, they were written by Keith Laumer, and they appeared in a paperback IF anthology that I can't find. They are about the right of revolution (one may be titled something like that) and take place on a mining colony on another planet. I think the first is about the miners who revolt and are led by an Ayn-Rand-character-like person (his name is John Ralt or something). The second is about the 'ARcl' person who is now in charge and must deal with dissenters who contest his moral and political authority. And were there any more stories in this vein, or just two?
posted by Mr. Justice to Writing & Language (5 answers total)
 
Best answer: "The Right to Revolt" and "The Right to Resist" from The Best from If, Volume I?
posted by Zed at 6:05 PM on July 8, 2009


Both stories also appear in American Government Through Science Fiction.
posted by Zed at 9:41 PM on July 8, 2009


You might enjoy Laumer's Retief stories. Retief is an interstellar diplomat, who has to deal with incompetence from above and find the truth on the ground. It's very tongue in cheek but has revolutions and mining colonies. I see the Baen Free Library has some Retief.
posted by alex_reno at 11:01 PM on July 8, 2009


Seconding Retief. Lots of fun, clever writing. Probably his best-known stuff.
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 6:54 AM on July 9, 2009


Another good piece of SF about revolution is Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. (My personal favorite of all his many books.)
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 6:56 AM on July 9, 2009


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