Subtitle (titling) "Mario Kart" series; and "", the second in the "Star Trek" series. Subtitle (titling) In books and other works, a subtitle is an explanatory or alternate title. As an example, Mary Shelley gave her most famous novel the title "Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus"; by using the subtitle "the Modern Prometheus", she references the Greek Titan as a hint of the novel's themes. In English, subtitles were traditionally denoted and separated from the title proper by the conjunction "or", perhaps hinting at their function as an alternate title. A more modern usage is to simply separate the subtitle by punctuation,
Prometheus Award Prometheus Award The Prometheus Award is an award for libertarian science fiction novels given annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society, which also publishes the quarterly journal "Prometheus". L. Neil Smith established the award in 1979, but it was not awarded regularly until the newly founded Libertarian Futurist Society revived it in 1982. The Society created a Hall of Fame Award (for classic works of libertarian science fiction, not necessarily novels) in 1983, and also presents occasional one-off awards. Some authors have won the award for best novel more than once: A few authors have won the Prometheus Hall of Fame