L. Neil Smith
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L. Neil Smith (full name Lester Neil Smith III) is a prolific science-fiction writer, most of whose books take place in the alternate reality of the "North American Confederacy." In the Star Wars universe, he has written Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu, Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon, and Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka. They would later be reprinted in an omnibus edition, The Adventures of Lando Calrissian.
Smith is also a somewhat controversial figure politically, taking a very definite libertarian, pro-gun stance. He ran as the Libertarian Party candidate in the 2000 United States presidential election in Arizona, though he did not appear on the ballot in other states.
