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[[File:AyaPodium.jpg|thumbnail|Aya Katz giving a talk about her novel ''Theodosia and the Pirates'' at the Texas County Museum of Art and History in Licking, Missouri.]] | [[File:AyaPodium.jpg|thumbnail|Aya Katz giving a talk about her novel ''Theodosia and the Pirates'' at the Texas County Museum of Art and History in Licking, Missouri.]] | ||
Aya Katz is a libertarian author, linguist, and primatologist. Her | Aya Katz is a libertarian author, linguist, and primatologist. Her novels focus on the exploration of freedom and how we should go about getting and preserving it. The recurring themes in her books deal with justice and honor. Katz is internally motivated, and tends to take the side of people who act on internal rather than external compulsions. | ||
Aya Katz's first novel ''The Few Who Count'' was published in 1983. The novel | Aya Katz's first novel ''The Few Who Count'' was published in 1983. The novel appeals to teenage readers since the author was around this age during the writing process. The protaganist Hannibal involves his teenage daughter Caldwell in making business decisions for Carthage Corporation, a theme not often explored in this genre. Hannibal and Caldwell believe in commercial chastity, which pertains to business decisions focused on instrinsic desires rather than making a profit at any expense. The villain of the story has no qualms about changing careers to make a living, whether it be from being a union organizer to morphing into buying shares of Carthage Corporation in a hostile takeover. Hannibal knows limited liability for corporations actually infringes upon free enterprise, and the rights of individuals should never be suppressed over the rights of the collective. | ||
''Vacuum County'' was Katz's first adult genre novel published in 1993. The tale begins with the young woman Verity being unlawfully accused of DWI in a small Texas town, where she is forced to stay against her will. The story branches out to cover a cast of characters and addresses the concept of how all people can work together to promote personal liberty, even if it is not a motivating factor for most people. ''Vacuum County'' was written prior to the Mount Carmel massacre, but explores the non-aggression principle. Sometimes the government must intercede in a time of crisis, but the novel discusses how this should only occur when individual liberties are at risk. | ''Vacuum County'' was Katz's first adult genre novel published in 1993. The tale begins with the young woman Verity being unlawfully accused of DWI in a small Texas town, where she is forced to stay against her will. The story branches out to cover a cast of characters and addresses the concept of how all people can work together to promote personal liberty, even if it is not a motivating factor for most people. ''Vacuum County'' was written prior to the Mount Carmel massacre, but explores the non-aggression principle. Sometimes the government must intercede in a time of crisis, but the novel discusses how this should only occur when individual liberties are at risk. | ||