Books by John Brunner

The Whole Man

by John Brunner

(17 reviews)

This "story of a severely handicapped man in a Dystopic world... very much reminds you of the Cyberpunk novels that would appear 20 years later" (Wanderings). In A Whole Man, a baby boy is born in a hospital surrounded by... See More

Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn (Thieves' World® Book 2)

by Lynn Abbey

(23 reviews)

Belly up to Thieves' World®'s favorite bar for tales told by such fantasy stars as Philip José Farmer, David Drake, Janet Morris, and others. In the second shared-world anthology of the Thieves' World® series, we see... See More

The Sheep Look Up

by John Brunner

(157 reviews)

Nebula Award Finalist: A "brilliantly crafted, engrossing" dystopian novel of environmental disaster by the Hugo Award-winning author of Stand on Zanzibar (The Guardian). In a near future, the air pollution is so bad that... See More

The John Brunner Collection Volume One: The Sheep Look Up, The Crucible of Time, and The Jagged Orbit

by John Brunner

(4 reviews)

Three visionary sci-fi novels from the Hugo Award-winning author whose dystopian prescience made him "one of the most important" (SF Site). British science fiction master John Brunner remains one of the most influential... See More

The Face of Chaos (Thieves' World® Book 5)

by Lynn Abbey

(14 reviews)

War looms over Sanctuary in the fifth Thieves' World® anthology compiled by the New York Times-bestselling author of the Phule's Company series. The invasion by the Beysibs, an amphibious humanoid race, brings unusual... See More

The Shockwave Rider

by John Brunner

(92 reviews)

In a world drowning in data, a fugitive tries to outrun the forces that want to reprogram him, in this smart, edgy novel by a Hugo Award-winning author. Constantly shifting his identity among a population choking on... See More

The Compleat Traveller in Black

by John Brunner

(37 reviews)

One journey. Six stories. Mind-blowing fantasy from the Hugo Award winner, "one of the most important science fiction authors" (SF Site). In The Compleat Traveller in Black, six linked tales, comprising one of Brunner's... See More

A Maze of Stars

by John Brunner

(19 reviews)

A thought-provoking novel of a sentient spaceship's voyages, from the Hugo Award-winning author of Stand on Zanzibar. "One of the most important science fiction authors. Brunner held a mirror up to reflect our foibles... See More

The Crucible of Time

by John Brunner

(25 reviews)

An alien race struggles to survive on an uninhabitable planet in this "impeccably detailed and beautifully thought out" novel from a Hugo Award winner (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). On a planet besieged with cosmic... See More

Shadows of Sanctuary (Thieves' World® Book 3)

by Joe Haldeman

(16 reviews)

The third Thieves' World® anthology -- with stories by fantasy's favorite authors -- curated by the New York Times-bestselling author of the Myth series. Times are hard, and the citizens of Sanctuary are not their... See More

The Wrong End of Time

by John Brunner

(5 reviews)

In the face of an alien threat, Russia and a xenophobic US must work together to save humanity in "one of the better science fiction novels of the year" (Library Journal). In a near future where a paranoid America has... See More

Wings of Omen (Thieves' World® Book 6)

by Lynn Abbey

(15 reviews)

Sixth in the magical, action-packed shared-world series: "Thieves' World® has grown into a real presence in the fantasy genre" (Fantasy-Faction). Under the rule of a humanoid race, the city of Sanctuary finds itself... See More

Thieves' World®

by Lynn Abbey

(53 reviews)

Missing Game of Thrones? Dare to "be pulled into political intrigues, watch new gods replace old, and witness fortunes rise and fall and rise again" (Book Riot). A classic series for a new generation of fantasy adventure... See More

To Conquer Chaos

by John Brunner

(3 reviews)

A postapocalyptic thriller with "the fun aspect of an American International 50's SF movie" from the Hugo Award-winning author of Stand on Zanzibar (Vintage45). In To Conquer Chaos, John Brunner gives us a heaping helping... See More

Out of My Mind

by John Brunner

(2 reviews)

Thirteen stories of the past, present, and future from the Hugo Award-winning author of Stand on Zanzibar. In Out of My Mind, John Brunner, in mid-career, selects a double-handful and more of what he considers his best... See More

The Atlantic Abomination

by John Brunner

(13 reviews)

An alien hidden in the ocean's depths is awakened -- and wreaks havoc on mankind -- in this science fiction classic from the Hugo Award-winning author. In The Atlantic Abomination, an exploratory expedition to the bottom... See More

The Avengers of Carrig

by John Brunner

(3 reviews)

Once the city of Carrig stood supreme on this planet that had been settled by space refugees in the distant, forgotten past. From every corner of this primitive lost world caravans came to trade - and to view the great... See More

The Martian Sphinx

by John Brunner

By the twenty-first century the world was drowning in its own population. A solution had to be found quickly - and it was, in 'gravi-power'. Wonderful, unending source of power - only the scientists knew that its use was... See More

Into the Slave Nebula

by John Brunner

(5 reviews)

It was carnival time on Earth. Prosperity was at its peak; science had triumphed over environment; all human needs were taken care of by computers, robots and androids. There was nothing left for humans to do but enjoy... See More

The Shift Key

by John Brunner

When the sleepy town of Weyharrow is enveloped by a mysterious fog, the inhabitants find themselves behaving in strange and dangerous ways. Dr Steven Glaze, a young probationary GP, prescribes a most unorthodox treatment for... See More

The Super Barbarians

by John Brunner

(2 reviews)

The Acre was the only part of an entire world where Earthmen were allowed to live as they pleased and as they were accustomed. For elsewhere on Quallavarra, humanity was forced into servitude by the Vorra, THE SUPER... See More

Manshape

by John Brunner

(2 reviews)

The interstellar Bridge System was the greatest invention in the long history of cosmic humanity. Spread through dozens of planets, men and their societies had drifted apart in isolation until the Bridge came to link... See More

The Brink

by John Brunner

Ed Carter, a New York reporter on his way to his home town in Omaha for a short vacation, saw the missile in the last moments in its journey back to earth. A sweller on the brink, like all of us, he had no doubt about what... See More

The Altar at Asconel: Empire Book 3

by John Brunner

(1 review)

Whether or not he had wanted to turn back at the last minute, he couldn't have - the wave of dirty, hungry people carried him helplessly along in their fervour reach the temple. Like dope addicts, he told himself, they don't... See More

A Planet of Your Own

by John Brunner

Kynance Foy was young, beautiful, intelligent an highly trained in both qua-space physics and business law when she left Earth to seek her fortune in the interstellar outworlds. But she found that the further she got from... See More

Players at the Game of People

by John Brunner

(3 reviews)

War hero, jet-setter, gourmet - Godwin Harpinshield was all of those and more; his life was a game played among the Beautiful People whose fame, wealth and power set them above the law, and beyond the laws of nature. Because... See More

The Long Result

by John Brunner

(4 reviews)

When racial hatred turns to murderous menace... First a rocket ship loses its engines on take-off and is destroyed. On board - an important extra-terrestrial visitor. Next someone slams into the sealed vehicle used for... See More

Enigma from Tantalus

by John Brunner

'We won't be landing anywhere just yet', Waters said to the other passengers on the spaceship Fulmar. 'I was pretty mystified by this story of mechanical breakdown, so I've been checking up.' He hefted his little box. 'I've... See More

The Gaudy Shadows

by John Brunner

Tileman could make our fantasies come true - create reality from your dreams - for a very high fee. Catering to the desires of London's most powerful - and decadent - figures, Tileman had top-level connections to guarantee... See More

The Psionic Menace

by John Brunner

MUST THE UNIVERSE DIE WITH THEM? The Starfolk, arrogant masters of vast stretches of the cosmos beyond the Earth's sphere of influence, were determined to complete the extermination of the mind-reading mutants of Regnier's... See More