Books by John Brunner

The Whole Man

by John Brunner

(15 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

The Jagged Orbit

by John Brunner

(8 reviews)

Nebula Award Finalist:Mankind has been reduced to slavery by technology and surveillance, in this near-future novel from the author of Stand on Zanzibar. In The Jagged Orbit, Brunner, writing at the peak of form that... See More

The Compleat Traveller in Black

by John Brunner

(21 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

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

by John Brunner

(2 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 Stone That Never Came Down

by John Brunner

(9 reviews)

"A world on the brink of war... Credible characters, suspenseful plotting and Brunner's broad vision make this humane novel a winner" (Kirkus Reviews). The world is awash in civic decay, military coups and revolutionary... See More

The Ladder in the Sky

by John Brunner

(1 review)

A young man must deal with the consequences of a demonic possession -- from the science fiction author whose "best writing is turbo-charged with ideas" (BBC). In The Ladder in the Sky, a starving youth, trapped in poverty... See More

The Squares of the City

by John Brunner

(8 reviews)

Hugo Award Finalist: "Story plotting holding much in common with chess... An exciting political thriller in the vein of Graham Greene" (Speculiction). In The Squares of the City, Brunner takes the moves of a classic... See More

A Maze of Stars

by John Brunner

(16 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 Sheep Look Up

by John Brunner

(107 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 Shockwave Rider

by John Brunner

(61 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 John Brunner Collection Volume Two: The Wrong End of Time, The Ladder in the Sky, and The Productions of Time

by John Brunner

Three fascinating sci-fi novels from the limitless imagination of the Hugo Award-winning author of the dystopian classic, Stand on Zanzibar. British novelist John Brunner remains "one of the most important science fiction... See More

The Atlantic Abomination

by John Brunner

(7 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 Crucible of Time

by John Brunner

(21 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

The World Swappers

by John Brunner

(3 reviews)

A "very enjoyable" novel of first alien contact from the Hugo Award-winning author of Stand on Zanzibar (Frederick Pohl). While two very different men -- Counce, who has strange powers and a formidable intellect, and... See More

Children of the Thunder

by John Brunner

(10 reviews)

Telepathic children hold the fate of humanity in their hands in this "compulsively readable novel" from the Hugo Award-winning author of Stand on Zanzibar (The Washington Post). In Children of the Thunder, Brunner creates... 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

Double, Double

by John Brunner

(4 reviews)

A mutant species from the sea unleashes a tide of terror in this horror thriller from "one of the most important science fiction authors" (SF Site). In Double, Double, a random collection of strangers converges on a... See More

Stand on Zanzibar: The Hugo Award-Winning Novel

by John Brunner

(106 reviews)

The brilliant 1969 Hugo Award-winning novel from John Brunner, Stand on Zanzibar Norman Niblock House is a rising executive at General Technics, one of a few all-powerful corporations. His work is leading General Technics... 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

The Space-Time Juggler: Empire Book 2

by John Brunner

(1 review)

In the long twilight if a galactic empire, the old king is dying. He has little choice but to name his callow young son as heir and his wanton daughter as regent. It seems the long decline is destined to continue. But... See More

The Rites of Ohe

by John Brunner

'How short a time a century really is... ' The speaker was Immortal Karmesin, and he had lived a thousand years. He stood, a gigantic figure against the rush of time, a permanently open channel for the infants of the galaxy... See More

More Things in Heaven

by John Brunner

(4 reviews)

A revised version of THE ASTRONAUTS MUST NOT LAND (1963). It isn't every day that the impossible happens. But when it does, and you're a witness, you have to start looking for answers. The authorities won't talk. So you... See More

The Dramaturges of Yan

by John Brunner

(2 reviews)

The far-flung fingers of Earth's civilisation touched many corners of the galaxy, and among them was the beautiful planet Yan. Here the colonists lived a peaceful, almost idyllic life, amid ancient and secret relics... See More

Give Warning to the World

by John Brunner

(1 review)

Are there aliens among us? Are the chariots of the gods returning? If so - are they for us or against us? John Brunner, award-winning author and science fiction writer extraordinary, takes the questions now on everyone's... 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

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 Repairmen of Cyclops

by John Brunner

The Corps Galactica, the Galaxy's police force, had pledged itself to a policy of non-interference with the backward Zarathustra Refugee Planets. Langenschmidt, the Corps chief on the planet Cyclops, was content with this... See More

The Infinitive of Go

by John Brunner

(3 reviews)

CODE NAME POSTER The first practical matter transmitter was a success, or so everyone thought. In spite of paranoid security restrictions, Justin Williams and Cinnamon Wright, co-inventors of the device, counted on it to... See More

Sanctuary in the Sky

by John Brunner

A cold war among the stars was growing hotter by the minute. As Pag and Cathrodyne struggled for domination, a hot war threatened which would rend and annihilate whole planetary systems. The two master races would have... See More

Enigma from Tantalus

by John Brunner

(1 review)

'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