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John Brunner

    September 24, 1934 – August 25, 1995

    John Brunner was a visionary science fiction author who fearlessly experimented with novelistic form. His works frequently explored profound societal and ecological issues, such as overpopulation, weapons proliferation, and environmental catastrophe. Brunner excelled at crafting intricate narratives that reflected and anticipated reality, employing innovative stylistic techniques and prescient themes. His writing offers both a challenge and a provocation to readers seeking literature that pushes the boundaries of the genre.

    John Brunner
    The Shockwave Rider
    The Jagged Orbit
    Stand on Zanzibar
    The Society of Time
    The Sheep Look Up
    The Infinitive of Go
    • 2020

      In three fascinating and ground-breaking novellas, John Brunner weaves an ingenious tale of a divergent and compelling timeline, and poses complex questions of how we perceive the fourth dimension and its relation to our own identity.

      The Society of Time
    • 2020

      The Shockwave Rider

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.7(40)Add rating

      An electrifying novel about identity in the digital age from the Hugo and BSFA Award-winning author, John Brunner.

      The Shockwave Rider
    • 2009

      The Sheep Look Up

      • 486 pages
      • 18 hours of reading
      4.2(99)Add rating

      John Brunner's classic novel of ecological catastrophe, now more relevant than ever.

      The Sheep Look Up
    • 1993

      Muddle Earth

      • 276 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      3.1(57)Add rating

      Rinpoche Gibbs wakes up in the twenty-fourth century and finds a world populated by weird characters, such as Pope Joan II, Sherlock Holmes and his Biker Street Irregulars, and others. By the author of A Maze of Stars. Original.

      Muddle Earth
    • 1990
    • 1984

      The Tides of Time

      • 235 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      3.1(135)Add rating

      Gene and Stacy seem normal when they return to Earth after a research mission in space, but they soon go into hiding, and when found, they no longer recognize the mission leaders

      The Tides of Time
    • 1983

      More Things in Heaven

      • 142 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      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 decide to find out for yourself. That's what Drummond did. And when he found out. it changed the universe!

      More Things in Heaven
    • 1983

      Del Rey / Ballantine, 1983. Paperback, retitle of the 1974 novel "Web of Everywhere." A lesser known Brunner work; explores the unforeseen consequences of a teleportation device.

      The Webs of Everywhere
    • 1982

      A group of colonists come to the planet, Asgard, in the hope of discovering a paradise, but instead find harsh living conditions

      Bedlam Planet
    • 1980

      Essef explores the aftermath of a seemingly successful matter transmitter invented by Justin Williams and Cinnamon Wright. Despite their hopes to revolutionize civilization, the initial human tests yield unexpected and troubling results.

      The Infinitive of Go