John Brunner

John Brunner

John Brunner was born in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England on September 24th, 1934 and passed away at the age of 60 on August 26th, 1995.

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John Brunner Stats: The highest rated book by John Brunner on Book Notification is Stand on Zanzibar, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is The Sheep Look Up, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by John Brunner on Book Notification is Stand on Zanzibar, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Total Eclipse, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of John Brunner books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Empire Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Castaway's World / Polymath
1963
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2
The Space-Time Juggler
1963
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3
The Altar at Asconel
1965
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List of Max Curfew Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Plague On Both Your Causes
1969
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2
Good Men Do Nothing.
1970
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3
Honky in the Woodpile
1971
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Brink
1959
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2
Catch a Falling Star / The Hundredth Millennium
1959
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3
Echo in the Skull / Give Warning to the World
1959
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4
The World Swappers
1959
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5
Atlantic Abomination
1960
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6
Sanctuary in the Sky
1960
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7
The Skynappers
1960
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8
Slavers of Space / Into the Slave Nebula
1960
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9
I Speak for Earth
1961
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10
Meeting at Infinity
1961
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11
Secret Agent of Terra / The Avengers of Carrig
1962
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12
The Super Barbarians
1962
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13
Times Without Number
1962
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14
Listen! The Stars! / The Stardroppers
1962
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15
The Ladder in the Sky
1962
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16
The Astronauts Must Not Land / More Things in Heaven
1963
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17
Dreaming Earth
1963
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18
The Psionic Menace
1963
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19
The Rites of Ohe
1963
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20
The Crutch of Memory
1964
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21
Endless Shadow / Manshape
1964
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22
To Conquer Chaos
1964
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23
The Whole Man / The Telepathist
1964
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24
The Day of the Star Cities / Age of Miracles
1965
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25
Enigma from Tantalus
1965
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26
The Long Result
1965
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27
The Martian Sphinx
1965
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28
The Squares of the City
1965
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29
Wear the Butchers' Medal
1965
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30
The Repairmen of Cyclops
1965
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31
A Planet of Your Own
1966
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32
The Productions of Time
1967
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33
Quicksand
1967
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34
6
Born Under Mars
1967
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35
Bedlam Planet
1968
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36
7.2
Stand on Zanzibar
1968
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37
Black Is the Color
1969
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38
Double, Double
1969
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39
The Jagged Orbit
1969
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40
Timescoop
1969
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41
The Gaudy Shadows
1970
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42
The Devil's Work
1970
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43
6
The Wrong End of Time
1971
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44
The Dramaturges of Yan
1972
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45
10
The Sheep Look Up
1972
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46
The Stone that Never Came Down
1973
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47
6
Total Eclipse
1974
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48
The Webs of Everywhere
1974
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49
6
The Shockwave Rider
1975
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50
The Infinitive of Go
1980
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51
Players at the Game of People
1980
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52
While There's Hope
1982
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53
The Great Steamboat Race
1983
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54
8
The Crucible of Time
1983
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55
The Tides of Time
1984
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56
The Shift Key
1987
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57
The Days Of March
1988
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58
Children of the Thunder
1988
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59
A Maze of Stars
1991
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60
Muddle Earth
1993
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61
Galactic Storm
2020
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Threshold of Eternity
2015
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Society of Time
1962
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2
No Future in It
1962
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3
Now Then!
1963
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4
No Other Gods But Me
1966
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5
Out of My Mind
1967
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6
Father of Lies / Mirror Image
1968
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7
Not Before Time
1968
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8
The Traveller in Black
1971
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9
Entry to Elsewhen
1972
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10
Time-Jump
1973
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11
From This Day Forward
1973
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12
The Book of John Brunner
1976
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13
Tomorrow May Be Even Worse
1978
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14
Foreign Constellations
1980
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15
A New Settlement of Old Scores
1983
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16
The Best of John Brunner
1988
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17
Children of the Thunder / The Tides of Time / The Crucible of Time
1995
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18
The Man Who Was Secrett and Other Stories
2013
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List of Chapbooks in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Case of Painter's Ear
1991
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List of Thieves' World Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.8
Thieves' World (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1979
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2
7.7
Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1980
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3
7.7
Shadows of Sanctuary (With: Philip Jose Farmer, Joe Haldeman, Robert Asprin)
1981
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4
7
Storm Season (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1982
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5
8
The Face of Chaos (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1983
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6
8
Wings of Omen (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1984
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7
8
The Dead of Winter ( By: Robert Asprin)
1985
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8
8
Soul of the City (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1986
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9
8
Blood Ties (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1986
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10
Shadowspawn (By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1987
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11
8
Aftermath (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1987
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12
Uneasy Alliances (By: Robert Asprin)
1988
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13
Stealers' Sky (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1989
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14
The Shadow of Sorcery (By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1993
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15
10
Sanctuary ( By: Lynn Abbey)
2002
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16
Turning Points (By: Dennis L. McKiernan, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Lynn Abbey, Raymond E. Feist, Diana Paxson)
2002
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17
Enemies of Fortune (By: C.J. Cherryh, Jody Lynn Nye, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Lynn Abbey, Robin Wayne Bailey, Andrew J. Offutt, Jeff Grubb, Selina Rosen, Diana Paxson)
2004
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18
Thieves' World: Player's Manual (By: James Ryman)
2005
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19
10
The Complete Lythande (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
2013
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List of John Brunner Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Alien Worlds
1964
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2
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1966
1966
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3
8
Dangerous Visions
1967
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4
Dangerous Visions 3
1967
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5
More Tales of Unease
1969
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6
Science Against Man
1970
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7
Stopwatch
1974
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8
Wondermakers 2
1974
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9
The Late Great Future
1976
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10
John Creasey's Crime Collection, 1977
1977
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11
The Best of British SF 1
1977
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12
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 1980
1980
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13
7.7
Shadows of Sanctuary
1981
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14
Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far
1981
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15
Tales From the Forbidden Planet
1987
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16
First Annual Collection
1988
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17
The Drabble Project
1988
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18
Demons & Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1
1988
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19
The Pendragon Chronicles: Heroic Fantasy from the Time of King Arthur
1989
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20
Dark Fantasies
1989
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21
Dark Voices 2
1990
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22
Beyond the Gate of Worlds
1991
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23
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection
1991
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24
Fourth Annual Collection
1991
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25
6
After the King
1991
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26
Touch Wood
1993
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27
Best New Horror 4
1993
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28
Dark Voices 6
1994
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29
The Giant Book of Terror
1994
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30
8
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears
1995
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31
The Necronomicon
1996
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32
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, March 1996
1996
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33
6
The Williamson Effect
1996
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34
Strange Pleasures 2
2003
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35
The Fleet
2011
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36
Gotrek and Felix: The Anthology
2012
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37
In the Shadow of Frankenstein
2016
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John Brunner

John Brunner (John Kilian Houston Brunner) was born on September 24th, 1934. John passed away August 26th, 1995 at 60 years old. John Brunner was born in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England.

John Brunner is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 61 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1959 with the novel The Brink. The most recently released novel was Galactic Storm which was released in 2020.

John Brunner also wrote the Short Story Collections series which has 18 books including The Society of Time and No Future in It.

John Brunner: Awards & Accolades

Brunner's books have won multiple awards, Stand on Zanzibar won the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1969. First Annual Collection won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1989. Fourth Annual Collection won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1992.

John Brunner books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Whole Man / The Telepathist was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1965. The Squares of the City was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1966. Dark Voices 2 was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1991 as well as the British Fantasy Award - Best Anthology in 1991, British Fantasy Award - Best Anthology in 1991, World Fantasy Award - Anthology in 1991. After the King was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1992.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow John Brunner are:

  1. Terry Pratchett, author of the novel: Good Omens.
  2. Neal Stephenson, author of the novel: Snow Crash.
  3. Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea Cycle Series.
  4. William Gibson, author of the Sprawl Series.
  5. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.

John Brunner: F.A.Q

When was John Brunner Born?

John Brunner was born on September 24th, 1934.

When did John Brunner die?

John Brunner died on August 26th, 1995 at 60 years old.

Where was John Brunner Born?

John Brunner was born in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England.

What book awards has John Brunner won?

Stand on Zanzibar: Hugo Award Best Novel (1969).
First Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1989).
Fourth Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1992).

What was the first book John Brunner wrote?

The first book written by John Brunner was The Brink, published in 1959.

What was the most recent book John Brunner wrote?

His most recently released work was Galactic Storm on December 31st, 2020.

How many books has John Brunner written?

John Brunner has written 87 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 books in the Empire Series, 3 books in the Max Curfew Series, 61 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 18 books in the Short Story Collections, 1 book in the Chapbooks.

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