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John Brunner Books in Order

87 books are credited to John Brunner, published between 1959 and 2020; 3 of them appeared after John Brunner's death in 1995. The first book is The Brink (1959) and the newest is Galactic Storm (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
87
Published
1959–2020
Pages on record
8,100 in 34 of 87 books
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John Brunner was a British science fiction author who lived from 1934 to 1995. Stand on Zanzibar, set in an overpopulated world and published in 1968, took the 1969 Hugo Award and the BSFA Award, and The Jagged Orbit won the BSFA Award the following year. Brunner wrote his first novel, Galactic Storm, at seventeen under the pen name Gill Hunt. 87 catalogued books start at The Brink (1959), with the 1960s the busiest decade. The median book runs 222 pages.

How many John Brunner books are there?

John Brunner has 87 books, released between 1959 and 2020. 3 of them were published after John Brunner's death in 1995. 3 of them belong to the Max Curfew series.

John Brunner Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 87 John Brunner books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Catch a Falling Star / The Hundredth Millennium by John Brunner (1959)
  2. Cover of The World Swappers by John Brunner (1959)
  3. Cover of Slavers of Space / Into the Slave Nebula by John Brunner (1960)
  4. Cover of Secret Agent of Terra / The Avengers of Carrig by John Brunner (1962)
  5. Cover of The Astronauts Must Not Land / More Things in Heaven by John Brunner (1963)
  6. Cover of Dreaming Earth by John Brunner (1963)
  7. Cover of Endless Shadow / Manshape by John Brunner (1964)
  8. Cover of The Whole Man / The Telepathist by John Brunner (1964)
  9. Cover of The Squares of the City by John Brunner (1965)
  10. Cover of Out of My Mind by John Brunner (1967)
  11. Cover of Quicksand by John Brunner (1967)
  12. Cover of Not Before Time by John Brunner (1968)
  13. Cover of Bedlam Planet by John Brunner (1968)
  14. Cover of Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner (1968)
  15. Cover of A Plague On Both Your Causes by John Brunner, book 1 of the Max Curfew series (1969)
  16. Cover of Timescoop by John Brunner (1969)
  17. Cover of Good Men Do Nothing. by John Brunner, book 2 of the Max Curfew series (1970)
  18. Cover of The Gaudy Shadows by John Brunner (1970)
  19. Cover of The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner (1972)
  20. Cover of The Stone that Never Came Down by John Brunner (1973)
  21. Cover of Total Eclipse by John Brunner (1974)
  22. Cover of The Webs of Everywhere by John Brunner (1974)
  23. Cover of The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner (1975)
  24. Cover of Foreign Constellations by John Brunner (1980)
  1. 1
    The Brink1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  2. 2
    Catch a Falling Star / The Hundredth Millennium1959 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1959224
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  3. 3
    Echo in the Skull / Give Warning to the World1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  4. 4
    The World Swappers1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  5. 5
    Atlantic Abomination1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  6. 6
    Sanctuary in the Sky1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  7. 7
    The Skynappers1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  8. 8
    Slavers of Space / Into the Slave Nebula1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  9. 9
    I Speak for Earth1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  10. 10
    Meeting at Infinity1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  11. 11
    The Society of Time1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  12. 12
    No Future in It1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  13. 13
    Secret Agent of Terra / The Avengers of Carrig1962 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962157
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  14. 14
    The Super Barbarians1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  15. 15
    Times Without Number1962 · 233 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962233
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  16. 16
    Listen! The Stars! / The Stardroppers1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  17. 17
    The Ladder in the Sky1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  18. 18
    Castaway's World / PolymathEmpire #11963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  19. 19
    The Space-Time JugglerEmpire #21963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  20. 20
    Now Then!1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  21. 21
    The Astronauts Must Not Land / More Things in Heaven1963 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1963221
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  22. 22
    Dreaming Earth1963 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1963159
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  23. 23
    The Psionic Menace1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  24. 24
    The Rites of Ohe1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  25. 25
    The Crutch of Memory1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  26. 26
    Endless Shadow / Manshape1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  27. 27
    To Conquer Chaos1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  28. 28
    The Whole Man / The Telepathist1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  29. 29
    The Altar at AsconelEmpire #31965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  30. 30
    The Day of the Star Cities / Age of Miracles1965 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1965240
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John Brunner books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Empire in order

3 books
  1. 1. Castaway's World / Polymath
  2. 2. The Space-Time Juggler
  3. 3. The Altar at Asconel

Max Curfew in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Plague On Both Your Causes
  2. 2. Good Men Do Nothing.
  3. 3. Honky in the Woodpile

Chap in order

1 book
  1. 1. A Case of Painter's Ear

Standalone books

80 books

80 John Brunner titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read John Brunner books in order?

You only need to read John Brunner books in order within the Max Curfew series, which holds 3 of the 87 John Brunner books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with John Brunner

Start with The Brink (1959), the earliest published title.

What is the newest John Brunner book?

Galactic Storm (2020) is the newest John Brunner book released so far.

Is there a new John Brunner book coming?

No next John Brunner book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards John Brunner has won

Wikidata records 4 awards and 19 nominations for John Brunner. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Prix Tour-Apollo Award1973Wonfor Stand on Zanzibar
  • BSFA Award for Best Novel1970Wonfor The Jagged Orbit
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel1969Wonfor Stand on Zanzibar
  • BSFA Award for Best Novel1969Wonfor Stand on Zanzibar
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette1998Shortlistedfor Blood and Judgment
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette1997Shortlistedfor Amends
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette1995Shortlistedfor Good with Rice
  • Locus Award for Best Novella1991Shortlistedfor The First Since Ancient Persia
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1989Shortlistedfor Children of the Thunder
  • Locus Award for Best Collection1989Shortlistedfor The Best of John Brunner
  • Locus Award for Best Novella1986Shortlistedfor Talion
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1984Shortlistedfor The Crucible of Time

John Brunner at a glance

Died
John Brunner died in 1995, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to John Brunner are still being published after John Brunner's death in 1995; the newest appeared in 2020.
Release pace
John Brunner books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
8,100 pages across the 34 of 87 books with a recorded length, a median of 222 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most John Brunner books, 47 of 87, were published in the 1960s.

What the John Brunner books are about

45 of the 87 John Brunner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 29 of 45. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.