John Brunner Books in Order

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 November 2026.

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.

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. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.

• 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.

When John Brunner books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when John Brunner titles appeared. 1960s was the most productive decade with 47 titles.

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.

• Science fiction 29 of 45 books
• Fiction in English 8 of 45 books
• Children's fiction 2 of 45 books
• Science fiction, English 2 of 45 books