John Brunner books in order
British author
- Lived
- 1934–1995
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 51
John Brunner published 44 novels, 3 novellas, 2 short story collections and 2 other books, beginning with Stand on Zanzibar (1968).
Updated September 2026
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Stand on Zanzibar
John Brunner's most-read book.
Shortest way in
The Shockwave Rider
One of the most-read, at about 288 pages.
Standalone novels in order
The World Swappers (1959)
No Future in It (1962)
The Super Barbarians (1962)
The Whole Man (1964)
To Conquer Chaos (1964)
The Day of the Star Cities (1965)
The Martian Sphinx (1965)
The Repairmen of Cyclops (1965)
The Squares of the City (1965)
The Altar on Asconel (Jul 1965)
The Long Result (Nov 1965)
Quicksand (1967)
The Productions of Time (1967)
Into the Slave Nebula (1968)
Bedlam Planet (Apr 1968)
Stand on Zanzibar (Sep 1968)
Double, Double (1969)
Times Without Number (1969)
The Jagged Orbit (Feb 1969)
The Dreaming Earth (1970)
The Gaudy Shadows (1970)
The Traveller in Black (1971)
Entry to Elsewhen (1972)
The Dramaturges of Yan (1972)
Timescoop (1972)
The Sheep Look Up (Aug 1972)
The Stone That Never Came Down (1973)
Polymath (1974)
Web of Everywhere (1974)
Total Eclipse (May 1974)
The Wrong End of Time (1975)
The Shockwave Rider (Mar 1975)
Players at the Game of People (1980)
The Infinitive of Go (1980)
Manshape (1981)
The Crucible of Time (Sep 1983)
The Tides of Time (1984)
Interstellar Empire (1985)
The Compleat Traveller in Black (1986)
More Things in Heaven (1987)
The Best of John Brunner (1988)
Children of the Thunder (Dec 1988)
A Maze of Stars (Jul 1991)
Muddle Earth (1999)
Novellas in order
Sanctuary in the Sky (1960)
Born Under Mars (1967)
The Stardroppers (1972)
Short story collections in order
From This Day Forward (1972)
Foreign Constellations (1980)
Other books in order
The Atlantic Abomination (1960)
Meeting at Infinity (1961)
About John Brunner
John Kilian Houston Brunner was a British author of science fiction novels and stories. His 1968 novel Stand on Zanzibar, about an overpopulated world, won the 1969 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel and the BSFA Award the same year. The Jagged Orbit won the BSFA Award in 1970. His first novel, Galactic Storm, was written under the pen-name Gill Hunt when he was seventeen. He did not start writing full-time until 1958, some years after his military service.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
John Brunner FAQ
- How many books has John Brunner written?
- John Brunner published 44 novels, 3 novellas, 2 short story collections and 2 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read John Brunner's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Stand on Zanzibar.
- What is John Brunner's last book?
- A Maze of Stars (1991).
- What is John Brunner's most famous book?
- Stand on Zanzibar (1968) is John Brunner's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.