John Brunner(1934-1995)
- Writer
'John Brunner''s first novel, "Galactic Storm", was published in 1951
when he was 17 years old. Numerous popular novels continued over the
next two decades including "The Atlantic Abomination" (1960) and
"Squares of the City" (1965). Brunner achieved critical acclaim with
his 1969 work "Stand on Zanzibar", which earned him the Hugo Award for
outstanding science fiction novel of the year. His later works include
the outstanding novel "The Sheep Look Up" (1972) and "Shockwave Rider"
(1975). Several of his stories were adapted as episodes of the British
television series "Out of the Unknown" in the 1960s. Brunner died
suddenly while attending a science fiction convention in Glasgow,
Scotland, UK
