A Crash Course Through the Worlds of John Brunner: 10 Essential Books
https://www.tor.com/2022/09/20/a-crash-course-through-the-worlds-of-john-brunner-10-essential-books/

What it says on the tin: if you've not read Brunner, here are ten
books you might try.
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jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) writes:
>A Crash Course Through the Worlds of John Brunner: 10 Essential Books
> https://www.tor.com/2022/09/20/a-crash-course-through-the-worlds-of-john-brunner-10-essential-books/
>
>What it says on the tin: if you've not read Brunner, here are ten
>books you might try.

The only Brunner that I liked was _Polymath_, which isn't "dystopian new wave".

On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 11:00:50 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> jdni...@panix.com (James Nicoll) writes:
> >A Crash Course Through the Worlds of John Brunner: 10 Essential Books
> > https://www.tor.com/2022/09/20/a-crash-course-through-the-worlds-of-john-brunner-10-essential-books/
> >
> >What it says on the tin: if you've not read Brunner, here are ten
> >books you might try.
> The only Brunner that I liked was _Polymath_, which isn't "dystopian new wave".

"The Whole Man", "The Long Result" and "The Squares of the City" were well received works from the 1960s which are neither dystopian or new wave.

"Timescoop" is an amusing time-travel comedy.

William Hyde

On 2022-09-21, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 11:00:50 AM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> jdni...@panix.com (James Nicoll) writes:
>> >A Crash Course Through the Worlds of John Brunner: 10 Essential Books
>> > https://www.tor.com/2022/09/20/a-crash-course-through-the-worlds-of-john-brunner-10-essential-books/
>> >
>> >What it says on the tin: if you've not read Brunner, here are ten
>> >books you might try.
>> The only Brunner that I liked was _Polymath_, which isn't "dystopian new wave".
>
> "The Whole Man", "The Long Result" and "The Squares of the City" were well received works from the 1960s which are neither dystopian or new wave.

Nice list! Brunner is one of my favorite authors. I have 7 of his
books on my Favorites Bookcase: 3 of his dystopias (I didn't care for
_The Sheep Look Up_) and the 3 books above, plus _The Traveler in Black_.

James: you mentioned _The Best of John Brunner_. I just checked on
Abe Books and if you act now you can get a copy of it for $5, along
with all the other copies for $60 to $70. (I was curious to see how much my
copy was worth.)

Chris

> "Timescoop" is an amusing time-travel comedy.
>
> William Hyde

In article <jp1kuuFncniU1@mid.individual.net>,
Chris Buckley <alan@sabir.com> wrote:
>On 2022-09-21, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 11:00:50 AM UTC-4, Scott
>Lurndal wrote:
>>> jdni...@panix.com (James Nicoll) writes:
>>> >A Crash Course Through the Worlds of John Brunner: 10
>Essential Books
>>> >
>https://www.tor.com/2022/09/20/a-crash-course-through-the-worlds-of-john-brunner-10-essential-books/
>>> >
>>> >What it says on the tin: if you've not read Brunner, here are ten
>>> >books you might try.
>>> The only Brunner that I liked was _Polymath_, which isn't
>"dystopian new wave".
>>
>> "The Whole Man", "The Long Result" and "The Squares of the
>City" were well received works from the 1960s which are neither
>dystopian or new wave.
>
>Nice list! Brunner is one of my favorite authors. I have 7 of his
>books on my Favorites Bookcase: 3 of his dystopias (I didn't care for
>_The Sheep Look Up_) and the 3 books above, plus _The Traveler in Black_.
>
>James: you mentioned _The Best of John Brunner_. I just checked on
>Abe Books and if you act now you can get a copy of it for $5, along
>with all the other copies for $60 to $70. (I was curious to see
>how much my
>copy was worth.)

Thank you!
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On 20/09/2022 09.06, James Nicoll wrote:
> A Crash Course Through the Worlds of John Brunner: 10 Essential Books
> https://www.tor.com/2022/09/20/a-crash-course-through-the-worlds-of-john-brunner-10-essential-books/

I'd like to nominate _The Stone that Never Came Down_ for the
Hugo award for "Most DAW-like Cover". It's archetypal!

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In article <tgiair$29fcl$1@dont-email.me>,
Michael F. Stemper <michael.stemper@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 20/09/2022 09.06, James Nicoll wrote:
>> A Crash Course Through the Worlds of John Brunner: 10 Essential Books
>>
>https://www.tor.com/2022/09/20/a-crash-course-through-the-worlds-of-john-brunner-10-essential-books/
>
>I'd like to nominate _The Stone that Never Came Down_ for the
>Hugo award for "Most DAW-like Cover". It's archetypal!
>
>--
>Michael F. Stemper
>Nostalgia just ain't what it used to be.

If you're going for that archetype (and I certainly would),
I'd say: _The Lion Game_.
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On 22/09/2022 14.05, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
> In article <tgiair$29fcl$1@dont-email.me>,
> Michael F. Stemper <michael.stemper@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 20/09/2022 09.06, James Nicoll wrote:
>>> A Crash Course Through the Worlds of John Brunner: 10 Essential Books
>>>
>> https://www.tor.com/2022/09/20/a-crash-course-through-the-worlds-of-john-brunner-10-essential-books/
>>
>> I'd like to nominate _The Stone that Never Came Down_ for the
>> Hugo award for "Most DAW-like Cover". It's archetypal!
>
> If you're going for that archetype (and I certainly would),
> I'd say: _The Lion Game_.

That's not quite how I pictured Telzey!

That aside, I think that the sprawling nature of Stone has a
more ethereal(?) look that is closer to the Platonic ideal
of a DAW cover, though.

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Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

In article <tgidda$29o6g$1@dont-email.me>,
"Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 22/09/2022 14.05, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
> > In article <tgiair$29fcl$1@dont-email.me>,
> > Michael F. Stemper <michael.stemper@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 20/09/2022 09.06, James Nicoll wrote:
> >>> A Crash Course Through the Worlds of John Brunner: 10 Essential Books
> >>>
> >> https://www.tor.com/2022/09/20/a-crash-course-through-the-worlds-of-john-br
> >> unner-10-essential-books/
> >>
> >> I'd like to nominate _The Stone that Never Came Down_ for the
> >> Hugo award for "Most DAW-like Cover". It's archetypal!
> >
> > If you're going for that archetype (and I certainly would),
> > I'd say: _The Lion Game_.
>
> That's not quite how I pictured Telzey!

If something I read last century was correct, that wasn't Telzey at all
(supposedly the cover was made for an unpublished collection that would
have included "Lion Loose" - BTW, Trigger Argee was "wearing" something
like that in _Legacy_, aka _A Tale of Two Clocks_).

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