John Brunner (author)

John Brunner
Brunner c. 1967
Born	John Kilian Houston Brunner (1934-09-24)24 September 1934 Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Died	25 August 1995(1995-08-25) (aged 60) Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation	Novelist
Period	1951–95
Genre	Science fiction, fantasy
Notable works	Stand on Zanzibar (1968) The Jagged Orbit (1969) The Sheep Look Up (1972) The Shockwave Rider (1975)

John Kilian Houston Brunner (24 September 1934 – 25 August 1995) 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.