Best Selling Books by John Brunner

"Colonizing a new planet requires much more than just settling on a newly discovered island of Old Earth. new planets were different in thousands of ways, different from Earth and from each other. Any of those differences could mean death and disaster to a human settlement. When a ship filled with refugees from a cosmic catastrophe crash-landed on such an unmapped world, their outlook was precarious. Their ship was lost, salvage had been minor, and everything came to depend on one bright young man accidentally among them. He was a trainee planet-builder. It would have been his job to foresee all the problems necessary to set up a safe home for humanity. But the problem was that he was a mere student--and he had been studying the wrong planet."--Pg. [4] of cover.

"''Suppose it were possible, technologically and economically, to transport oneself to any point on the earth''s surface in virtually instantaneous travel?... Let us... have trips in time as well as in space... a quick passport not merely from Brooklyn to Arabia but to Arabia in the time of Mohammed, tours to the dawn of history or to the end of time... If all things are possible, if all gates stand open, what sort of world will we have?'' This is the challenge Robert Silverberg poses in his Foreword, to which three of science fiction''s highest award winners have responded with a trio of short novels displaying the variety and scope that outstanding literary craftsmen can bring to the same basic concept. In ''Flash Crowd,'' Larry Niven describes some of the social perils that may follow instantaneous travel. In ''You''ll Take the High Road,'' John Brunner''s hero finds that man''s technological accomplishments are steadily matched by his perfection of the snafu. ''Rumfuddle'' is Jack Vance''s eerie tale of historical coincidences."--Pg. [4] of cover.

An unemployed teacher samples a new drug in a bar, then goes to donate blood at the bloodbank.

Science fiction-roman.

John Brunner is best known for his dystopian novels written 40 years ago, like THE SHEEP LOOK UP and STAND ON ZANZIBAR, but in 1969 he wrote a novel of swinging London and its underworld of sex and voodoo. For the first time since its initial publication, BLACK IS THE COLOR is now available. It''s introduced by horror scholar John Pelan and has a cover by Gavin L. O''Keefe. In the introduction, John mentions that there will be more obscure titles by John Brunner to come from Ramble House.

Gregory Chart attempts to stage a play based on the ancient myths of the planet Yan in hopes of discovering that world''s mysterious secret

A group of colonists come to the planet, Asgard, in the hope of discovering a paradise, but instead find harsh living conditions

"One of the finest writers in the English language, Rudyard Kipling was the first British author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (in 1907). From children''s stories to adult romances, from tales of ordinary men and women to tales of the supernatural, the scope and breadth of his work has rarely been equalled." "Kipling''s mastery of his craft lies in his eye for telling detail. Whether he writes of an exotic land at the ends of the earth or of everyday England, of heaven or hell or anywhere in between, he brings it all home to the reader." "This selection of his science fiction includes some of his best-loved stories." "Rudyard Kipling has tales to tell, and he tells them with a sure hand. They have been and continue to be an enduring delight and inspiration to many generations of readers and writers."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved