New Releases by John Brunner

Science fiction-roman.

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

"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.

Science fiction-roman.

"''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-noveller.

Creohan the astronomer discovers a star on a collision course with Earth and begins a quest to find a way of averting disaster.