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Food and crops, water and scarce resources—all are undergoing major stresses due to human incompetence and greed. In The Sheep Look Up, Brunner describes the lives of the people in the midst of ecological catastrophe and their attempts to come to terms with their environment.
This is the first limited edition of The Sheep Look Up ever published. This edition features an introduction by Kim Stanley Robinson, one of science fiction's best-known writers. The book is also signed by Robinson and features an interview with Brunner, a column by John Brunner, and a short autobiography with photographs.
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About the Author:
John Brunner (1934-1995) was a prolific and highly respected writer of science fiction. Kim Stanley Roibnson (b. 1952) is an American science fiction writer, best known for his award-winning Mars trilogy. His work discusses ecological and sociological themes regularly.
Review:
"A complex tragic masterpiece. John Brunner is the Rachel Carson of science fiction." -- Ian Watson
"Gripping on both an emotional and intellectual level" -- Booklist
"The best Brunner novel I've yet read . . . staggeringly controlled and dramatic.a work of art!" -- James Blish
"[This book] is, in my opinion and for all kinds of reasons, unquestionably the best SF novel ever written." -- John Grant, Joint Editor, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
"Gripping on both an emotional and intellectual level" -- Booklist
"The best Brunner novel I've yet read . . . staggeringly controlled and dramatic.a work of art!" -- James Blish
"[This book] is, in my opinion and for all kinds of reasons, unquestionably the best SF novel ever written." -- John Grant, Joint Editor, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
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- PublisherCentipede Press
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1933618531
- ISBN 13 9781933618531
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages464
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