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The Sheep Look Up  
Author: John Brunner
ISBN: 1932100016
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
   Book Review


Ian Watson
"A complex tragic masterpiece. John Brunner is the Rachel Carson of science fiction."


John Grant, Joint Editor, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
"[This book] is, in my opinion and for all kinds of reasons, unquestionably the best SF novel ever written."


James Blish
"The best Brunner novel I've yet read . . . staggeringly controlled and dramatic.a work of art!"


Booklist
"Gripping on both an emotional and intellectual level"


Book Description
An enduring classic, this book offers a dramatic and prophetic look at the potential consequences of the escalating destruction of Earth. In this nightmare society, air pollution is so bad that gas masks are commonplace. Infant mortality is up, and everyone seems to suffer from some form of ailment. The water is polluted, and only the poor drink from the tap. The government is ineffectual, and corporate interests scramble to make a profit from water purifiers, gas masks, and organic foods. Environmentalist Austin Train is on the run. The Trainites, environmental activists and sometime terrorists, want him to lead their movement. The government wants him in jail, or preferably, executed. The media wants a circus. Everyone has a plan for Train, but Train has a plan of his own. This suspenseful science fiction drama is now available to a new generation of enthusiasts. This replaces 0345347862.



About the Author
John Brunner was the author of dozens of science fiction novels, including Shockwave Rider and Stand on Zanzibar, winner of the Hugo Award.





The Sheep Look Up

FROM THE PUBLISHER

An enduring classic, this book offers a dramatic and prophetic look at the potential consequences of the escalating destruction of Earth. In this nightmare society, air pollution is so bad that gas masks are commonplace. Infant mortality is up, and everyone seems to suffer from some form of ailment. The water is polluted, and only the poor drink from the tap. The government is ineffectual, and corporate interests scramble to make a profit from water purifiers, gas masks, and organic foods. Environmentalist Austin Train is on the run. The Trainites, environmental activists and sometime terrorists, want him to lead their movement. The government wants him in jail, or preferably, executed. The media wants a circus. Everyone has a plan for Train, but Train has a plan of his own. This suspenseful science fiction drama is now available to a new generation of enthusiasts. This replaces 0345347862.

About the Author:
John Brunner was the author of dozens of science fiction novels, including Shockwave Rider and Stand on Zanzibar, winner of the Hugo Award.

FROM THE CRITICS

Booklist

Gripping on both an emotional and intellectual level.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

The Sheep Look Up 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) — John Grant

A complex tragic masterpiece. John Brunner is the Rachel Carson of science fiction.— Ian Watson — Ian Watson

The best Brunner novel I've yet read . . . staggeringly controlled and dramatic.a work of art!—James Blish — James Blish

     



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