John Kilian Houston Brunner (24 September 1934 – 26 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.