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The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner, book cover
Novel · 1972 · 461 pages

The Sheep Look Up

by John Brunner

The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner was a finalist or poll selection for the 1973 Nebula Award for Best Novel.

HugoNo recognition listed
NebulaFinalist1973
LocusNo recognition listed
ClarkeNo recognition listed

In a near future, the air pollution is so bad that everyone wears gas masks. The infant mortality rate is soaring, and birth defects, new diseases, and physical ailments of all kinds abound. The water is undrinkable—unless you’re poor and have no choice.

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