The Stone That Never Came Down Author:John Brunner Like Orwell's 1984 or A Clockwork Orange, this provocative thriller of tomorrow is rooted firmly in reality: the fascism of the recent past, the social turmoil of today. — John Brunner, a mater of science fiction, catapults us into a not-so-distant future. Europe trembles on the brink of holocaust; unemployment, inflation, and poverty are rampan... more »t; cities crumble from neglect; incompetent governments topple to military coups; bands of "godheads" bearing crosses they are all too willing to use as clubs to commit acts of vandalism, violent, even murder.« less