Logan: A Trilogy [Hardcover]

William F. Nolan (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Maclay & Assoc (October 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940776235
• ISBN-13: 978-0940776234
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,423,286 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

With 85 books to his credit, plus hundreds of scripts, articles and short stories embracing a dozen genres, William F. Nolan is an official Living Legend (voted that honor by the International Horror Guild).
As a noted pulp historian, he is a recognized authority on Black Mask, Dashiell Hammett, and "Max Brand" (Frederick Faust). Nolan has edited six collections of Faust tales, has written Max Brand: Western Giant, and is the author of the forthcoming biography King of the Pulps: The Man Who Was Max Brand. Nolan's historical anthology, The Black Mask Boys, is the key work on the legendary magazine - and he's written three books on Dashiell Hammett, plus several pieces on the early pulp fiction of his longtime pal, Ray Bradbury.
Nolan states: "I began my fiction career [13 novels and 185 stories] too late for the pulps, but I did have letters printed in Planet Stories and Famous Fantastic Mysteries - and I grew up reading Argosy and Weird Tales."
Recently voted a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to Dark Fantasy, Nolan is currently at work on ten new books. His most famous creations, Logan's Run, is now out in comic-book format from Bluewater Productions - and a new mega-budget film version is due from Warner Bros. in 2012.
Nolan lives in Vancouver, Washington, with an apartment full of books, pulp magazines, and stuffed animals.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great edition of a sci-fi classic, November 24, 2001

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Brendon M. Macaraeg (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logan: A Trilogy (Paperback)

(...) I'd classify Nolan's writing style as lean and concise. Pulp sci-fi just doesn't get any better than this. The amazing thing is that Nolan and George Clayton-Johnson wrote the first draft of "Logan's Run" in three weeks!

While there's a special place in my heart for the 1976 movie, the book is so much better (as is often the case). The universe that the authors created is bigger, more challenging. And the ending is very cool (and TOTALLY different from the movie, which really disappoints in this regard).

Also worth searching out is "Impact 20", a collection of Nolan's early short stories. I believe a small publisher is putting out a collection that contains some of these stories in 2002.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GET THIS BOOK!!!!!!!! ESSENTIAL READING!!!!!!!!, March 29, 2001

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"[e-mail]" (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Logan: A Trilogy (Hardcover)

Ok, confession time. I am a huuuuge fan of this trilogy. I first read the first book back in the mid '70's. Having begun to read sf/f when I was about 8, I was ready at 14 to read more 'adult' stuff. [{This was a couple of years before the movie came out. If I had seen the movie before I read the book, I probably wouldn't have picked up the book. It wasn't that bad a movie, on it's own terms, but, I think they took the concept & ran with it.} {Ok, ok, ok, I'm sorry, alright, but, I just haaaaaad to get THAAAAAT off my chest. Thank you. I have been waiting 25{?!} years to do that!}] I have read the book so many times that I have lost count. It still holds up as fresh as when it was written. Although very '60's in style & atmosphere it is still very timely & thought-provoking in it's narrative. Add to that a bright, tough, brainy, female protagonist (Those who saw the movie &/or telly series will be stunned at Jessica's portrail here, she can more than take care of herself, & she pulls our hero's ass out of the fire a couple of times), an interesting 'love-on-the-run' story, & action than never lets up to the last page. It's a breathless, rollarcoaster/thrillride that & the very interesting chapter pagination helps. I got my hardcover copy about 10 years ago at Minicon, {a science-fiction convention} & I have treasured it ever since! {I have a soft-cover reading copy.} Also, there are gorgeous black & white illistrations by William F. Nolan! This book belongs on EVERY fan's shelf! I can't reccommend it highly enough! More, Mr. Nolan, More!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book(s), October 14, 2010

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Gwenhwyfar (Baton Rouge, LA, United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Logan: A Trilogy (Paperback)

The Logan's Run trilogy is great, fun reading. It might not be fine literature, but who cares when you can't put the book down? I enjoyed the movie, but when someone told me that the book was even better, and there were two more of them, I was sold. He loaned them to me and I devoured them. They are non-stop sci-fi action of the highest caliber, and they bring up some interesting questions on the way.

Recently I realized that I needed these out-of-print beauties for my very own, and purchased a used copy. The service was great and condition of the book was exactly as described.