Logan's World (Logan Series, Book 2) [Paperback]

William F. Nolan (Author), Marcus Barccani (Preface)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1977

Logan's world. . .

With the computer system destroyed, Earth has reverted to savagery. Scattered tribes now rule a charred world. Scavengers, who prowl the broken cities. Surviving corps of the elite killers, led by a psychotic ex-Sandman. Sadistic bands of gypsy riders who kill and plunder.

When tragedy strikes, his loved ones, Logan sets out on a death-haunted vengeance trail across a ravaged world that leads to a startling confrontation and ultimate destruction.

Product Details

• Paperback: 149 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Dell Publishing Group; 1st edition (December 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553114182
• ISBN-13: 978-0553114188
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #948,243 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:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written, read only if you're a Logan fan with time on your hands, January 22, 2006

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missed "mist." (new york, ny) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logan's World (Logan Series, Book 2) (Paperback)

An unnecessary sequel to a book that was already a bit weak in the writing category, Logan's World returns both Logan and Jessica to a world where the Thinker, the massive computer that had controlled Earth in the previous novel, has been semi-destroyed by the now dead Ballard--a backstory that most probably would have been more interesting to read about--and the world as Logan and Jessica has known it is destroyed. The cities are dead and the world is filled with violent scavengers and survivors trying to stay alive.

The various situations Logan, Jessica et al are put through are non-sensical and poorly compossed. Jessica is a victim of multiple severe rapes, yet her love for Logan is so strong that when he's a naked, starved babbling moron she thinks of nothing else but caring for him in their collective prison in between abuse sessions. Logan, who thinks that Jessica has been murdered by a gang of roving, violent scavengers (the Borgia Riders, as they're known), has no problem sexing it up with some girls to get a massive drug to trip on, or two sisters who want him to blind himself so he could be with him forever.

Overall, the book is unnecessary, unbelievable, and just plain poorly written.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Even better than Logan's Run, November 17, 2002

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K. Berkery "majorsky" (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logan's World (Logan Series, Book 2) (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book... it was less manic than first installment, Logan's Run, which crammed so many adventures into one 150-page book. Logan's World seems more focused, with Logan's main goal of first getting medicine for his ailing son, and then locating his beloved Jessica when she's kidnapped and presumed dead. I can easily see this book as a potentially exciting movie. It's a fun and suspenseful read for those who enjoy sci-fi with social commentary.

I'd recommend that the first book, Logan's Run, be read before starting this book -- there are many references to characters and events in Logan's Run.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader, September 24, 2007

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Logan's World (Logan Series, Book 2) (Paperback)

The first Logan's Run sequel is definitely not as good as the original. After intervention by Ballard, Logan, etc., the Thinker supercomputer is no longer the force it once was. This means changes are happening.

As Logan and Jessica tour around, lots of bad things happen to them, sex, violence, drugs, and combinations thereof.