The main character, logan, as a sandman, is in charge of enforcing this rule, until he becomes a runner himself. Logans run by nolan, william and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Winter and steve rasnic tem and al sarrantonio and peter straub and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Nolan and george clayton johnson, seems to have had a longer history than the lives of the inhabitants of the city of domes the hollywood reporter confirms that the hunger games screenwriter peter craig will take on the task. Author william f nolans complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. Most recently, he accepted the international guilds living legend award for 2002. Nolan went on to write two sequels, logans world 1977 and logans search 1980. Each of the novels of this series feature the chief protagonist in the role of joe logan. Nolan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It seems like the author had about 10 different concepts he wanted to squeeze in as quickly as possible to a short story, and he does this by having the protagonist. Author kerr has introduced the character of joe logan as a former homicide detective who used to work for the nypd. This is the brilliant, frightening novel of a furious race against death.
Home books ebooks moviestv comics games suggest a title. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. This is the logan trilogy written by william nolan. Nolan and george clayton johnson, from which the 1976 major motion picture is loosely based upon, is a lost gem in science fiction. Ah, its time for a logans run updatethe story of the attempt to remake the cult classic based on the novel by william f. Story by gerry conway from the screenplay by david zelag goodman which was based on the novel by george clayton johnson and william f.
Grabowski dark voices horrorstruck, mayjune 1988 1988 by william j. There are books that have done this sort of thing well wizard of oz comes to mind. Comic book creator, author, and originally as a special fx makeup artist. Logans run by william f nolan, george clayton johnson. I wrote logans run during the watts riots, when youth were rioting.
While theres a special place in my heart for the 1976 movie, the book is so much better as is often the case. Published in 1967, the novel depicts a dystopic ageist future society in which both population and the consumption of resources are maintained in equilibrium by requiring the death of everyone reaching the age of 21. Nolan and george clayton johnsons logan run, the novel upon which the 1976 scifichic film was based. Francis, logans former partner, is sent in pursuit as they make their way through an unfamiliar world. The bestselling dystopian novel that inspired the 1970s sciencefiction classic starring michael york, jenny agutter, an. Logans run by william nolan page 7 english for you. Below is a list of chuck logans books in order of when they were first released. There are of course differences between this and the film. Internationally famous for his genre classic logans run best selling novel, mgm film, cbs television series, and megabudget remake from warner bros. Nolan is best known as the coauthor with george clayton johnson of logans run a science fiction novel that went on to become a movie.
Nolan author of logans run is twice winner of the edgar allan poe special award. Nolan has 350 books on goodreads with 86451 ratings. A trilogylogans runlogans worldlogans search william f. A good addition to my logan s run collection and hopefully there will be the final volume black flower shortly. Nolan teamed up with bluewater productions for a comic book series, logan s run. The story follows the actions of logan, a sandman charged with enforcing the rule, as he tracks down and. Nolans dark universe featuring stories adapted by nolan and brock and published in 20. Logans run by nolan johnson, first edition abebooks. Nolan has been widely published in a dozen fields including science fiction, mystery, auto racing, westerns, dark fantasy, biography, and mainstream fiction. Nolan teamed up with bluewater productions for a comic book series, logans run. Nolan is best known as the coauthor with george clayton johnson of logans run a science fiction novel that went on to become a movie, a television series and is about to become a movie again and as single author of its sequels. Aftermath nolan, william f, salamoff, paul j, simpson, phillip on. Search keywords advanced view show all novels only series only trilogies only logan logans run written by.
In addition, he developed comics based on one other property of his for bluewater. I have always wanted to read the original novel and at last now i have. Nolan e george clayton johnson estreou nos cinemas onde. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Though it is of course interesting to compare novel to film, noting where plot points deviate yeah, the book is better, the most intriguing thing to note about the. Before you reached your 21st birthday, you were required to turn yourself in for deep sleep in which a pleasureinducing poison gas sang you gently to your grave. Logan fragments, deleted scenes from the original manuscript. Buy logans run by william f nolan, george clayton johnson from waterstones today. The bestselling dystopian novel that inspired the 1970s sciencefiction classic starring michael york, jenny agutter, and richard jordan. Id classify nolans writing style as lean and concise. Welcome to the official internet home of william f. Unfortunately, plans have been put into motion and, as destiny beckons the exsandman, this time it looks like he s the one in need of salvation. Press scalesandtales schedule scifi series shazam simon speechless taken westercon whc2015 william f nolan williamfnolan william wu books working.
Before the movie, logans run was a novel by william f. Logans run, the original 1967 novel, written by william f. With 75 books and over 300 anthology appearances to his credit, william f. Nolan is best known as the coauthor with george clayton johnson of logan s run a science fiction novel that went on to become a movie, a television series and is about to become a movie again and as single author of its sequels.
Nolan and george clayton johnson at the close of the 20th century, the little wars broke out, resulting in a worldwide ban on all adults. With 85 books to his credit, plus hundreds of scripts, articles and short stories embracing a dozen genres, william f. This first edition paperback is a marketing tiein with the now iconic movie release of the same year and manages to squeeze in 16 full color pages of images from the movie. Logans run, originally published in 1967, solves the little youth culture problem by imagining a society which exterminates its citizens by 21 years of age. An over twentyyear veteran of the industry, he has found success as a writer, producer, film executive, comic book creator, author, and originally as a special f x makeup artist. Nolan is a prolific author of short stories, novels, and screenplays in fiction, fantasy, and horror. There was a high lovers moon and the night was full of dark shadows. It has a new introduction by jason v brock, two bonus stories in logans return and the thunder gods, a gallery of old editions of the novel, excerpts from the original manuscript, and a few images from william f. Chapter one the chase the girls eyes were wild with fear. William f nolan and george clayton johnsons novel spawned the cult classic film of the same name and has been watched and loved by many over the years. The movie that was made from this book late 60s or early 70s, not sure was a bit different with some aspects of the story, ie.
The original book of logan s run was written very quickly and it shows since the first book has a lot of manic energy and the world is only imperfectly developed. I was a little wary of the book as the art and quality of the last book was variable but this volume was quite good and it was a decent tale to boot. Tara8 s offer appeals to logan but he has no desire to get caught up in the madness of the new world. Nolan s dark universe featuring stories adapted by nolan and brock and published in 20. Lastday will premiere in late 2009 from bluewater productions. A new take on a science fiction classic,logans run. A twotime winner of both the edgar award and the bram stoker award, he was recognized by the horror writers association in 2009 with the bram stoker award for lifetime achievement. Nolan, 9780575000841, available at book depository with free. The price of blood 1997 the big law 1998 absolute zero 2002 vapor trail 2003 after the rain 2004 homefront 2005 broker 2017 publication order of standalone novels. Nolan, author of the original dystopian novel, about his thoughts on logans latest incarnation. Read logans run vintage movie classics by william f. Its been out of print since 1976 and deserves a return to the spotlight and easy accessibility. Nolans logans run has 1 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The amazing thing is that nolan and george claytonjohnson wrote the first draft of logans run in three weeks.
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