Vintage Sci Fi: Book No.25
25 January 2016
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: Book Covers, Little Red Reviewer, Logan's run, Vintage Sci Fi, William F Nolan and Clayton Johnson
No.25 Logan’s Run by Williams F Nolan and George Clayton Johnson
As part of Vintage Sci Fi month being hosted by Little Red Reviewer I’ve given myself a small challenge to post a vintage book each day – one that I’ve read – and to highlight some of the covers. Today’s choice is : Logan’s Run by Williams F Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Logan’s Run was first published in 1967 and is set in a dystopian future where people only live up to the age of 21. Which is to say everyone is required to die at that age. It’s not a novel that I loved although it’s a very interesting concept and a fast paced read. I’m sure that most people will probably be familiar with the movie if not the book. I like the 2000 cover most out of these:
First Edition 1967:
1969 Dell:
1976 Corgi:
2000 Bantam:
2015 Vintage:
Books and travelling with Lynn 
I read this one a few years ago but wasn’t a huge fan. It has an interesting concept but I’m not sure it was executed all that well.
I thought maybe this was a tie-in adaptation of the movie when I first read it.
Which I really need to get around to seeing the movie.
Yeah, it’s only fairly short (I think – it was a while ago) and had quite a fast pace – but the characters were a bit flat. It is a great concept though and I actually enjoyed the film.
Lynn 😀
One of my favorite cheesy sci-fi movies ever! In fact, it’s been a while, I need to see it again. I think I’ve read the book too. I really like the 2000 cover as well.
I did enjoy the film – it’s been a while though (probably if I watch it now it will seem very dated!)
Lynn 😀
The last cover in the list is the best one: I like the colors and the unfocused image.
I do like that cover too – especially the colours.
Lynn 😀
I agree with you – I like the 2000 cover. I haven’t read or watched this. My father apparently got the inspiration for my name from a pretty blonde in the film though 😀
No doubt that was the role played by Jenny Agutter? What a great story of how you got your name!
Lynn 😀