Logan's Run

By: William F. Nolan, George Clayton Johnson

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

It's the 23rd Century and at age 21... your life is over! Logan-6 has been trained to kill; born and bred from conception to be the best of the best. But his time is short and before his life ends he's got one final mission: Find and destroy Sanctuary, a fabled haven for those that chose to defy the system. But when Logan meets and falls in love with Jessica, he begins to question the very system he swore to protect and soon they're both running for their lives. When Last Day comes, will you lie down and die... or run!

©1967 William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"[T]he story of a reluctant rebel fighting back in a computer-run world in which people voluntarily submit to death at the age of 21 is a fascinating adventure. Narrator Oliver Wyman's excellent vocal performance guides listeners into this harsh world where children rule. He does a credible job imitating children's and women's voices. When he speaks as Jenny, Logan's running mate, one can clearly see the character in one’s mind. The book differs from the popular film of the same name—and has a far superior ending." ( AudioFile)

Interesting differences between this and the film.

It's good to go back and finally experience this original novel and see the differences between this and the film that I know so well. As one would expect the adventure and world of the book are far larger than the film had time to go into. Although I wish some of the sequences depicted in the book that were cut in the film script were still in the film as they would have made for great cinema. Still the film is iconic in and of itself. This is a must read for fans of the movie.

Classic Dystopian Sci Fi

When the world believed we would run out of resources by 2020. Fun story and better than the film, with many sixties ideological ideas (never trust anyone old) of overpopulation and famine. I loved the lysergic foam reference.

Love this story!

It's one of my favorite movies, and I'm really glad I got a fuller understanding of the story. Looking forward to the next book in the series!

great read.

book is about the apocalypse. overpopulation and cult leaders eventually throws the world into a ditch. about half way in it gets a bit wordy but picks up again in last hour

For the Love of God, Talk Faster

I’ve read the book in physical form and really enjoyed it and got the audible version while it was on sale. I don’t think I will ever seek out any books by this narrator. I normally listen to books on regular speed. I had to listen to this book on 1.4 times speed, just to not go insane. I swear to God, he was talking slow on purpose just to irritate the listener

interesting

Another case of the book being so much better than the movie. Definitely getting the rest of the series.

Good. Not my favorite

Not too bad. Beginning and end are good. The middle of the story drifts a little bit for my taste.

A different Logan's Run

What did you like best about Logan's Run? What did you like least?

This would be a good book to read, I think. The narration was done poorly. Mr. Wyman did a great job voicing the different characters. When it came to the narrative, however, he couldn't have been any more boring. Slow, sleepy, monotone. Even the action parts had no emotion whatsoever!

Would you be willing to try another one of Oliver Wyman’s performances?

No

Not as good as I expected.

Not quite as good as I had thought it would be but still a good read! 4 stars overall. I’d still recommend it. There are plenty more “newer” stories out with a similar story line (maze runner being one) that I’m sure will get read before this one.

Disappointed

I guess I expected it to be more like the move. This is one of the few books where the movie is better than the book.