Logan’s Search

De: William F. Nolan

Narrado por: Oliver Wyman

Logan is running with the fate of the world in his hands.

Earth is free and at peace at last. But not the Earth on which Logan stands. For him a nightmare has just begun.

In the 23rd century on Parallel Earth, your 21st birthday is your Lastday. Parallel Earth is a dazzling paradise of artificial delight - of instant pleasure and infinite joy.

Here, in a terrifying computerized society controlled by ruthless police assassins, is the world that Logan once destroyed.

Now his fate is to live that horror once again.

©1980 William F. Nolan (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Feels like a TTRPG.

For some reason, the Logan's Run series so far feels like someone is recounting the plot of a 1980's era Gamma World campaign. And I'm 100% on board with it. No it doesn't make total sense and there are plenty of "WTF?" moments but overall it's a good listen!

Logan's "fun"...but..

Folks, this IS definitely entertaining as another recycled hero's journey. I am very happy to have discovered this series for the first time. I assume the Sky City was the inspiration for Cloud City in Empire Strikes Back? Which is fine You can see in this third book that several of the big ideas have been borrowed later by other writers (just as the first two.) At this point I am worn out with the multiverse stuff, but I'm sure it was great 40 years ago! I was not able to visualize much of the characters and events depicted, just as I experienced in the first two books (so that's a problem) but not enough to ruin it for me. Also I love Elijah Wood, but casting him as a female voice took me out of the narrative "suspension of disbelief". I didn't care that much in the first Logan's Run book because I felt that the writing was so superior compared to many other works, that it was easy to overlook. It was kind of charming. And thankfully there wasn't too much of that character. But by this third book? My eyes were rolling way too much. Gender swapping wokism from the acting world, I predict, are going to date this audio production fast! It's especially ironic considering the heterosexual basis of this trilogy! Overall though, I had a lot of fun with this series and that's what counts, so I definitely recommend it!

Better than the last

The third book was much better than the second book, but not quite as good as the first. Reminded me of a Star Trek episode.

Amazing ending

I had no idea what you expect and thought I wasn't going to like until Logan was convicted and the story got much better. The ending was perfect. It sowed up most of the questions I had from the previous books and left me chuckling about the unanswered ones. Spot on narration! Bravo!

Carries on from Logan's world

What made the experience of listening to Logan’s Search the most enjoyable?

More of the Logan's Run story...

What did you like best about this story?

The strange/novel and inserting sci-fi worlds and experiences.

Which character – as performed by Oliver Wyman – was your favorite?

Logan of course, but I have a soft spot for jessica.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Yes, right at the end but I won't spoil it for you.

Any additional comments?

You will enjoy this book :)

More to the Logan's Run story

This is book 2 of 3, which I'm reviewing as a set. I enjoyed the movie (and somewhat, the TV series), so I was drawn to the audiobook. I wouldn't consider Logan's run good writing, at all, but I found it entertaining, none-the-less. The characters are extremely shallow, the plot contrived, and there are serious flaws in the whole concept. Still, if you have good feelings about the movie, you'll find this series tolerable.

The first book in the series is the movie (with some differences). The second two books in the series continue the story. Book two is essentially a "return of Logan" that quickly breaks down into a haphazard search for his lost wife ending in a somewhat disappointing battle royal. Book three is an alternative reality 'cheat' to put a different twist on the first book.

The performance is not good. The reader talks very slow which tends to sap the energy out of the story. However, I found that my iPod allows me to increase the speed (x2) which made it very comfortable with minimal distortion in only a few spots. I would totally recommend you do the same. I find it hard to beleive that the producers couldn't do this for us!

All-in-all, if you are listening to the series for the sake of nostalgia, then you'll probably have a good time.

Not as good as the first and second book

Not as good as the first and second book. This book remind me of TV show Dallas where a whole season was a dream.

What could have been.

I'm sure Nolan got many questions in his career about the society in which Logan's Run took place. It seems that Logan's Search was an opportunity for the author to explore that world a little more. It was fairly done.

Logan's search for a story

Is there anything you would change about this book?

A tired retread. Contrived. Third time not a charm, closer to a curse. Maybe if instead of imaging a world of DS and a computer running everything, make it a world that entirely avoided the whole issue.

What could William F. Nolan have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

After listening to the whole thing, I could see my inner fourteen year being semi satisfied. When I heard that the story was written in 1980, I gave it another pass. Ultimately, it's a bust. I got the feeling that "alternate" world new places didn't really care about the palm crystals. I barely cared the characters, except for some vague memories of when I was a child and enjoyed them. One other thing: "Logan felt angry" refrained a lot throughout the story, like a cliche that was a trigger for more tired story telling.

What three words best describe Oliver Wyman’s performance?

Consistent. Forced.Forgettable.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Never

Any additional comments?

Aliens were absurd.
Story was sloppy from beginning to end.
I was not expecting much, but this was really so poor, if I can keep another soul from listening I will have made the world a better place.

Surprised about ending

This story did not go where I thought it would. It was out of this world with plot twists and surprise ending. Logan was the hero we always knew him to be.