William F. Nolan

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William Francis Nolan (born March 6, 1928) is one of "The Group" of United States science fiction authors responsible for most of the scripts for the television show The Twilight Zone. Along with George Clayton Johnson, Nolan co-wrote scripts for the The Twilight Zone which were purchased but never produced. Nolan was known for coauthoring the novel Logan's Run, also with Johnson. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1976 horror film Burnt Offerings which starred Karen Black and Bette Davis.

Nolan was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute. He worked at Hallmark Cards, Inc. before becoming an author.

Of his numerous awards, there are three of which he is most proud. He was voted a Living Legend in Dark Fantasy by the International Horror Guild in 2002. He is twice winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America. In 2006, he was bestowed the honorary title of Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc.

Contents

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Novels and Collections

[edit] The Logan Series

  • Logan's Run (1967) - Novel
  • Logan's World (1977) - Second Book in Logan Trilogy
  • Logan's Search (1980) - Last in Logan Trilogy
  • Logan: A Trilogy (1986) - Collection
  • Logan's Return (2001) - Novella, released as an e-book
  • Running With Logan (In Progress)

[edit] The Black Mask Series

  • The Black Mask Murders (1994) - Novel
  • The Marble Orchard (1996) - Novel
  • Sharks Never Sleep (1998) - Novel

[edit] The Sam Space Series

  • Space for Hire (1971) - Novel
  • Look Out for Space (1985) - Novel
  • 3 For Space (1992) - Collection
  • Far Out (2004) - Collection

[edit] The Challis Series

  • Death Is For Losers (1968) - Novel
  • The White Cad Cross-Up (1969) - Novel
  • Helle on Wheels (1992) - Novella
  • The Brothers Challis (1996) - Collection

[edit] The Kincaid Series

  • Pirate's Moon (1987)) - Novella
  • The Winchester Horror (1998)) - Novella
  • Demon! (2005)) - Novella

[edit] On Max Brand

  • Max Brand's Best Western Stories (1981) - Brand Collection
  • Max Brand's Best Western Stories II (1985) - Brand Collection
  • Max Brand: Western Giant (1986) - Anthology/Bibliography
  • Max Brand's Best Western Stories III (1987) - Brand Collection
  • Tales of the Wild West (1997) - Brand Collection
  • More Tales of the Wild West (1999) - Brand Collection
  • Masquerade (2005)) - Brand Collection
  • King of the Pulps (In progress) - Biography

[edit] On Dashiell Hammett

  • Dashiell Hammett: A Casebook (1969) - Critical study
  • Hammett: A Life at the Edge (1983) - Biography
  • A Life Beyond Thursday (2004)) - Biography
  • Dash (2004) - Stage play

[edit] On Ray Bradbury

  • Ray Bradbury Review (1952) - Anthology
  • The Ray Bradbury Index (1953) - Pamphlet
  • The Ray Bradbury Companion (1975) - Biography/bibliography
  • The Dandelion Chronicles (1984) - Pamphlet
  • The Bradbury Chronicles (1991) - Anthology

[edit] Science Fiction Anthologies

  • The Pseudo-People (1965)
  • Man Against Tomorrow (1965)
  • Il Meglio Della Fantascienza (1967)
  • 3 To The Highest Power (1968) - Edited as well as contributed
  • A Wilderness of Stars (1969)
  • A Sea of Space (1970)
  • The Future is Now (1971)
  • The Human Equation: Four Science Fiction Novels of Tomorrow (1971)
  • Science Fiction Origins (1980)

[edit] Science Fiction Collections

  • Alien Horizons (1974)
  • Wonderworlds (1977)
  • Wild Galaxy: Selected Science Fiction Stories (2005)

[edit] Bibliographies

[edit] Verse

  • The Mounties (1979)) - Broadside
  • Dark Encounters (1986) - Collection
  • Have You Seen the Wind? (2003) - Collection, with prose
  • Ill Met by Moonlight (2004) - Collection, with prose and artwork

[edit] Auto Racing Works

[edit] Horror Works

  • The Fiend in You (1962) - Anthology
  • Things Beyond Midnight (1984) - Collection
  • Urban Horrors (1990) - Anthology
  • How to Write Horror Fiction (1990) - Reference
  • Blood Sky (1991) - Chapbook
  • Helltracks (1991) - Novel
  • Night Shapes (1995) - Collection
  • William F. Nolan's Dark Universe (2001) - Career collection
  • Nightworlds (2004) - Collection

[edit] Miscellaneous Works

  • A Cross Section of Art in Science-Fantasy (1952) - Chapbook
  • Image Power (1988) - Pamphlet
  • Rio Renegades (1989) - Western novel
  • California Sorcery (1999) - Mixed anthology
  • Simpy An Ending (2002) - Pamphlet
  • With Marlowe in L.A. (2003) - Pamphlet

[edit] Other Collections

  • Impact-20 (1963) - Mixed Short Stories
  • The Edge of Forever (1971)) - Collection of Chad Oliver stories
  • Down the Long Night (2000)
  • Offbeat (2002) - Collection of Richard Matheson stories
  • Ships in the Night: And Other Stories (2003) - Collection of Sci-fi, Western etc.

[edit] Other Biographies

[edit] Screenplays

[edit] Motion Pictures

[edit] Television

[edit] External links

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