William F. Nolan

William F. Nolan

William F. Nolan was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA on March 6th, 1928 and passed away at the age of 93 on July 15th, 2021.

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William F. Nolan Stats: The highest rated book by William F. Nolan on Book Notification is Logan's Search, the 3rd novel in the Logan series. The second-highest rated book is Logan's World (Logan #2).

The most read book by William F. Nolan on Book Notification is Logan's Run, the first novel in the Logan series. The second most read book is Logan's Search (Logan #3).

Below is a complete list of William F. Nolan books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by William F. Nolan is the Logan Series.

List of Logan Books in Publication Order (with George Clayton Johnson)

List of Logan's Run Graphic Novels in Publication Order (with Scott Davis)

List of The Black Mask Boys Books in Publication Order

List of Sam Space Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Alien Horizons
1974
2
Wonderworlds
1979
3
Saturday's Shadow
1979
4
Things Beyond Midnight
1984
5
Down the Long Night
2000
6
Dark Universe
2001
7
William F. Nolan's Dark Universe
2001
8
Have You Seen the Wind?
2003
9
Ships in the Night and Other Stories
2004
10
Wild Galaxy
2005
11
Nightshadows
2007
12
Dark Dimensions
2010
13
Kincaid
2011
14
Like a Dead Man Walking
2013
15
Soul Trips
2015

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Barney Oldfield: The Life and Times of America's Legendary Speed King
1961
2
Steve McQueen: Star on Wheels
1972
3
Carnival of Speed
1973
4
Hammett
1983
5
McQueen
1984
6
Max Brand
1985
7
The Work Of Charles Beaumont
1990
8
How to Write Horror Fiction
1991
9
Phil Hill, Yankee Champion: First American to Win the Driving Championship of the World Revised
1996
10
Legends And Lovers
1997
11
Let's Get Creative
2006
12
Nolan on Bradbury
2013
13
Writing as Life
2020

List of William F. Nolan Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Selections from the Pan Book of Horror Stories #5
1964
2
A Wilderness of Stars
1969
3
Three To The Highest Power
1971
4
Wondermakers 2
1974
5
Demons Within & Other Disturbing Tales
1977
6
Rod Serling's Other Worlds
1978
7
Science Fiction Origins
1980
8
Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King
1986
9
First Annual Collection
1988
10
Demons & Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1
1988
11
Urban Horrors
1990
12
The Bradbury Chronicles
1991
13
Dark Crimes 2
1993
14
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens
1999
15
Dark Masques
2001
16
Murder On The Railways
2003
17
It's That Time Again! 2
2004
18
DeathGrip: Exit Laughing
2006
19
Damned Nation
2006
20
The Best of Cemetery Dance II
2008
21
The Bleeding Edge
2009
22
The Best of Talebones
2010
23
The Devil's Coattails
2012
24
The Time Travel Megapack: 26 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Stories
2013
25
The Future Embodied
2014
26
Qualia Nous
2014
27
Cemetery Riots
2016
28
Never Fear - The Apocalypse
2017
29
Zippered Flesh 3
2017
30
Christmas Horror Vol. 2
2018
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William F. Nolan: Biography

William F. Nolan (William Francis Nolan) was born on March 6th, 1928. William F. passed away July 15th, 2021 at 93 years old. William F. Nolan was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

William F. Nolan was the author of the William F. Nolan Collections series which consists of 15 novels. The William F. Nolan Collections series started in 1974 with the novel Alien Horizons. The most recently released novel in the William F. Nolan Collections series was Soul Trips which was released in 2015. There are no upcoming novels for the William F. Nolan Collections series.

William F. Nolan (William Francis Nolan) also wrote the Non-Fiction Books series which has 13 books including Barney Oldfield: The Life and Times of America's Legendary Speed King and Steve McQueen: Star on Wheels.

William F. Nolan: Awards & Accolades

William F. Nolan won the World Fantasy Award, Convention Award, in 2013.

Nolan's books have also won multiple awards, First Annual Collection won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1989. Nolan on Bradbury won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, in 2013.

William F. Nolan books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Space for Hire was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Paperback Original, in 1972. Saturday's Shadow was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction, in 1980. Dark Universe was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Collection, in 2002. Qualia Nous was nominated for the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2014.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow William F. Nolan are:

  1. Octavia E. Butler, author of the novel: Kindred.
  2. R.J. Barker, author of The Tide Child Series.
  3. Andrzej Sapkowski, author of the novel: The Last Wish.
  4. Anne Bishop, author of The World of the Others Series.
  5. Philip Reeve, author of the Hungry City Chronicles Series.

William F. Nolan: F.A.Q

When was William F. Nolan Born?

William F. Nolan was born on March 6th, 1928.

When did William F. Nolan die?

William F. Nolan died on July 15th, 2021 at 93 years old.

Where was William F. Nolan Born?

William F. Nolan was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

What awards has William F. Nolan won?

William F. Nolan has won the following awards: Convention Award at the World Fantasy Award (2013).

What book awards has William F. Nolan won?

First Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1989).
Nolan on Bradbury: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction (2013).

What was the first book William F. Nolan wrote?

The first novel written by William F. Nolan was Of Time and Texas, published in 1956.

What was the most recent book William F. Nolan wrote?

His most recently released work was Writing as Life on March 3rd, 2020.

How many books has William F. Nolan written?

William F. Nolan has written 49 books across 11 series.
  • 3 books in the Logan Series
  • 4 Logan's Run Graphic Novels
  • 4 books in The Black Mask Boys Series
  • 3 books in the Sam Space Series
  • 3 Standalone Novels
  • 3 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 15 Collections
  • 13 Non-Fiction Books
  • 2 Max Brand Short Story Collections

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