"Logan's Run" by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson is a science fiction satire of what might happen if the sex, drugs, and rock & roll youth culture of the 1960s actually ran the world.
Sometime in the distant future, mankind lives in domed cities that resemble giant shopping malls. Pleasures of all kinds are available in the domed cities, but only for twenty one years. ( The film version of the novel extended it to 30) After your time is up, the crystal embedded in your palm turns to red and you must submit to euthanasia or "Sleep" as the city authorities like to call it.
Those who rebel against euthanasia are called "Runners" and are hunted down and killed by a police unit called "Sandmen."
"Logan 5" is a Sandman who goes about his duties until one day he is given a special assignment to find a mythical destination for runners called "Sanctuary."
Logan's search for sanctuary leads him to discover that the system he has served so faithfully is all based on lies.
Logan's Run is one of my favorite science fiction novels and I think an enjoyable read for anyone that likes the genre.
Sometime in the distant future, mankind lives in domed cities that resemble giant shopping malls. Pleasures of all kinds are available in the domed cities, but only for twenty one years. ( The film version of the novel extended it to 30) After your time is up, the crystal embedded in your palm turns to red and you must submit to euthanasia or "Sleep" as the city authorities like to call it.
Those who rebel against euthanasia are called "Runners" and are hunted down and killed by a police unit called "Sandmen."
"Logan 5" is a Sandman who goes about his duties until one day he is given a special assignment to find a mythical destination for runners called "Sanctuary."
Logan's search for sanctuary leads him to discover that the system he has served so faithfully is all based on lies.
Logan's Run is one of my favorite science fiction novels and I think an enjoyable read for anyone that likes the genre.
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