William Nolan Books in Order
William Nolan has written 46 books, published between 1956 and 2020. The first book is Of Time and Texas (1956) and the newest is Writing as Life (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 46
- Published
- 1956–2020
- Pages on record
- 7,013 in 34 of 46 books
- Reading time
- 117–175 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,013 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 34 of 46 titles with a page count on record.
William Nolan wrote science fiction, horror and hard-boiled mystery, and biography alongside them. Logan's Run (1967) heads a strand that continues in Logan's World (1977), and the Logan character is indexed to Nolan in the subject headings. Motor racing supplies another: Barney Oldfield: The Life and Times of America's Legendary Speed King (1961), Carnival of Speed (1973) and Steve McQueen: Star on Wheels (1972). The 46 catalogued books span 1956 to 2020 and close with Writing as Life (2020). Series include the Black Mask Boys and Sam Space.
How many William Nolan books are there?
William Nolan has 46 books, released between 1956 and 2020. They include 4 series and 32 titles listed outside any series.
William Nolan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 46 William Nolan books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Of Time and Texas1956 · confirmed 1/41956–1/4
- 2Small World1957 · confirmed 1/41957–1/4
- 3Barney Oldfield: The Life and Times of America's Legendary Speed King1961 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/419612321/4
- 419671921/4
- 519712001/4
- 6Steve McQueen: Star on Wheels1972 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/419721591/4
- 7Carnival of Speed1973 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/419731911/4
- 8Alien Horizons1974 · confirmed 1/41974–1/4
- 919772361/4
- 10Wonderworlds1979 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419791921/4
- 11Saturday's Shadow1979 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/419792171/4
- 1219801451/4
- 13Hammett1983 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/419832761/4
- 14McQueen1984 · confirmed 1/41984–1/4
- 151985–1/4
- 1619851921/4
- 17Max Brand1985 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/419851751/4
- 18The Work Of Charles Beaumont1990 · 92 pages · confirmed 1/41990921/4
- 19Helltracks1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 20How to Write Horror Fiction1991 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/419911431/4
- 2119942141/4
- 22Night Shapes1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 2319962301/4
- 24Phil Hill, Yankee Champion: First American to Win the Driving Championship of the World Revised1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 25Legends And Lovers1997 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/419971521/4
- 2619982421/4
- 27Down the Long Night2000 · 197 pages · confirmed 1/420001971/4
- 28Dark Universe2001 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/420013721/4
- 29William F. Nolan's Dark Universe2001 · 470 pages · confirmed 1/420014701/4
- 30Have You Seen the Wind?2003 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/420031201/4
- 31Nightworlds2004 · 354 pages · confirmed 1/420043541/4
- 32Ships in the Night and Other Stories2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 33Wild Galaxy2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 34Let's Get Creative2006 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/420062201/4
- 35Nightshadows2007 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/420073081/4
- 362010961/4
- 372010–1/4
- 38Dark Dimensions2010 · 204 pages · confirmed 1/420102041/4
- 39Kincaid2011 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/420112121/4
- 4020121461/4
- 412013981/4
- 42Nolan on Bradbury2013 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420132721/4
- 43Like a Dead Man Walking2013 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/420132701/4
- 44Soul Trips2015 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42015961/4
- 452019981/4
- 46Writing as Life2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
William Nolan books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Black Mask Boys in order
4 booksLogan's Run Graphic Novels in order
4 booksLogan in order
3 booksSam Space in order
3 booksStandalone books
32 books32 William Nolan titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read William Nolan books in order?
You only need to read William Nolan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with William Nolan
Start with Of Time and Texas (1956), the earliest published title.
What is the newest William Nolan book?
Writing as Life (2020) is the newest William Nolan book released so far.
Is there a new William Nolan book coming?
No next William Nolan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
William Nolan at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest William Nolan title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- William Nolan books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,013 pages across the 34 of 46 books with a recorded length, a median of 198 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most William Nolan books, 10 of 46, were published in the 2010s.
What the William Nolan books are about
33 of the 46 William Nolan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 6 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Biography 6 of 33 books
- Horror 4 of 33 books
- Logan (fictitious character : nolan) 4 of 33 books
- Mystery & detective, hard-boiled 4 of 33 books
- Authors 3 of 33 books
- Science fiction 3 of 33 books
- Short stories 3 of 33 books
- Novelists 2 of 33 books
- Authors, biography 2 of 33 books
- Authorship 2 of 33 books