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I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
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I Am Legend

by Richard Matheson

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This is an extremely compelling page-turner. It is not much like the movie at all, loosely related but an entirely different story. One of my favorite genres of books/movies/comics is the lone guy/small group against the incessant zombie/undead/infected hordes, and this one is a fantastic example of that style. ( )
joelshults | Jul 9, 2009 |  
This is an extremely compelling page-turner. It is not much like the movie at all, loosely related but an entirely different story. One of my favorite genres of books/movies/comics is the lone guy/small group against the incessant zombie/undead/infected hordes, and this one is a fantastic example of that style. ( )
joelshults | Jul 9, 2009 |  
If you're reading this after seeing the movie, you're going to be disappointed.

It's a great read otherwise. I got really into it. ( )
bookfairie | Jul 8, 2009 |  
I loved this book. It had one of the best endings I've ever read. ( )
wikiro | Jul 7, 2009 |  
The title story is stellar, a page turner. The rest of the stories are an interesting mix, but somewhat hit or miss. ( )
bumpish | Jul 5, 2009 |  
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To Henry Kuttner with my grateful thanks for his help and encouragement on this book.
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On those cloudy days, Robert Neville was never sure when sunset came, and sometimes they were in the streets before he could get back.
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Stories in this collection include: I Am Legend, Buried Talents, The Near Departed, Prey, Witch War, Dance of the Dead, Dress of White Silk, Mad House, The Funeral, From Shadowed Places, Person to Person.

Amazon.com (ISBN 031286504X, Paperback)

One of the most influential vampire novels of the 20th century, I Am Legend regularly appears on the "10 Best" lists of numerous critical studies of the horror genre. As Richard Matheson's third novel, it was first marketed as science fiction (for although written in 1954, the story takes place in a future 1976). A terrible plague has decimated the world, and those who were unfortunate enough to survive have been transformed into blood-thirsty creatures of the night. Except, that is, for Robert Neville. He alone appears to be immune to this disease, but the grim irony is that now he is the outsider. He is the legendary monster who must be destroyed because he is different from everyone else. Employing a stark, almost documentary style, Richard Matheson was one of the first writers to convince us that the undead can lurk in a local supermarket freezer as well as a remote Gothic castle. His influence on a generation of bestselling authors--including Stephen King and Dean Koontz--who first read him in their youth is, well, legendary. --Stanley Wiater

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