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I Am Legend
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312865047
ISBN: 031286504X
Label: Orb Books
Manufacturer: Orb Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 317
Publication Date: September 15, 1997
Publisher: Orb Books
Studio: Orb Books
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Editorial Review:
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
Robert Neville is the last living man on Earth...but he is not alone. Every other man, woman, and child on Earth has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville's blood.By day, he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for dawn.How long can one man survive in a world of vampires?
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - not as much for the sci fi fan
I bought this book based on the enthusiastically positive reviews here on Amazon, but I'm a bit disappointed. Some of the reviews said the book was far better than the Will Smith movie, so I was expecting something really deep and engaging. Instead, I felt the story "I Am Legend" had plot weaknesses and didn't hold my interest like I expected. There were a number of times when I thought, "But what if...?" or "Why didn't this happen...?" Some Amazon reviews even said the story's ending was far superior ... Read More
Rating: - Outstanding Classic
Classic vampire/zombie/end of civilization book. Matheson influenced many of today's horror authors. A simply outstanding story and fun to read. I recommend you add this to your collection.
Rating: - I read it when I was 19 and didn't do it for me even as a kid
Ok, so this is one of books that originated survival thriller/horror genre, but for me it wasn't so big. I guess it was writing style that I disliked.
Lord knows I read every novel or story by real writers who wrote horror (Edgar Allan Poe , Ambrose Bierce) and writer-entertainers like Clive Barker, Stephen King, Howard Phillips Lovecraft. I loved everything when I was 18-19 , fiction, science fiction, epic fiction, horror and read even the worst books to the end, including James Herbert's ... Read More
Rating:  - A story of it's own
I had seen the recent movie adaption to this book and I must say, I love both just the way they are. The book made the movie a lot clearer in ways for me, actually trying to put science behind exactly what the monsters were. This book is extremely well written for the time it came from, and the imagination is boundless. I love monster stories and this one is not one to pass up!
This book, however, comes with more than just I Am Legend. It also comes with assorted stories from Richard Matheson. Although ... Read More
Rating: - amazing short horror stories [no spoilers]
"I Am Legend" contains mostly short stories, where the book's first half is one story titled by the novel's namesake. The remaining creepy stories cover various characters, whether a younger or older female or a younger or older male, and places each person in a disturbing situation. The finely crafted plots capture the morbid struggles against a range of supernatural forces.
Since the story "I Am Legend" composes the largest amount of the book, it receives the greatest attention. It is about ... Read More
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