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I am Legend: and Other Stories by Richard Matheson is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Amazon.com ReviewOne 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 WiaterFrom Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Robert Neville has witnessed the end of the world. The world's population has been

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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Richard Matheson
Publisher
Orb Books
Published
1970
Language
EN
ISBN
9780613256186
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction
Rating
3.99 / 5 (100,249 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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