I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
The novel is a post-apocalyptic horror story that centers around a solitary man who may be the last human alive on earth after a pandemic has turned the rest of humanity into vampire-like creatures. He spends his days fortifying his home, hunting for food, and killing these creatures while they sleep. At night, he is tormented by their attempts to break into his home and kill him. His isolation drives him to the brink of insanity, and the novel explores themes of loneliness, survival, and the human capacity for hope in the face of utter despair.
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- Published
- 1954
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 160-320
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- I Am Legend And Other Stories
- Soy Leyenda
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This book is on the following 13 lists:
- 26th on Click If You Dare: 100 Favorite Horror Stories (NPR)
- 27th on 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Complex)
- 28th on The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years From 1953-2002 (Science Fiction Book Club)
- 65th on Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books (NPR)
- 86th on Top 200 Science Fiction Books (Pre-2000) (Sci-Fi Lists)
- 172nd on Fantasy and Horror: A Critical and Historical Guide (Book)
- 555th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 501 Must-Read Books (LibraryThing)
- Horror: The 100 Best Books ("Horror: The 100 Best Books" Book by Stephen Jones (Editor) and Kim Newman (Editor))
- Horror Writer Association's Top 40 Horror Books of All Time (Horror Writer Association)
- Nightmare Magazine's Top 100 Horror Books (Nightmare Magazine)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)