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Rent I Am Legend Movie Tie In
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Format: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: Oct 2007
Genre: Fiction - Horror - General
Retail Price: $9.99
Pages: 320
Synopsis
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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Reviews
I read the book after watching the movie I am Legend, not Omega Man, which is terrible. It's an old-school thriller pre-Stephen King that has a Twilight Zone feel to it. I wouldn't have read it if I didn't like the movie, and I strongly prefer the movie. Except for the basic premise, the two have very little in common. As a horror book, it's okay. It's a great idea, and when the story is good, it's great. But, it's long on suspense and short on real action, and as the idea of the book suggests -- the last living normal person in LA -- there is a lot of introspection, which really gets old as the plot progresses. And the ending is entirely unsatisfying and random. If you loved the movie and weren't a Richard Matheson fan before, the novel won't make you one.