7 Steps to Midnight [Mass Market Paperback]

Richard Matheson (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Tom Doherty; First Edition first Printing edition (1995)
• ASIN: B002BU03BS
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Richard Matheson was born in 1926. He began publishing SF with his short story 'Born of Man and Woman' in 1950. I Am Legend was published in 1954 and subsequently filmed as The Omega Man (in 1971), starring Charlton Heston, and I Am Legend (in 2007), starring Will Smith. Matheson wrote the script for the film The Incredible Shrinking Man, an adaptation of his second SF novel The Shrinking Man. The film won a Hugo award in 1958. He wrote many screenplays as well as episodes of The Twilight Zone. He continued to write short stories and novels, some of which formed the basis for film scripts, including Duel, directed by Steven Spielberg in 1971. A film of his novel What Dreams May Come was released in 1998, starring Robin Williams. Stephen King has cited Richard Matheson as a creative influence on his work.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good! It reads like a Hitchcock movie, May 18, 2000

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This review is from: 7 Steps to Midnight (Hardcover)

I found this at my local library I since I am a Matheson fan I gave it a try. It is very reminescint of Hitchcock's falsey accused man on the run theme. It has some very good twists and will keep you guessing until the very end. I was pleasently suprised by this book so if you can find it give it a try.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Promises a lot, but fails to deliver, December 26, 2007

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Brian Scoggins (Laramie, WY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 7 Steps to Midnight (Paperback)

After 300 pages of growing suspense and confusion, the final explanation for everything seems a little tacked on, to be frank. The entire story, until the final 10 pages or so, pulls very strongly at our desire to believe what is happening, but as far as conspiracy theories go, the eventual explanation seems a little too convenient as if every loose thread was picked up in a half-hazard sort of way. The book draws you in, irresistibly so, and that is definitely the book's strong suit. I found myself periodically putting down the book just to try out various explanations, to see if they worked, to see if it accounted for all the little twists and turns. It gets at you and is worth it for that. However, the ending doesn't live up to the suspense created by the rest of the novel, and indeed, it doesn't jive with the rest of the novel.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite the page turner, March 14, 2007

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Kevin Dobbertien (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 7 Steps to Midnight (Paperback)

This book had me hooked in no time. I couldn't put it down. At the end of every chapter you're left with a strong desire...a strong need to continue with the next chapter. You're constantely surprised and stunned as the events of Chris Barton's adventure unfold. I've never read a book as quickly as I read this one. I simply could not put it down. If you have ever liked a Richard Matheson book then you have to read 7 Steps to Midnight.