I am Legend [Hardcover]

Richard Matheson (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Nelson Doubleday; Book Club edition (1954)
• ASIN: B001OA21K2
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #717,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TO BE OR NOT TO BE..., June 17, 2006

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Lawyeraau (Balmoral Castle) - See all my reviews
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What would you do, if a mysterious plague swept throughout the world, literally killing everyone off, but leaving in its place something new, something frightening, something downright horrible, while leaving you alive, immune and seemingly alone? What would you do, if the undead now walked the earth looking for you, the last man alive...the last vestige of the human race? What if what they wanted was the taste of your blood on their lips? Just what on earth would you do?

These are the questions that faced Robert Neville. It is he who is Legend. How he answers them is what makes this a book to remember and a classic within its genre. It is a book of profound hope and despair. It is a book which demands to be read. Read it. You will not be disappointed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do yourself a favor and read this classic, March 7, 2008

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J. Cruz "Christ for the Nation" (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews
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WOW!!! I saw the movie and was intrigued to read the original novel and i'm glad I did. The authot does an amazing job of putting you inside the mind of a man who has literally been alone for months. As cheesey and over-done as the whole vampire genre is, for a book that was written in 1954, Matheson added a new perspective to the classic myth by scientifically explaining what and how vampires come to be. The book is action-packed like the movie yet is very different in events that take place; for example, in the movie Robert had the dog from the beginning of the movie whereas in the book he finds the dog walking around the neighborhood one day. The ending is also amazing! Very surprising and totally different from the movie. In the movie he's called a legend because he discovers the vaccine for vampirism........in the book he's called a legend for a completely different reason!

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A #1+ in my book!, October 14, 2009

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Robert B. King - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I am Legend (Hardcover)

Great product, Fast delivery. A pleasure to deal with and a credit to Amazon sales... Thank you very much. A #1+ in my book!