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).Robert Neville is the last living man on earth ... but he is not alone. Every other man, woman and child on the planet has become a
vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville''s blood. By day he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of
civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn. How long can one man survive like this?