In I Am Legend, a terrible plague has decimated the world, and those who were unfortunate enough to survive are transformed into blood-thirsty creatures of the night. Robert Neville is the last living man on earth. Every other man, woman, and child 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 in a world of vampires?
This recording also includes a sampling of other horror stories by Richard Matheson, some comic, all scary: "Buried Talents," "The Near Departed," "Prey," "Witch War," "Dance of the Dead," "Dress of White Silk," "Mad House," "The Funeral," "From Shadowed Places," and "Person to Person."
In a world populated by disease-ridden vampires, Robert Neville (who is immune) tries to survive, using his wits, skill, and cunning to avoid becoming a victim of the bloodthirsty night-dwellers. The incomparable talents of Robertson Dean shine as he becomes Neville, and the listener can only follow his lead ever deeper into this nightmare world. Dean has a unique voice and manages to make the storytelling a personal experience. We are there with him, panicking one minute, sighing with relief the next, aching with intolerable loneliness, then facing terrifying clashes with the vampires. This is one of those magical audiobooks that you simply have to enjoy in one session, so be sure to set aside the time. B.D.J. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
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One of the ten all-time best novels of vampirism.
About the Author
Richard Matheson, legendary writer of the science-fiction/fantasy/horror genres, has contributed classics in many mediums, including novels (The Incredible Shrinking Man), television (The Twilight Zone), and film (Somewhere in Time). He has won many prestigious awards over his long career and has been called "one of the most important writers of the twentieth century" by Ray Bradbury.