Other editions of book I AM LEGEND

From out of the night came the living dead with one purpose: destroy Robert Neville, the last man on earth. A mysterious plague has swept the planet leaving in its wake this one survivor. But there is still life of a sort--vampires, the strengthless half-dead who press on Neville from every side. He is almost tempted to join them in I AM LEGEND. It started simply enough in THE SHRINKING MAN. One moment Scott Carey was in the sunlight, the next he was being soaked by a warm, glittering spray. His skin tingled, and soon he began to change, to grow smaller and smaller, until his mere existence was at stake. "Not for the squeamish. Richard Matheson brings vividly to life that ancient terror of the unknown." (Publisher's Source)

From out of the night came the living dead with one purpose: destroy Robert Neville, the last man on earth. A mysterious plague has swept the planet leaving in its wake this one survivor. But there is still life of a sort--vampires, the strengthless half-dead who press on Neville from every side. He is almost tempted to join them in I AM LEGEND. It started simply enough in THE SHRINKING MAN. One moment Scott Carey was in the sunlight, the next he was being soaked by a warm, glittering spray. His skin tingled, and soon he began to change, to grow smaller and smaller, until his mere existence was at stake. "Not for the squeamish. Richard Matheson brings vividly to life that ancient terror of the unknown." (Publisher's Source)

[Audiobook CASSETTE Library Edition in vinyl case.] I Am Legend is read by Robertson Dean. *The other stories included in this edition are read by Yuri Rasovsky. In Matheson's vampire classic I Am Legend, a plague has decimated the world, and transformed the unfortunate survivors 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, 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? [I AM LEGEND, first published in 1954, was Richard Matheson's first SF novel, and established his reputation as a pre-eminent figure in SF.] *This recording also includes a sampling of other horror stories by Richard Matheson -- some comic -- all scary. Included are: *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.

Robert Neville may well be the last living man on Earth... but he is not alone. An incurable plague has mutated every other man, woman, and child into bloodthirsty, nocturnal creatures who are determined to destroy him. By day, he is a hunter, stalking the infected monstrosities through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for dawn.... Richard Matheson is the New York Times bestselling author of Hell House ,The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Beardless Warriors, The Path, and Seven Steps to Midnight. A Grand Master of Horror and past winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement, he has also won the Edgar, the Hugo, the Spur, and the Writer's Guild awards. He lives in Calabasas, California.