I am legend
Subtitle: the last man on earth
By: Richard Matheson
Edition: 2nd Tor ed.
Publisher: tor; Tor Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: science fiction
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780765357151
Subjects: Vampires; Fiction
Description: Neville is essentially the last man on earth, and the loneliness of his situation is the central part of the story. Matheson is able to communicate Neville's emotional feelings vividly, making him very real. We gradually acquire the story of the deaths of Neville's wife and daughter, essentially experiencing the pain he goes through when these memories overcome him. We watch him drink himself into a stupor as each night finds him besieged in his fortified house, surrounded by vampires, including his old friend and neighbor, calling for him to come out. We watch him slowly lose his grip on sanity and come very close to giving up.
Notes: Includes the novella, I am legend, and selected short stories all previously published between 1954-1989.
Table of contents: title: I am legend; title: Buried talents; title: The near departed; title: Prey; title: Witch war; title: Dance of the dead; title: Dress of white silk; title: Mad house; title: The funeral; title: From shadowed places; title: Person to person.