![]() ![]() Robert Neville is painted as no great hero – just an ordinary man who is trying to survive extraordinary circumstances – but his plight, and the psychological scrutiny of the protagonist by the author, are relentlessly compelling. The emotional impact of Matheson’s book derives from its unflinching honesty in examining the human condition. But how long can he survive, or even want to survive, when trapped in a post-civilisation life that has no prospect of improving? He’s also developed techniques for killing the vampires in ways that ensure they stay dead. ![]() ![]() He’s created a mural and hooked up a generator, and has looted not just food and drink but records and books from now-disused stores. I Am Legend follows his daily life in Los Angeles, spending the daylight hours when the ‘vampires’ are comatose boarding and protecting his house, using garlic and mirrors to keep the nocturnal attackers at bay. ![]() Robert Neville is the last human alive, to his knowledge. It’s now released in a collector’s edition by The Folio Society. Richard Matheson’s 1954 apocalyptic horror/science-fiction novel I Am Legend gave plenty of original ideas to the genre, and inspired many great books and films of the zombie/vampire niche. ![]()
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