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I Am Legend and Other Stories

By: Richard Matheson
Narrated by: Robertson Dean, Yuri Rasovsky
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In Matheson's vampire classic I Am Legend, a plague has decimated the world and transformed the unfortunate survivors into bloodthirsty 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?

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".

©1954 renewed 1982 by Richard Matheson. “Buried Talents” © 1987 by Richard Matheson. “The Near Departed” © 1987 by Richard Matheson. “Prey” © 1969 by Richard Matheson. “Witch War” © 1951, renewed 1979 by Richard Matheson. “Dance of the Dead” © 1954, renewed 1982 by Richard Matheson. “Dress of White Silk” © 1951, renewed 1979 by Richard Matheson. “Mad House” © 1952, renewed 1980 by Richard Matheson. “The Funeral” © 1955, renewed 1983 by Richard Matheson. “From Shadowed Places” © 1960, renewed 1988 by Richard Matheson. “Person to Person” © 1989 by Richard Matheson (P)2007 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Horror Scary Science Fiction Short Stories Survival Fantasy Classics
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The main story is good, but if you think it's going to be exactly the same as the film you will be disappointed.
However the additional stories after it I found a little tedious

Main book good,

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I have read I am Legend before. Knowing the story makes a second read (listen) much better.

Matheson's prose devotes a lot of time to describe the details around the action. Exactly what the character does. The layout of the scene. This makes for a vivid image of the story, something I enjoy.

The listener is given a close and intimate insight into loneliness and dread. Neville, our protagonist, is vividly described.

Robertson Dean's voice is great. A timeless American accent.

The short stories are not very good, original, or inventive. Yuri Rasovsky has been handed a hospital pass here! That said, they allow us to see how Matheson works on his craft.

I am Legend is great. Short stories not so much

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This audio book has I Am Legend and also number of other short stories. They’re a nice bonus but I bought it for the former so that’s what il reviewing: On the whole a good story. Vampirism as a germ is an interesting idea and given a patina of scientific respectability. Robert Neville, the protagonist, is drawn well. The audio book had a number of pauses and glitches but I think that’s mostly technical issues in the Audible app not the recording itself.

A good story, audio book performance (or Audible app) had some strange pauses

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a very entertaining and very well read collection of short stories that will help pass some time away most easily

entertaining

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Now I know why it was called “ I am legend “ really good story based in the 60s great insight into alcoholism and insanity yeah really glad I read that one star review that said it’s nothing like the movie

Thank god this would be a great movie

Much better than the movie

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