Publication

2007 - tor, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

78,000 words, Guess

Page Count

312 pages

Physical Format

Science fiction

Identifiers

and 7 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number97013698
  • OCLC Control Number179929267
  • OCLC Control Number32873084
  • Better World BooksP7-AEG-775
  • Better World Books9780765357151
  • Better World BooksP7-APB-304
  • Open LibraryOL24952286M

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3563.A8355 I2 2007c
  • LCCPS3563.A8355 I18 1995
and 1 more
  • LCCPS3563.A8355 I2 1995

Description

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.... *From the publisher*

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.

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