I Am Legend
About this book
I Am Legend is a 1954 post-apocalyptic horror novel by American writer Richard Matheson. The novel inspired the modern development of zombie and vampire literature as a new genre, the narrative trope of a scientific explanation for vampires, and the popularity of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. The novel was a success and was adapted into the films The Last Man on Earth (1964), The Omega Man (1971), and I Am Legend (2007). It was also an inspiration for George A. Romeros Night of the Living Dead (1968).
Reader Profile
4.5/5 · 444 readers · 161 pages · ≈ 2 h 59 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read I Am Legend?
About ≈ 2 h 59 m — 161 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is I Am Legend?
161 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is I Am Legend?
It sits on the Horror shelves.
Has I Am Legend been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include I Am Legend (2008), I Am Legend (2007), I Am Omega (2007), The Omega Man (1971).
Who wrote I Am Legend?
Richard Matheson.