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Book's PLOT:
Robert Neville is left to survive on his own when everyone he knows, including his wife and child, are infected and killed in a strange epidemic. As if that wasn't enough, the deceased suddenly begin to rise from their graves, craving the blood of the living. Robert winds up having to bury his wife a second time. Three years later, as Neville sinks into a life of isolation, a glimmer of hope appears. A group of survivors has appeared and now the vampyric zombies who have hunted Neville in turn are being hunted themselves. Robert Neville has his doubts, though. He knows he can't trust the zombies, but can he trust his own kind?

I learned about this book last July when the UW Sci Fi Club chose to watch The Last Man on Earth starring Vincent Price. I was told that this movie , a long with "Omega Man" starring Charlton Heston, was based on the popular I Am Legend novel, and that a film starring Will Smith was coming out. Everyone in the club seemed to have read it, and they all seemed so excited that I decided to buy it. Since the novel was out of print, I had to wait until just last week to buy it.

So far, it's very well written. You really get into the protagonist's head and the emotional roller coaster he rides can be draining for the reader. I'd like to see the newest film version with Will Smith.

I've finished the book. It ended kind of suddenly. The "novel" I picked up was actually a collection with short stories included, so I was shocked to see the story end, and yet I still had half a book to read lol .

I don't think spoilers ruin it for me easily if I read them compared to when I actually see a clip from the movie. But now, of course, my interest is peeked...*goes off to read the wikipedia article*...

looks cool

i reallllly loved the movie, though i heard some things were different in the book. I really would like to read the book though since the movie was so amazing. domokun

I robot is really good...especially if your into the whole AI theme