Honestly heart-wrenching and will hold you hostage in horror.

Written in 1954 but set in a post-Apocalyptic 1976 in the Inglewood area of Los Angeles-- whereby a turn of fate Robert Neville is the only living human remaining. Everyone has been afflicted by some virus that resulted from a worldwide biowarfare and spread via dust storms. The afflicted turns into a sort of "vampire."

"I Am Legend" is probably one of the first fusions of horror and science fiction. It's powerful and disturbing reworking of the vampire myth has made it a classic and enduring novel that had and will continue to have a profound impact on generations of writers and movie makers alike.

The author easily and effortlessly conveyed Robert Neville's loneliness and ennui with his harrowingly consequential states of mind and being. The heart-wrenching relationship between Neville and the dog brought tears to my eyes and profound sadness. Ruth's behavior was unexpected; her betrayal to him followed by her betrayal to her kind.

In the end, there was nothing left to be said but, "I am Legend."

I can't recommend this novel highly enough.