Books like I Am Legend
12 books with a reading profile close to I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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1
I Am Legend and Other Stories
horror, narrative
Robert Neville is the last living human in a world overrun by nocturnal, bloodthirsty creatures.
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2
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power
horror, narrative
Hetty, Byatt, and Reese are students at Raxter School for Girls, a boarding academy quarantined on a remote island following an outbreak of the Tox.
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Three Ghost Stories
horror, narrative
This 2008 collection gathers three distinct supernatural tales centered on spectral visitations and the psychological tension of the Victorian era.
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The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells
narrative, science fiction
Griffin, a brilliant but mentally unstable scientist, arrives at a quiet village wrapped in bandages and hiding behind dark spectacles.
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5
Dracula Illustrated
by Bram Stoker
horror, narrative
The narrative follows the legal solicitor Jonathan Harker as he travels to the Carpathian Mountains to assist Count Dracula with a London real estate transaction.
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6
The End of Eternity
by Isaac Asimov
narrative, science fiction
Andrew Harlan serves as a Technician within Eternity, an organization existing outside conventional time that monitors and adjusts human history to minimize suffering.
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7
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Bo Hampton
horror, narrative
Washington Irving's tale is set in the Dutch farming country of the Hudson Valley.
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8
Nightfall
by Isaac Asimov
narrative, science fiction
On the planet Kalgash, six suns provide perpetual daylight, ensuring that the concept of darkness is unknown to its inhabitants.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
horror, narrative
In the secluded Dutch settlement of Tarrytown, a superstitious schoolmaster named Ichabod Crane vies for the hand of the wealthy Katrina Van Tassel.
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The Chrysalids
by John Wyndham
narrative, science fiction
Set in the post-apocalyptic settlement of Waknuk, the story follows David Strorm, a boy raised in a rigid fundamentalist society that pathologically fears genetic mutation.
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Carmilla
horror, narrative
Living in a secluded castle within the Styrian forest, young Laura leads a solitary life until a carriage accident brings an unexpected guest named Carmilla into her home.
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The Midwich Cuckoos
by John Wyndham
horror, science fiction
In the quiet English village of Midwich, every living creature falls into a deep, unexplained trance for one day.
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