I Am Legend

Who recommended it

1. 

   Kim Newman English novelist (born 1959)

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2009 Five Books interview “The best books on Horror”.

   The best books on Horror↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 31 Oct 2009 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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