I Am Legend appears in 17 book lists

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I Am Legend appears in 17 book lists on Shepherd.

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The best books where the dead have something to say

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The best books that put a different spin on a popular genre

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The best monster books about humanity

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The best books about madness, fear, and the unknown

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The best science fiction novels with superior ideas from the 1950s that will literally blow your mind

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The best novels about things ending badly—really badly

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The best gateway books into the horror genre

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The best vampire novels of the past, present and future

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The best books about dystopias: putting the fun in dysfunctional society

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The best post-apocalyptic novels that capture the horror of an extinction level event

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The best short sci-fi books (because no one needs 1100 pages of worldbuilding)

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The best books for creating an unsettling sense of atmosphere and place

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The best post-apocalyptic novels that stay with you

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The best books about the end of the world and being the last person on earth

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