I Am Legend Awarded Vampire Novel of the Century

3 April 2012 · The Guardian

Alison Flood

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Matheson’s I Am Legend wins the centenary prize organised with the Stoker Estate; the report also describes his debt to Lugosi’s Dracula.

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I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson, Tor Nightfire edition, 2024. A later cover of the winning novel, not the edition displayed at the 2012 award.Tor Nightfire / Macmillan Publishers. Cover artwork; rights reserved.