Inch by inch, day by day, Scott Carey is getting smaller. Once an unremarkable husband and father, Scott finds himself shrinking with no end in sight. His wife and family turn into unreachable giants, the family cat becomes a predatory menace, and Scott must struggle to survive in a world that seems to be growing ever larger and more perilous--until he faces the ultimate limits of fear and existence.
This is a thrilling and unforgettable experience. --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Richard Matheson(1926-2013) was
The New York Timesbestselling author of
I Am Legend,
Hell House,
Somewhere in Time,
The Incredible Shrinking Man,
Now You See It&, and
What Dreams May Come, among others. He was named a Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention, and received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. He has also won the Edgar, the Spur, and the Writer's Guild awards. In 2010, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. In addition to his novels Matheson wrote several screenplays for movies and TV, including several
Twilight Zoneepisodes.
Richard Matheson, theNew York TimesBestselling author ofWhat Dreams May ComeandI Am Legend,achieved early fame by penning this unforgettable novel, which became the basis for the Hugo Award-winning 1957 film,The Incredible Shrinking Man. His compelling vision of one ordinary man's gradual descent into a microscopic world remains one of the acknowledged classics of horror and science fiction.