Matheson died in June, 2013, at the age of eighty-seven. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. He was born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, and fought in the infantry in World War II. In addition to his novels Matheson wrote several screenplays for movies and TV, including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," based on his short story, along with several other Twilight Zone episodes. In 2010, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. He has also won the Edgar, the Spur, and the Writer's Guild awards. He was named a Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention, and received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. Richard Matheson was The New York Times bestselling author of I Am Legend, Hell House, Somewhere in Time, The Incredible Shrinking Man, A Stir of Echoes, The Beardless Warriors, The Path, Seven Steps to Midnight, Now You See It., and What Dreams May Come, among others. At least you'll entertain the possibility that, even though we may not live forever, true love can be eternal. (An exhaustive bibliography is included to verify this.) And while Matheson admits that the characters are of course fictional, he also states that "With few exceptions, every other detail is derived exclusively from research." Whether, after reading this novel, one believes in life after death is of course a matter of opinion. Even though the story can be enjoyed as pure fantasy, what makes What Dreams May Come unique is how the author spent years researching the subject of life after death. What Chris will do to get back with Ann after she dies makes for one of the most unusual love stories ever told. She in turn does not want to go on living without him, as each regards the other as their soul mate. And he is still too in love with his wife, Ann, to completely let go. The premise is deceptively simple: Chris Neilson has died in a car accident, but his life-force-his spirit-is still conscious of this plane of reality. A classic novel of love after death, from one our greatest fantasy writers.
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