▁for ▁them ; ▁he ▁real izes ▁that ▁he , ▁a ▁rem nant ▁of ▁old ▁human ity , ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁legend ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁race ▁born ▁of ▁the ▁in fection . ▁He ▁recogn izes ▁that ▁their ▁desire ▁to ▁kill ▁him , ▁after ▁he ▁has ▁killed ▁so ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁loved ▁ones , ▁is ▁not ▁something ▁he ▁can ▁condem n . ▁As ▁the ▁p ills ▁take ▁effect , ▁he ▁is ▁am used ▁by ▁the ▁thought ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁become ▁their ▁new ▁super st ition ▁and ▁legend , ▁just ▁as ▁v amp ires ▁once ▁were ▁to ▁humans . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁As ▁related ▁in ▁In ▁Search ▁of ▁Wonder ▁( 1 9 5 6 ), ▁Dam on ▁Knight ▁wrote : ▁ ▁Gal axy ▁rev iewer ▁Gro ff ▁Con k lin ▁described ▁Leg end ▁as ▁" a ▁weird ▁[ and ] ▁rather ▁slow - mov ing ▁first ▁novel … ▁a ▁hor rid , ▁violent , ▁sometimes ▁exc iting ▁but ▁too ▁often ▁over done ▁tour ▁de ▁force ." ▁Anthony ▁B ouch er ▁pra ised ▁the ▁novel , ▁saying ▁" Math es on ▁has ▁added ▁a ▁new ▁variant ▁on ▁the ▁Last ▁Man ▁theme … ▁and ▁has ▁given ▁striking ▁vig or ▁to ▁his ▁in vention ▁by ▁a ▁force ful ▁style ▁of ▁story t elling ▁which ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁best ▁hard - bo iled ▁crime ▁nov els ". ▁ ▁Dan ▁Schne ider ▁from ▁International ▁Writ ers ▁Magazine : ▁Book ▁Review ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 : ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Hor ror