Chapter One.  It was quiet out. There were a few birds here and
there, perched on the small trees and abandoned buildings. Every
now and again another animal could be heard making a call, but
in this huge city there were no humans.  The buildings were all
run-down from years of neglect and they had run into disrepair.
Plants were pushing their way up from the underused pavement and
parts of the city had been flooded. Vines had grown up around
the buildings and a few cars.  For such a huge city, New York
City was completely devoid of human life. It had been for nearly
two years.  Suddenly, the silence was cut through by the roar of
an engine. A red sports car appeared, accelerating dangerously
down the center of the broken road. The driver, one Dr. Robert
Neville, turned sharply around a corner. In the seat next to him
was his three-year-old German Shepherd, Samantha.  He had been
out in this ghost town for several hours, hunting and scavenging
and trying to find other survivors. It had been years since he
had