The incredible shrinking man - Richard Matheson

SCOTT CAREY, CONTAMINATED BY A CHEMICAL SPRAY IN A FREAK ACCIDENT, HAS SHRUNK TO A HEIGHT OF 5/7TH OF AN INCH TALL. HE IS TRAPPED IN HIS OWN CELLAR AND CONSTANTLY HARASSED BY A DEADLY BLACK WIDOW SPIDER. HE VALIANTLY DEFENDS HIMSELF WITH A PIN - BUT IS SOON TO SMALL TO HOLD IT - AND DESPERATELY SCRABBLES AROUND FORAGING FOR CRUMBS OF FOOD TO STAY ALIVE. MEANWHILE, IN FLASHBACKS, WE SEE HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WORLD DRAMATICALLY CHANGING AS HE GETS SMALLER AND SMALLER. IT IS A CATALOGUE OF HORRORS, FRUSTRATIONS, DEPRIVATIONS AND INCAPACITIES. HE IS BANKRUPTED BY HOSPITAL BILLS AS HE DESPERATELY TRIES TO DISCOVER WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM; HIS WIFE STARTS TREATING HIM LIKE A CHILD; KIDS BEAT HIM UP; A PAEDOPHILE MOLESTS HIM AND HE IS RACKED BY PRIAPTIC SEXUAL DESIRES. HE WONDERS AND IS A NEW BEGINNNING.THIS IS WILDLY ENTERTAINING NOVEL OF COURAGE, STRUGGLE AND A RAW INDEFATIGABLE WILL TO SURVIVE. 11/04/88 USING USA PAPERBACK FILM: A: 10000 @ $2.99: 224PP: UC=41P: MAX.