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Firestarter

Firestarter

by Stephen King

1998Genetic EngineeringsuspenseFictionPsychokinesisFire
4.0
Open Library
Open Library

First lines

"Daddy, I'm tired," the little girl in the red pants and the green blouse said fretfully.

About this book

Firestarter is a science fiction-horror thriller novel by Stephen King, first published in September 1980. In July and August 1980, two excerpts from the novel were published in Omni. In 1981, Firestarter was nominated as Best Novel for the British Fantasy Award, Locus Poll Award, and Balrog Award. ---------- Also contained in: [Ominbus](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL25080326W)

Themes & subjects

Genetic EngineeringsuspenseFictionPsychokinesisFireHorror
First published 1998

Characters & people

Setting

New York CityOhioAlbanyNew YorkHastings GlenManders farmVermontWashington D.C.Longmont

About the author

Stephen King
Stephen King

21 September 1947

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections. King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution t…

Author

Stephen King

First published

1998

Pages

437

Read time

≈ 11h

Editions

78

Languages

English, French, Dutch

Publisher

Signet

ISBN

9789707801653

Where to buy

TR
Amazon Bookshop

Around the web

stephenking.com/library/novel/firestarter.html VIAF ID: 183445238 (Work) Firestarter (novel) - Wikipedia Firestarter | Stephen King Wiki | Fandom Rereading Stephen King: week nine - Firestarter | Books | The ... The Great Stephen King Reread: Firestarter | Tor.com

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