Firestarter
by Stephen King
Taste attributes: horrorthrillerscience fictionfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearenclosedrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeancefighting evil
Boxlist takeFantastical and morally murky: a horror novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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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.
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- Stephen King
- Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 428
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