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A chilling classic from the No. 1 bestseller

By Stephen King

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Firestarter is King's classic thriller about a young girl with a terrifying gift. You're a firestarter honey . . . just one big zippo lighter. A year ago, he was an upstanding instructor of English at Harrison State College. Now Andy is on the run with... Read More

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Firestarter is King's classic thriller about a young girl with a terrifying gift.

You're a firestarter honey . . . just one big zippo lighter.

A year ago, he was an upstanding instructor of English at Harrison State College. Now Andy is on the run with his daughter. A pigtailed girl named Charlie. A girl with an unimaginably terrifying gift.

A gift which could be useful to corrupt authorities. Soon Charlie will be caught up in the menace of a fateful drug experiment and a sinister government ploy . . .

Let the reader beware: Firestarter is Stephen King at his most mesmerising . . . and menacing.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399765336

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 December 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Paperback

Illustration: N/A

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 480

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About the Author

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent titles include Fairy Tale, Holly, and If It Bleeds, all number one Sunday Times bestsellers.

Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures including IT, Stand By Me (adapted from The Body) and The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time.

King is the recipient of The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

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