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Firestarter

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Firestarter by Stephen King follows the harrowing journey of a young girl named Charlie who has the terrifying power to start fires with her mind. Her supernatural abilities attract the attention of a sinister secret government agency intent on capturing her for experimental purposes. As Charlie and her father struggle to stay one step ahead of their pursuers, they confront the devastating consequences of her extraordinary gift.
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You might enjoy this thrilling novel if you're captivated by stories of supernatural abilities entwined with intense suspense and danger. It explores themes of love, betrayal, and government conspiracies, all woven around a young girl with a powerful and terrifying psychic gift. Dive into this gripping tale if you appreciate a deep exploration of human emotions set against a backdrop of supernatural horror.

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Firestarter

Wake up the new reader and shake up the existing reader - between Spring 2021 and Autumn 2024 Hodder is reissuing groups of Stephen King's books in a wonderful new livery. FIRESTARTER is a CHILLING CLASSIC about a girl with a terrifying gift.

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

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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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Stephen King's novel is acclaimed for being his most tightly plotted and genuinely terrifying story. Critics also praise his vast imagination and his unique ability to evoke a sense of unease.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444708103

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 January 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Paperback

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 42.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 399g

Pages: 576

About the Author

Stephen King has written some forty books and novellas, including CARRIE, THE STAND and RITA HAYWORTH AND SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (from the collection DIFFERENT SEASONS), BAG OF BONES, ON WRITING and most recently CELL, LISEY'S STORY and DUMA KEY. He wrote several novels under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman, including BLAZE (June 2007). He won America's prestigious National Book Award and was voted Grand Master in the 2007 Edgar Allen Poe awards. He lives with his wife, novelist Tabitha King, in Maine, USA.

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