The Fireman
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The Fireman
An acclaimed and epic novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author about a worldwide pandemic of spontaneous combustion. One pregnant woman is determined to survive and see her baby born - and only the enigmatic man known as the Fireman can help her.
Fantastically compelling OBSERVER
Original and gripping GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
Absolutely devastating THE GUARDIAN
Epic SUNDAY MIRROR
Nobody knew where the virus came from. FOX News claimed it had been set loose by terrorists, MSNBC said sources indicated it might've been stolen by cult Christian types fixated on the Book of Revelation. While every TV station debated the cause, the world erupted in flames.
Pregnant school nurse Harper Grayson had seen lots of people burn on television. The first person she saw burn for real was in the playground behind her school. Now she is infected and has only one goal – to survive long enough to give birth. But the fire is spreading and civilization is being reduced to ashes...
Praise for Sunday Times bestselling author Joe Hill:
A tour de force... King Sorrow is huge, sprawling – and absolutely fantastic THE GUARDIAN
Joe Hill gloriously resurrects the doorstop horror blockbuster for a startling new century ALAN MOORE
A soaring epic and painfully intimate. You won't be able to stop burning through the pages PAUL TREMBLAY
Perfection from start to finish DAILY EXPRESS
A commanding, captivating read FINANCIAL TIMES
Epic... a multi-layered, rich response to the horrors and hopes of living today DAILY MAIL
A wild, genre-defying journey, packed with all sorts of unexpected twists and turns DAILY MIRROR
A glorious, wild ride NEW YORK TIMES
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035446827
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 July 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Headline Book Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 42.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 540g
Pages: 784
About the Author
Joe Hill is the number one New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Fireman, NOS4A2, Horns, and Heart-Shaped Box; Strange Weather, a collection of novellas; and the acclaimed story collections Full Throttle and 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the Eisner Award-winning writer of a seven-volume comic book series, Locke & Key. Much of his work has been adapted for film and television, including NOS4A2 (AMC), Locke & Key (Netflix), In the Tall Grass (Netflix), and The Black Phone (Blumhouse).
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