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Firestarter Mass market paperbound - 1981

by Stephen King

Innocence and beauty ignite with evil and terror as a young girl exhibits signs of a wild and horrifying force.


Summary

Innocence and beauty ignite with evil and terror...

First, a man and a woman are subjects of a top-secret government experiment designed to produce extraordinary psychic powers.

Then, they are married and have a child. A daughter.

Early on the daughter shows signs of a wild and horrifying force growing within her. Desperately, her parents try to train her to keep that force in check, to “act normal.”

Now the government wants its brainchild back—for its own insane ends.


 

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Innocence and beauty ignite with evil and terror... First, a man and a woman are subjects of a top-secret government experiment designed to produce extraordinary psychic powers. Then, they are married and have a child. A daughter. Early on the daughter shows signs of a wild and horrifying force growing within her. Desperately, her parents try to train her to keep that force in check, to "act normal." Now the government wants its brainchild back--for its own insane ends.

First line

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

Details

  • Title Firestarter
  • Author Stephen King
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Berkley Books, New York
  • Date 1981
  • ISBN 9780451167804 / 0451167805
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.8 x 4.1 x 1 in (17.27 x 10.41 x 2.54 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Reading level 830
  • Library of Congress subjects Horror fiction, Children
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00001401
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

“In a special and startling way, King has created a small American gem of a story.”—Chicago Tribune

“You’ll be bewitched by King’s ingenious insights into human behavior, unique characterizations and novel dialogue.”—Columbus Dispatch

“Stephen King is superb.”—Time

“Terrifying and gripping.”—The Miami Herald

About the author

Stephen King lives in Maine and Florida with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. He has written more than forty books and two hundred short stories. He has won the World Fantasy Award, several Bram Stoker awards, and the O. Henry Award for his story "The Man in the Black Suit," and is the 2003 recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
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