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Firestarter

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1980
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New York/Albany
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Charlie Alone
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236
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Copyright © Stephen King, 1980
In memory of Shirley Jackson,
who never needed to raise her voice.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Lottery
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
The Sundial
"Daddy, I'm tired," the little girl in the red pants and the green blouse said fretfully.
May contain spoilers
"I've been waiting for a long time."
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Synopsis not on file
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Added: 29-Dec-2002
Last Updated: 08-Aug-2015

Publications

 03-Aug-1981
Signet
Mass Market Paperback
In my libraryI read this editionOrder from amazon.comHas a cover imageBook Edition Cover
Date Issued:
03-Aug-1981
Format:
Mass Market Paperback
Cover Price:
$3.95
Pages*:
403
Read:
Once
Cover Link(s):
Internal ID:
1391
Publisher:
ISBN:
0-451-09964-8
ISBN-13:
978-0-451-09964-8
Country:
United States
Language:
English
"THE MOST TIGHTLY PLOTTED OF KING'S CHILLERS, THIS IS ALSO THE MOST TERRIFYING, FOR THE EVIL HERE IS HUMAN AND WHOLLY CREDIBLE... HIS FINEST NOVEL YET!" - COSMOPOLITAN

You are about to meet the sweetest, most irresistible little girl you've ever known - 8 year-old Charlie McGee.  She's everything that a proud father like Andy McGee could want - and all that he can fear.  For Charlie was born with the most destructive power a human being has ever commanded - and somehow she must be saved from both herself and from those in high places who want to use her as their weapon.

Meet Charlie - and see what happens when innocence and beauty ignite with evil and terror....

FIRE-
STARTER


"TERRIFIC!"
- The New York Times

"Stephen King is superb.  He has written Carrie, The Shining, 'Salem's Lot and The Dead Zone, among other bestsellers... THIS IS HIS HIGHEST FAHRENHEIT READING YET!"
- Time Magazine

"In a special and startling way, King has created a small American gem of a story."
- Chicago Tribune

A LITERARY GUILD MAIN SELECTION

NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY PUBLISHES SIGNET, MENTOR, CLASSIC, PLUME, MERIDIAN & NAL BOOKS
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Book Cover
Notes and Comments:
Bought this book used from The Book Mart during my Stephen King binge reading days.

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Author(s)

Stephen King  
Birth: 21 Sep 1947 Portland, Maine, USA
Notes:
Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947 in Portland Maine.  His parents were Donald Edwin and Ruth Pillsbury King.  Stephen King's father, Donald, went out for cigarettes and never came back.  In January 1959 Stephen King and David King, his brother, began publishing their own newspaper named Dave's Rag

Stephen King went to Lisbon High School in 1962.  In 1963 they he and a friend, Chris Chesley, published a 18 short stories called People, Places, and Things - Volume I.  Stephen King graduated from high school in 1966 and took a went on to the University of Maine.  During his first year at college he finished his first novel entitled The Long Walk.  He submitted the novel for publication but it was rejected.

Stephen King sold his first story The Glass Floor for $35.00.  Stephen King graduated from the University of Maine in June 1970 with a BA in English.  On January 2, 1971, Tabitha Jane Spruce and Stephen King were married.   later that same year Stephen King began teaching at Hampden Academy.

In January 1973, Stephen King submitted Carrie to Doubleday and in March, they bought the book.  Stephen King has had numerous short stories and novels published.  His books have been translated into 33 different languages and have been published in over 35 different countries.  He lives in Bangor, Maine with his wife Tabitha.

Awards

1981Britsh Fantasy SocietyAugust Derleth Award Nominee
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  • Synopses marked with an asterisk (*) were generated by an AI. There aren't a lot since this is an iffy way to do it - AI seems to make stuff up.
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