Firestarter (novel)
Firestarter is a science fiction-horror thriller novel by Stephen King, first published in September 1980. It tells the story of a young girl, Charlie McGee with the ability of pyrokinesis, whose destructive force a ruthless government agency tries to harness for their own purposes. In July and August 1980, two excerpts from the novel were published in Omni. In 1981, Firestarter was nominated as Best Novel for the British Fantasy Award, Locus Poll Award, and Balrog Award.
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| Author | Stephen King |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror thriller Science fiction |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | September 29, 1980 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 426 |
| ISBN | 978-0670315413 |
In 1984, it was adapted into a film. A miniseries follow-up to the film, Firestarter: Rekindled, was released in 2002 on the Sci-Fi Channel and a remake from Blumhouse Productions was released on 13 May 2022.
The book is dedicated to author Shirley Jackson: "In Memory of Shirley Jackson, who never needed to raise her voice."