Firestarter - Stephen King

Stephen King is arguably one of the best writers alive today, if not of all time. He made himself famous with books such as Carrie and The Shining, and more recent books such as Cell. He specialises in Horror books, although he has also branched of into fantasy books on several occasions. In my opinion this book is somewhere in between horror and science fiction. The story follows the struggles of single father Andy McGee and his adorable daughter Charlie, who because of a government experiment in Andy's youth have given both of the psionic abilities. Charlie has the ability to start fires using her mind, a talent known as pyrokinesis. She is the ...  Read the complete review

From the world's bestselling author, Stephen King, comes a tale of genetic exploration gone to hellfire! Young Charlie McGee is a very special girl. The result of scientific experimentation on her parents, she has the ability create fires wherever and whenever she chooses, by force of will alone. On the run from sinister government agents with her telekenetic father, she only wants to forget her monstrous abilities, and live a normal life. When the pair are captured, Charlie must decide between saving her father and using her fiery powers at the whim of a government only interested in using her as a weapon! Not the best of King, but still ...  Read the complete review

My life is, as many these days, hectic and there are times when I just want to escape from it all. When I feel like this there is nothing better than escaping into a good book. You see, I love to read, and although I will read any book my favourites are those that feature horror or fantasy. And my favourite author is Stephen King who, in my opinion, writes the very best horrors. I read my first ever Stephen King at the age of 14, and I was hooked, this review is going to be about that book, “Firestarter”. The Author ************ Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine, America in 1947. His first sojourn into the field of writing was at the ...  Read the complete review

Although this is an enjoyable read it follows the general trends his books always do. The story line is again slightly different from his other books - although there are a lot of similarities between this and the Shining. Both involve children who have unusual powers and have one parent who seems to do most of the parenting. And although the other characters in the stories have mishaps come their way, the two children escape unscathed. This book holds the readers interest and is compelling but a rather slow middle section leaves the reader slightly dissapointed. The book is good even if the ending is predictable. I love Stephen King books and read them all but I ...  Read the complete review

An incredible story about a little girl with an awesome power that sets in motion a chain of events filled with intrigue and adventure while caught in an arm of a political system on a bent for ultimate power. Her power to start fires sends those who seek to control her on a road to ultimate destruction in their pursuit to harness her talents for their own ends. All this is going on while her only surviving parent, her father, tries to save her from those in pursuit of her and give her a normal life. In the end she releases her unbridled power to an almost apocalyptic ending and you will find yourself cheering as she does... A great story you will really enjoy, and a ...  Read the complete review