Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic “terrifying…gripping” (Miami Herald) #1 New York Times bestseller—“his highest Fahrenheit reading yet” (Time)!
Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson were once college students looking to make some extra cash, volunteering as test subjects for an experiment orchestrated by the clandestine government organization known as The Shop. But the outcome unlocked exceptional latent psychic talents for the two of them—manifesting in even more terrifying ways when they fell in love and had a child. Their daughter, Charlie, has been gifted with the most extraordinary and uncontrollable power ever seen—pyrokinesis, the ability to create fire with her mind. Now the merciless agents of The Shop are in hot pursuit to apprehend this unexpected genetic anomaly for their own diabolical ends by any means necessary...including violent actions that may well ignite the entire world around them as Charlie retaliates with a fury of her own....
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"King absolutely knows how to tell a story. I love the allegorical nature of the book, pitting good against evil. I'm not a person that loves post-apocalyptic stories, but King makes me want to love this genre. One of the best reads I've had in years. "
— Skip (5 out of 5 stars)
" Absolutely loved it. I will admit I saw the movie first. but i thought that both were really great. "
— Maddie, 2/20/2014" This was so good. I had read about 10 or more years ago. So I'm reading it again!----- it was excellence although I'm unhappy how the end was left unfinished "
— Tamara, 2/19/2014" This book taught me that maybe it's not such a good idea for me to read Stephen King. He's such a fabulous writer that I was dreaming the ending to the book. "
— Ann, 2/18/2014" I liked this book, although it dragged too much in some parts for me, and like many King books, I felt the ending was a bit rushed. "
— Tara, 2/7/2014" One of the good ones. "
— Maureen, 1/23/2014" Read this book when I was 13 and right after I finished the book, I jumped of the bed and went straight to my dad to ask him if there are really people who can set fire with their mind! It was truly intriguing. Love every bit of it. "
— Hwee, 1/12/2014" I read this book as a kid and it was one of my favorites. Even now (23 years later) I remember everything about this book and love it. The book is MUCH better than the movie. "
— Jo, 1/11/2014" Good with a solid ending. Not particularly suspenseful or horrific, but excels in telling a story in which not much happens. "
— Austin, 1/11/2014" eerie and powerful in that I am in the little girls head as she is hearing the voices, one of my favorite King books "
— Ashley, 1/9/2014Stephen King has written more than sixty books, many hitting the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list. 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.” He is the 2003 recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2007 he received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. His epic works The Dark Tower and It are the basis for major motion pictures.
Dennis Boutsikaris is a two-time OBIE award winner. He has received five Audie Awards and seven Golden Earphone Awards for his work in over 100 audiobooks and was voted one of the Best Voices of the Year by AudioFile magazine. He has appeared in numerous Broadway, television, and film roles. He played Mozart on Broadway in Amadeus and has appeared on television shows including Shameless, The Good Wife, House M.D., Grey’s Anatomy, ER, and Law & Order.