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The Fireman – Book Review

Joe Hill's The Fireman reviewed

Joe Hill’s novels have proven to be as popular as those of his father, . Tasha Mahoney says the plot of his latest, ‘The Fireman’, burns brightly…


When we were children we were taught about hell fire and brimstone, the end of the world and the coming of Jesus. As adults we have been conditioned to believe in science and a apocalypse. In a sense, has brought forth something of both.

His fourth novel tells of a deadly spore that has infected millions of people. When it first started all you could do was watch in shock or awe as one by one, people and communities would literally self destruct. In flames.

Harper Grayson, a simple do-good nurse with an addiction to old musicals and truly believes in the magic of “A Spoonful of Sugar”. She and her husband Jakob, an aspiring novelist and control freak, make a pact to do what they need to do should they become infected with the spore.

Harper volunteers her services at a hospital and meets of the title when he brings in a deaf child who needs immediate attention. Harper defies the protocol and gets the child the help he needs and gains the permanent attention of this mysterious stranger. When the hospital goes up in flames, Harper and her husband take up shelter in their home and make the most of the last of their days. That is until she starts to show the telltale signs of ‘dragonscale’ and a positive pregnancy. It’s the combination of the two that set Jakob off the deep end and he bails on her, not wanting to become infected.

Just when she thinks she has nowhere to run, no one to turn to, this mysterious Fireman comes to her rescue and it’s up to Harper to figure out how to survive for her child’s sake.

This is a story full of chaos, mystery, suspense and TONS of plot twists. Hill bangs out another thrilling, pace novel that will be at the top of everyone’s must have list.

9/10

The Fireman is released on 17th May by Gollancz in the UK and William Morrow in the US. 

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