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Book Review of Firestarter

Firestarter
Firestarter
Author: Stephen King
Genre: Horror
Book Type: Paperback
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A fire inside the darkness!!, March 16, 2006
Reviewer: Shadow Wright "Shadow" (Philly, Pa)

Firestarter is one of my favorite books by Stephen King. It is a thriller and keeps me urging for more each and every time I read it. It all starts in 1969 when twelve collage students participate in a study for a new drug called "lot six". Two particular test subjects Andrew "Andy" McGee and Victoria "Vikki" Tomlinson take an interest in each other. During the test after lot six was administered to them they started to develop extraordinary psychic powers. Many strange things happened during the following hours but they were hallucinations or were they? One year later Andy and Vikki got married and had a daughter. When their daughter was only two years old they noticed that somehow lot six had transcended down to their daughter. She had a special power that scientist call "Pyrokinesis". Which is being able to start fires at will just by simply using her mind. Some time between then and five years later "The shop" a covert section of the CIA. Who was behind the lot six experiment the whole time. The shop killed Vikki and had Andy and Charlene "Charlie" McGee on the run. Every step of the way the shop was on their heels having only near misses of taking capture of Andy and Charlie.And then... Well I don't want to ruin the suspenseful and much Worth the reading ending for you. So if you would like to find out what happens to Andy and Charlie next and throughout the rest of the story I guess that you will have to read the book. I hope you enjoy it I know I do every time I read it.