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For the film based on this novel see: Firestarter

Firestarter
Author	Stephen King
Publisher	Donald M. Grant
Publication Date	1980
Country	United States
Genre(s)	Horror, Science Fiction
ISBN	ISBN 0-451-16780-5
Related	Firestarter Firestarter 2: Rekindled

Firestarter is a 1980 novel by Stephen King. The novel was first serialized in Omni magazine before being published. The novel featured Charlene 'Charlie' McGee, a young girl with pyrokinetic abilities. The character was portrayed by Drew Barrymore in the film Firestarter and Marguerite Moreau in the sequel, Firestarter 2: Rekindled

Synopsis

The story centers on Charlene "Charlie" McGee, a young girl with the ability to start fires with her mind. Her abilities are the result of a government experiment in which her parents participated in their college years that altered their chromosomes and pituitary glands. Both parents developed abilities of telepathy and telekinesis but their abilities are not on par with their daughters'. The family is taken prisoner by "the shop" who attempt to force them to use their abilities for study. They attempt to escape but Charlie may never be safe from them.