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The Fireman

By: Joe Hill
Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew
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About this listen

Some flames burn too brightly to be extinguished.

This exceptional new thriller from Joe Hill is essential reading for 2016 and perfect for fans of Justin Cronin's The Passage.

In a world overtaken by a deadly and dramatic new virus, Harper is determined to live long enough to deliver her baby. But when all it takes is a spark to start a deadly blaze, she's going to need some help from the mysterious fireman.

©2016 Joe Hill (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers US Adventure Fantasy Fiction Horror Science Fiction Scary Paranormal

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A pregnant heroine & Nick the deaf mute travelling through Maine with a raggedy band fleeing plague. Big , bad Harold and his diary? "My life for you!"...and if I remember rightly there was even a Gasmask Man. It's a good job Stephen King is his dad or young Joe would be facing a massive lawsuit!
Otherwise, reasonably good story even if British accent is worse than Dick Van Dykes chimneysweep!

The Stand mk2?.....but nowhere near as good

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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would say try it, in the printed version. I found the narrator was a great distraction from the story due to the poor attempts at voicing the male characters and the absolutely appalling 'British' accent of The Fireman.

If you’ve listened to books by Joe Hill before, how does this one compare?

I've loved all of Joe Hills work, but have only listened to Heart Shaped Box.as an audio book, that was fantastic.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Narrator was average in narrating the story and ok when voicing the female character's but very poor at voicing the male roles.

Could you see The Fireman being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

No

Disappointed

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Loved it but telegraphed the end slightly. Good characters you ended up caring about. Joe Hill is nearly as good as his Dad.

character led and engaging.

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Good book but at times a bit slow. Would listen to another book narrated by Kate Mulgrew.

Good overall

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the story was very long winded and it dragged in the more mundane parts of the story.

however this is an inventive tale that crosses a pandemic with the supernatural and puts the reader in the driver seat enabling you to grasp the disparity.

I would recommend this to anyone looking for an in-depth and interesting read.

A quality and unique story

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