The Fireman: The chilling horror thriller from the author of NOS4A2 and THE BLACK PHONE

Paperback Published on: 02/07/2026
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The Fireman
Hope in a burning world
Yes, this is another story about the apocalypse, but Joe Hill has taken a different direction with the story. Instead of following the progress of the, in ... READ MORE
Sharon at Maidstone
The Fireman
My new favourite Joe Hill book; gripping, absorbing and creative.
By making spontaneous human combustion a communicable disease Jo Hill brings an innovative twist to the apocalyptic pandemic sub-genre. The disease, Dragon... READ MORE
Peter Chalker at Waterstones Bedford
The Fireman
Warning: Highly Flammable!
At over 600 pages this is a larger than average book but don't be put off by the size as you'll burn through it like a forest fire and finding yourself mou... READ MORE
Penelope Bullock at Lancaster
The Fireman
Testament to Joe Hill's awesomeness
Having read Horns this summer and been totally blown away by how brilliant it was, I was intrigued to read this and see how it compared. To say I was daunt... READ MORE
Larissa, Bookseller at Winchester
The Fireman
Hot Stuff!
Fantastic - a dark and compelling post apocalyptic thriller with a wicked sense of humour threaded through. Unusually, the heroes of this story are the inf... READ MORE
Chrys - Plymouth

Synopsis

WHEN THE WORLD BURNS....WHO WILL YOU FIGHT FOR?

'Fantastically compelling' OBSERVER
'Original and gripping' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
'Absolutely devastating' THE GUARDIAN
'Epic' SUNDAY MIRROR

Nobody knew where the virus came from. FOX News claimed it had been set loose by terrorists, MSNBC said sources indicated it might've been stolen by cult Christian types fixated on the Book of Revelation. While every TV station debated the cause, the world erupted in flames.

Pregnant school nurse Harper Grayson had seen lots of people burn on television. The first person she saw burn for real was in the playground behind her school. Now she is infected and has only one goal - to survive long enough to give birth. But the fire is spreading and civilization is being reduced to ashes . . .

Praise for Sunday Times bestselling author Joe Hill:

'A tour de force...King Sorrow is huge, sprawling - and absolutely fantastic' THE GUARDIAN
'Joe Hill gloriously resurrects the doorstop horror blockbuster for a startling new century' ALAN MOORE
'A soaring epic and painfully intimate. You won't be able to stop burning through the pages' PAUL TREMBLAY
'Perfection from start to finish' DAILY EXPRESS
'A commanding, captivating read' FINANCIAL TIMES
'Epic...a ­multi-layered, rich response to the horrors and hopes of living today' DAILY MAIL
'A wild, genre-defying journey, packed with all sorts of unexpected twists and turns' DAILY MIRROR
'A glorious, wild ride' NEW YORK TIMES

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
  • ISBN: 9781035446827
  • Number of pages: 784
  • Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 42 mm
  • Weight: 540g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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The Fireman
An epic read
Having been very careful not to compare Hill to his father when I read Horns, this time I'm not going to avoid that, largely because this book is such a Ki... READ MORE
Ecowitch
The Fireman
A blazingly good book
This book is something special. Let’s start with some stats, shall we? Books I’ve shelved on Goodreads: 617 Books that have wound up on my favourites sh... READ MORE
Melissa
The Fireman
Great story, characters that stay with you
What a book! Gripped from start to end, and at just under 800 pages that’s not an easy thing to achieve. Good story, believable characters with realisti... READ MORE
Linsey McGarvey
The Fireman
Junior's take on The Stand... with a bit of Mary Poppins thrown in
I have to confess I first picked up a Joe Hill book because I knew he was Stephen King's son... and I am SOOO glad I did. I finished reading The Fireman th... READ MORE
Sarah Walters