The Fireman (novel)
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| Author | Joe Hill |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Post-apocalyptic; Horror; Dark Fantasy; Science Fiction; Dystopia; Political novel |
| Publisher | William Morrow and Company |
| Publication place | United States |
Published in English | May 17, 2016 |
| Pages | 768 |
The Fireman is a post-apocalyptic novel by American author Joe Hill. The novel, his fourth, tells the tale of a deadly spore that has infected most of the world's population. Hill first spoke of the novel in 2013 in promotional interviews for his then-new novel NOS4A2. The novel was released on May 17, 2016.[1]
Background
Hill first spoke of the novel during his book tour for his previous book, NOS4A2. He described it early on as a "science fiction novel about being happy in the face of darkness". He went on to say that the book is "less like Matheson, more like Crichton. Less like Hell House, more like The Andromeda Strain". On September 5, 2014, Hill did an early reading of the novel as a part of the Pixels Project on YouTube. During the summer of 2015, he spoke of the novel quite often on his Twitter account saying that it is a "big book" that is "about A Game of Thrones size." The novel was officially announced on October 16, 2015 during a short media tour that Hill did in London. The novel was released worldwide on May 17, 2016.
References
- ^ "A conversation with writer Joe Hill". Bookseller.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.