Firestarter by Stephen King
Firestarter” is a novel by Stephen King, first published in 1980. The story follows the life of a young girl named Charlie McGee, who possesses pyrokinetic abilities that allow her to start fires with her mind.
Charlie’s father, Andy, also has psychic abilities, and the two are being pursued by a secret government agency known as “The Shop,” which wants to capture and study them. The agency performed experiments on Andy and other individuals with psychic abilities in the past, and now they want to use Charlie’s abilities as a weapon.
As Charlie and her father try to evade capture, they meet other individuals with psychic abilities who help them in their struggle against the agency. Charlie’s abilities grow stronger, and she becomes a danger to herself and others as she struggles to control them.
The novel is a thrilling exploration of the nature of power and control, as well as the consequences of scientific experimentation. It is also a story about the love between a father and daughter and the lengths they will go to protect each other.
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Firestarter” is a novel by Stephen King, first published in 1980. The story follows the life of a young girl named Charlie McGee, who possesses pyrokinetic abilities that allow her to start fires with her mind. Charlie’s father, Andy, also has psychic abilities, and the two are being pursued by a secret government agency known…