Firestarter
By: Stephen King
From: Futura
A father and daughter are on the run from a shadowy governmental organisation that wants to lock them up like lab-rats, at best or, take them apart to see how they work at worst.
The father can 'push' people he meets into doing things. A kind of mental persuasion that drains him each time he uses it, while his daughter can start fires with her mind. And this has the government, read three letter acronyms, excited.
The back story, reveals how this family came to be, and is believable for the thinking of the time. The story is well researched, laid out and hangs together coherently. Which is surprising seeing as the author, by his own admission, was not always 'sober' at this time.
This must be one of the most overlooked of Stephen King's books. The story stays on track, you empathise with the characters and the story draws you in.
One of the few five out of five ratings from me.
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