Novel1980
Firestarter
Stephen King
Charlie McGee, a young girl with pyrokinetic powers, is on the run with her father from The Shop, a shadowy government agency that wants to harness her abilities as a weapon. Her powers grow stronger as the danger intensifies.
Did You Know?
- •King originally planned the novel as a sequel to Carrie
- •A limited edition of 725 copies was published by Phantasia Press with an asbestos-cloth binding
- •The 1984 film starred Drew Barrymore as Charlie
- •The Shop is referenced in several other King novels
Collectible Variants
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US Editions
USCommon
US First Edition
Viking Press · 1980
Available
USSignedRare
Phantasia Press Signed Limited Edition
Phantasia Press signed limited, 725 numbered copies in slipcase with DJ
Phantasia Press · 1980
Very Scarce
USSignedVery Rare
Phantasia Press Asbestos Lettered Edition
Phantasia Press 'Asbestos Firestarter' - 26 lettered copies in aluminum-coated asbestos cloth
Phantasia Press · 1980
Extremely Rare
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