Backdraft: Fireman Erotica [Paperback]

Shane Allison (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2008

What is it about firemen that rings the bell for gay men? Could it be the strong arms and chiseled jaw, the bulging muscles under sweaty tees and tight red suspenders, or the cool calm as they use their hoses to put out the flames? Or is it the hot red fire engine, the yellow slickers, the black boots, and even the firehouse dog? Maybe it’s all of these — or maybe there’s something more organic that starts the fire. Whatever the fireman fantasy, it’s explored in Backdraft, a sizzling collection of stories that celebrates the sexy, steamy side of these studly public servants. Contributors include Jeff Mann, M. Christian, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Tom Cardamone, and Bob Vickery.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Cleis Press (September 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573443255
• ISBN-13: 978-1573443258
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,132,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars eh, just ok, not great, September 23, 2009

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Mike (Phila, PA) - See all my reviews

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This book is not exciting. The writing is ok at time but not many of the stories are actually erotic to me. The variety of approaches is nice but it's not exactly one handed reading.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Warning: NOT based on the movie!, May 20, 2011

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Jerome Albertson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Backdraft: Fireman Erotica (Paperback)

I ordered this book because I am a HUGE fan of the "Backdraft" movie. In fact, I think it is William Baldwin's best film and Kurt Russell is good in it too. I have seen the movie over 30 times.

So you can imagine how excited I was to see that they came out with a book based on the movie. I ordered it right away, without even reading the description.

Well, I should have read the description. The first "red flag" was that when I flipped through the pages, there was no picture section with photos of William Baldwin and all of the fires. Also, I didn't recognize the guy on the cover from the movie.

I started reading anyway, and I couldn't believe this "adaptation" of the movie. The characters were taking all their clothes off (not safe in a fire situation, by the way) and doing dirty things I could not believe. I only got 15 pages into it before I had to put it down.

I was reading this book on the bus, so I showed the book to the guy next to me and winked to let him know that it is more of a "joke" book than a real adaptation of the movie. He winked back at me and smiled knowingly, so I guess he must have tried reading the book too. Us "Backdraft" fans really have to stick together!

It was not until later, after I invited him to watch the original "Backdraft" on tape at my apartment, that I found out he was a bigger fan of the book than the movie! What an "awkward" situation. But I had to be polite, so I took my shirt off and danced for my guest until he was ready to leave.

I got a whole lot less, and also a lot more, than I bargained for by getting this book. However, I can't recommend it for fans of the William Baldwin classic movie "Backdraft". This one is a whole different story.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Flacid Hoses, December 15, 2009

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SF Guy (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

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Like one of the other reviewers, the stories in this book just didn't do it for me. I think the writers attempted to provide some quality creative writing, but 90% of the stories were boring to me.