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Fire

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Fire is a meticulous description of a forest fire in California in the 1940s and of the people- foresters, fire-watchers, fire-fighters- and animals affected by it and its spread. It is well-written and an interesting companion to Norman Maclean's Young Mern and Fire.

Stewart has written a wonderful piece. I easily finished the book in one day because I simply couldn't put it down. And to top it all off I wasn't as captivated by the men and women of the story as by the desire to know the fate of the fire. A great book and one that I would read again and again.

I was interested in this book because I had read Stewart's "Earth Abides" and "Storm" both listing this book as one of their author's earlier titles..then found it wasn't ever published in paperback, had no luck finding it in several used book stores, and finally discovered it was available on Amazon in hardcover. I enjoyed following the progress of the persistent spark in a well known forest that became an uncontrolled inferno in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the lives of the rangers, firefighters and denizens of the wilderness ..similar to his "Storm" novel in his riveting description of the tiny momentum of air that eventually affected so many familiar communities and their occupants.

I first read this book when it was published in 1984 and was very impressed with the author's creativity and originality. I have never read anything quite like it in the years since then, although if you liked Stephen King's The Stand you will LOVE this one. The author's descriptive power makes the situations so real you truly cannot put the book down. With the millenium so close, this is a timely and chilling read!

The Stand, Swan Song.... then I read Fire. It was ok - kind of a creepy story (a virus that re-animates meat... ugh), but neat how it all comes together in the end. It seemed to me that Stewart rushed through the last third of the book - he had the right idea and was going along ok, but I kinda got the feeling he had a deadline to meet or something. Lots of half-developed characters leaves you feeling a bit at a loss when you finally put the book down. All in all not a bad read.

This was one of the best books I have read, that scared me and made me look over my shoulder whenever I heard a sound. This book is the "ONE" "READ IT, WILL SCARE YOU FOREVER".

If you liked Stephen King's "The Stand", you'll love this book. I couldn't put the book down. The way that it all comes together in the end is frighteningly brilliant. I have recommended this book to many people. All agree it has a unique storyline that makes it so captivating.