Fire
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Book Overview
From the author of Storm, a breathtaking novel about a raging fire and the path of destruction and change it leaves in its wake. Spitcat, a raging forest fire in the Sierra Nevada of California, had a lifespan of merely eleven days, "yet its effects could be reckoned ahead in centuries." So writes George R. Stewart in this engrossing novel of a fire started by lightning in the dry heat of September, and fanned out of control by...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1681378477
ISBN13:9781681378473
Release Date:August 2024
Publisher:New York Review of Books
Length:312 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.0" x 8.1"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
GET IT RIGHT
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
All of the reviews below this one are not about this book. 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.
This book is the "BOMB" - "WONDERFUL"
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
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".
Captivating
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
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.
Tremendously inventive read, especially with the millenium.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
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!
A wonderful and suspenseful work
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
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.
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