![]() ![]() ![]() "I love ghosts and stories about monsters under the bed but I wanted to go in a different direction with this book," he says. It represents a departure from the more horror-themed subject matter of his three previous efforts, 2007 debut Heart-Shaped Box, 2013's NOS4R2 (pronounced Nosferatu) and 2010's Horns, which he describes as "a satirical work of magic realism". The Fireman is set in a post-apocalyptic America devastated by Dragonscale, a pandemic that involves people randomly bursting into flames. ![]() "It's like I've managed to work in a question about The Beatles v The Rolling Stones into every single book, because that's one of my fascinations, and it's a cultural landmark that I keep returning to again and again." "Most of my work has been a conversation about the books, movies, comics and music that I love," Hill says. Rowling to Ray Bradbury, Joe Hill is talking about the numerous authors whose works have inspired his latest novel, The Fireman. Joe Hill wanted vaguely plausible science to underpin The Fireman story. ![]()
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