Books like Firestarter by Stephen King
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What it is about
- Psychokinesis
- Psychic ability
- Children
- Testing laboratories
Kind of book
- Novel
Ages
- Adult
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Why: Both are science fiction books.
What both books share
- science fiction
Firestarter: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
Jurassic Park: "science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction" (LoC 655)
- science fiction
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Why: Both are science fiction books.
What both books share
- science fiction
Firestarter: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
The Handmaid's Tale: "science fiction" (OL subject); "FICTION / Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
- science fiction
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Why: Both are science fiction books.
What both books share
- science fiction
Firestarter: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
Dune: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
- science fiction
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What they share, at a glance
Firestarter next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Science fiction | Horror |
|---|---|---|
| Jurassic Park | shared | not shared |
| The Handmaid's Tale | shared | not shared |
| Dune | shared | not shared |
| Ender's Game | shared | not shared |
| Snow Crash | shared | not shared |
| Hyperion | shared | not shared |
| Dracula | not shared | shared |
| Mexican Gothic | not shared | shared |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | shared | not shared |
| The Martian | shared | not shared |
| Chapterhouse: Dune | shared | not shared |
| Children of Dune | shared | not shared |
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Firestarter: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published on September 29, 1980. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 498-page paperback from Gallery Books. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
9781501192319 ... trade paperback ... 498 pages ... Gallery Books
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