TheFiremanANovel

Fromtheaward-winning，NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofNOS4A2，Horns，andHeart-ShapedBoxcomesanunnervingnovelaboutaworldwidepandemicofspontaneouscombustionthatthreatenstoreducecivilizationtoashesStaycool...Nooneknowsexactlywhenorwhereitbegan.Aterrifyingnewplagueisspreadinglikewildfireacrossthecountry，strikingcitiesonebyone...Dragonscale，ahighlycontagious，deadlysporethattattoositshostswithbeautifulblackandgoldmarks—beforecausingthemtoburstintoflames.HarperGrayson，acompassionate，dedicatednursetreatedhundredsofinfectedpatientsbeforecontractingthedeadlyvirusherself.Whentheoutbreakfirstbegan，sheandherhusband，Jakob，hadmadeapact：theywouldtakemattersintotheirownhandsiftheybecameinfected.ToJakob’sdismay，Harpernowwantstolive—atleastuntilthefetussheiscarryingcomestoterm.Convincedthathisdo-goodingwifehasmadehimsick，Jakobbecomesunhinged，andeventuallyabandonsherastheironce-placidNewEnglandcommunitycollapsesinterror.ButHarperisn’tasaloneasshefears：amysteriousandcompellingstranger，amanwearingadirtyyellowfirefighter’sjacketandcarryingahookedironbar，straddlestheabyssbetweeninsanityanddeath.KnownsimplyasTheFireman，hestrollstheruinsofNewHampshire，amadmanafflictedwithDragonscalewhohaslearnedtocontrolthefirewithinhimself，usingitasashieldtoprotectthehunted...andasaweapontoavengethewronged....TheFiremaniscoming.