Press Reviews

• Mark Yon

  SFFWORLD.COM

  This is a book that starts with a bang and then relentlessly builds. Joe managed to make my skin crawl in the first chapter, turning what should be a time for celebration into something decidedly creepy. At the mid-point of a lengthy book it became near un-putdownable, in that horrifying 'can't look away from a car crash' kind of way. Although the details are dark and even horrible, the narrative pull is relentless and unstoppable.

• Booklist

  Take the ideas, characters, and tone of Station Eleven (2014) and add a large helping of the action, villains, and unrelenting menace from Doctor Sleep (2013) and you have The Fireman, an excellent example of the very best that genre fiction has to offer readers today

• Starred Library Journal Review

  Like his father, Stephen King, Hill has a talent for depicting fascinating characters caught in terrible situations . . . With a full cast of characters and multiple story lines to keep the reader hooked, Hill's enthralling fourth thriller hits another home run

• Sam Baker, The Pool

  I would put money on this being huge. Can't put it down

• Sarah Pinborough, author of 13 MINUTES

  I devoured this book as if the pages themselves were on fire...an end of the world tale with a blazing heart of hope at its core. A contender for book of the year

• Katherine Cowdrey, The Bookseller

  Joe Hill really could set the world on fire with this book: cleverly imagined and a compulsive read

• Lauren Beukes, author of Broken Monsters

  Joe Hill has always been good, but he's created something incandescent here, soaring and original. He's a master storyteller who writes with fire in his veins

• Lauren Beukes, author of Broken Monsters

  Joe Hill has always been good, but he's created something incandescent here, soaring and original. He's a master storyteller who writes with fire in his veins

• Nick Harkaway

  Every decade must have a great story of how we fail, how our society comes apart. Joe Hill has just written ours - which makes us all refugees seeking a safe haven in the wreckage of a world made brutal and hostile. Ominously superb

• SciFiNow

  'Very well-drawn characters, some serious shocks, a great sense of humour and a willingness to break hearts as well as raise pulse rates.'

• Ars Technica

  Beautiful and aching and striking, a poignant exploration of human relationships and an ode to the simple things

• George R. R. Martin

  If you haven't yet grabbed a copy of Joe Hill's THE FIREMAN, you need to. Original and gripping, a page-turner

• Cosmopolitan

  You'll be instantly hooked if you're obsessed with The Walking Dead. It's got the whole post-apocalyptic world nailed...there is a brilliant humour amid the darkness, and the action scenes feel like a movie

• The Mail on Sunday

  Taps into fears we all have about the world coming to an end, as Donald Trump stokes the fires of racial hatred in America, wars continue across the planet and diseases such as Zika and Ebola spread with shocking speed.

• Woman & Home

  Original, compulsive and very frightening

• SFX

  Clever - but The Fireman isn't just clever, it's also a book with real soul... the deeper truths of The Fireman lie in the way it explores how we slowly build connections with those closest to us...a brave, bold and big hearted take on the end of the world

• Stuff

  Set to blaze through bestsellers lists....exhilarating

• George R.R.Martin

  If you haven't yet grabbed a copy of Joe Hill's THE FIREMAN, you need to. Original and gripping, a page-turner

• Joanne Harris

  A Lord of the Flies for the Twitter generation. Clever, gripping and packs a hell of a punch

• Nick Harkaway

  Ominously superb

• Lev Grossman

  This book is incredible

• The Sunday Mirror

  Joe Hill (aka Stephen King Jnr) proves he's a chip off the old block with this epic post-apocalyptic adventure

• The Guardian

  Hill's writing has matured along with his ideas. He plays out the apocalypse so quickly and efficiently, through small-town witnesses and television broadcasts, that it feels absolutely devastating. And in the aftermath, he juggles a huge cast of characters with aplomb, giving each their time to shine, yet still managing to keep the tension high throughout

• Delve into Dystopia

  The Fireman by Joe Hill is a thrilling, long-lingering, morally-striking book that set my heart and mind alight. A must read.

• Lovereading.co.uk

  Breathless adventures, pulsing emotions, things that go bump in the night and so much more, with surprises lurking on the corner of every page

• BestChickLit.co.uk

  This is a huge cauldron of a novel that pulses with life, hope and decency as well as extreme fear and constant devastation

• For Winter's Nights

  The Fireman is a large book but you hardly notice the pages turning and you certainly wouldn't want to rush it. There are moments of extreme and violent action, fought by real people, there are other passages that are so evocative, memorable and beautifully written, with characters to match. There are also jawdropping moments. It's the most atmospheric read I've had in a long time.

• The Book Addict

  Even though The Fireman is primarily an Apocalyptica, the human issues of corrupt power, personal strength, family, friendship and forgiveness added a level that enhanced my ability to feel invested in the story. Forget The Walking Dead- a book where you actually care for the characters' survival, The Fireman is the next big thing in Dystopian Fiction.

• The Afterword

  this is a book about engagement with the world, about love, and about the need to survive in the worst of circumstances. Hill has been well known in the genre community for a while now, but I'd love to see him break out with this one. It's a terrific book, one which deserves to be read.

• The Eloquent Page

  In our opinion, this book is right up there with the likes of Swan Song, Blood Crazy and, yes, even The Stand. (Yup, we went there, it's that damn good.)

• SF Book

  The Fireman is an exceptional novel, it's moving and thoughtful, drawing you in and not letting you go right up to the superb ending. It's an engaging, emotional journey written by a master of their craft.

• The Sunday Express

  Hill creates a fast paced thriller, with twists in every chapter

• OBSERVER

  A Fantastically compelling read, Hill making the end of the world into a real and visceral thing with the deftest of touches.

• GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

  The book most likely to be spotted on sun loungers this Summer... a gripping end-of-the-world epic.

• Jamie Buxton

  Daily Mail

  In these four novellas, Joe Hill shows himself to be a high-concept übermaster. From a single idea, he weaves brilliantly inventive and character-driven stories that enthral and thrill.

• SFX

  Hill really embraces the shorter format to really grab the reader by the throat. This is a must.