Fire Alive!

by John Steiner

Fire. The light by which we tell our stories and mythic tales. It kept the night at bay for hundreds of thousands of years. It guided humanity's migrations across the globe, and became mankind's first weapon of mass destruction.


What if fire developed a mind of its own.


Captain Duane Longhurst, a fire captain haunted by memories of a failed rescue, encounters a new phenomenon of living fire creatures called Thermotrophs. Captain Longhurst and a new firefighter with a hidden past struggle to extinguish the rapidly evolving and ever smarter Thermotrophs to save lives or risk the city being burnt down.


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174 pages, ebook

First published August 2, 2013

About the author

John Steiner earned his Associate of Biology at Salt Lake Community College, where he is currently working as a tutor in math and chemistry. He exercises an avid interest in history, science, philosophy, mythology, martial arts as well as military tactics and technology.

Reviews

[Joy Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the premise--our firefighting heroes also have to fight fires that are living entities, which begin to evolve! And an arsonist complicates things. The story is set in the future (2026), and the firefighting equipment improvements are impressive. Interesting firefighting background too. Our hero is a fire captain, Longhand Longhurst, and he is mentoring a newbie, who has amazing abilities and a mysterious background. The other characters--members of the fire department--Salt Lake City's Station 8--and friends and family members add interest. Suspense, danger, and death--and how will the world cope with these new and nasty enemies? That had me worried, but there's an exciting and satisfying ending.

Note. More editing was needed, but it didn't prevent me from enjoying the story.