Wildfire

by Richard Martin Stern

A portrait of a catastrophic forest fire in New Mexico's Samrio National Forest, where a prolonged drought, the homes that fringe the forest, campers, and two escaped convicts are the ingredients for disaster

Genres: Fiction

1 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Richard Martin Stern was an American novelist. Stern began his writing career in the 1950s with mystery tales of private investigators, winning a 1959 Edgar Award for Best First Novel, for The Bright Road to Fear.
He was most notable for his 1973 novel The Tower, in which a fire engulfs a new metal-and-glass frame skyrise. Stern was inspired to write the novel by the construction of the World Trade Center in New York City. Warner Brothers bought the rights to the novel shortly after its publication for roughly $400,000, and Stern's book, in combination with the novel The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson, was the basis for the movie The Towering Inferno, produced by Irwin Allen and directed by John Guillermin and featuring an all-star cast. The film, shot with a $14 million budget, earned more than $100 million at the American box office.
Stern was known mainly for his mysteries and disaster-related suspense. He died on October 31, 2001, after prolonged illness. He was 86.

Reviews

[Nightmare Reading Books · Rating 1 out of 5]

Custa-me imenso dar más classificações a livros, mas na verdade eu baseio a minha classificação no prazer que a leitura me proporciona ou no que acrescenta à minha vida. E este foi não foi nem prazeroso nem acrescentou nadinha 😴
Este estilo não é para mim

[Charmayne · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought this book would teach me about a side of firefighting I'm not as familiar with - wildland firefighting. However, the writing wasn't incredibly clear and the plot was far from believable at several points.

[Colleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good read and I would recommend it to someone interested in it but not a rave review or must read. Not a thriller or real suspenseful although there are parts that hold your attention.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

No rain has fallen for six weeks and to Ranger JL Harmon the Sanno National Forest is a firetrap that could endanger all the tourist trying to enjoy its beauty. Then lightening strikes.

[Diane Wachter · Rating 3 out of 5]

RDC-M V1 1986, 10/88. Another disaster story, this one a fire in a national forest. Okay.