The Fireman

Holy apocalypse Batman or should I say burning apocalypse Batman? Not sure. With some nods to his dad's (Stephen King) The Stand I'd say Joe Hill did a fine job ending the world or at least almost ending it in a fictional sense. The story of the dragonscale, which is some spore/virus that makes people burn if they're unlucky. There are a few who have learned to not burn so to speak. I did have a Smokey the Bear moment of only you can prevent self conflagration at least if you can figure out how.

Overall the main character Harper was a bit twee but we all have our moments. I would've liked more of the Fireman and definitely less of Jakob Spoiler holy crap was I ever so happy when he D.I.A.F (die in a fire) . I did like the theory presented that the dragonscale spore had been around previously. Overall an entertaining apocalyptic piece of fiction.