The Fireman

Joe Hill's "The Fireman" plunges humanity into a terrifying global pandemic known as Dragonscale, a spontaneous combustion spore that marks its hosts with beautiful gold and black patterns before they erupt in flames. As civilization crumbles, marked by widespread conflagrations and ruthless 'Cremation Squads,' a compassionate nurse named Harper Grayson discovers she's infected and pregnant. Abandoned by her husband, Harper clings to hope for her unborn child, having witnessed other infected mothers give birth to healthy babies. Her desperate journey for survival leads her to a mysterious and compelling figure: a man known only as The Fireman. This enigmatic individual, himself afflicted with Dragonscale, has learned to harness the fire within, using it as a weapon and a shield for the hunted. As the world burns, Harper must uncover The Fireman's secrets to protect herself and her child from a fiery end, navigating a society teetering on the brink of total annihilation.