The Best Books With Fire in the Title

Updated January 5, 2019 666 votes 97 voters 10.2k views

It turns out that books with fire in the title are way more common than you think. Here are 90+ good books with fire in the title, including both fiction and non-fiction. It's safe to say that most of these titles aren't books about fires, blazes, or infernos, but the core commonality between these books is that they have the word fire in the title.

Books with fire in the title include Quest for Fire by J.-H. Rosny, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling. If you have a favorite fire book, vote it up below, or add it to the list if it's not already here. It doesn't matter if it's science fiction, fantasy, romance, or non-fiction - if the book has fire in the name, it belongs on this list.

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Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins
First Published: 2009-09-01
Genres (Book): Utopian and dystopian fiction, Dystopia, Young adult literature, Adventure fiction, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J. K. Rowling
First Published: 2000-07-08
Subjects: Wizards, Schools, England
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction
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Angel Fire East
Terry Brooks
First Published: 1999-10-26
Subjects: Epic film, Demonology
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Horror Film, Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
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A Taste Of Fire
Hannah Howell
Genres (Book): Romance novel, Western, Fiction
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The Archipelago on Fire
Jules Verne
First Published: 1884
Genres (Book): Adventure fiction
Original Language: French Language
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Fire Ice
Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos
First Published: 2002
Subjects: International relations
Genres (Book): Suspense, Mystery, Thriller, Fiction
Original Language: English Language
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Fire and Sleet and Candlelight
August Derleth
First Published: 1961
Subjects: 20th century
Genres (Book): Poetry, Horror Film, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
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A Fire in the Sun
George Alec Effinger
First Published: 1989-06
Subjects: American science fiction
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Novel, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction
Original Language: English Language
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Fire cloud
Cassie Edwards
Subjects: Missouri
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Prince of Fire
Daniel Silva
Genres (Book): Crime Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Spy fiction
Original Language: English Language
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Set This House on Fire
William Styron
First Published: 1960-05-12
Subjects: Europe, Adventure
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Novel
Original Language: English Language
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Wild Fire
Liz Fielding
Subjects: Erotica, Adult
Genres (Book): Romance novel, Fiction
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The Girl Who Played with Fire
Stieg Larsson
First Published: 2006
Genres (Book): Crime Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Original Language: Swedish Language

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Fire in the Steppe
Henryk Sienkiewicz
First Published: 1888
Subjects: Poland, History
Genres (Book): Historical novel
Original Language: Polish Language
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A Fire in the Blood
Shirl Henke
Genres (Book): Romance novel, Western, Fiction
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Frost & Fire
Roger Zelazny
Genres (Book): Essay, Short story, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
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Friendly Fire
Lynn Picknett
Subjects: Military science, Europe, International relations, Military, United States of America
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The Fire Within
Chris D'Lacey
First Published: 2001
Genres (Book): Children's literature, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
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The new fire truck
Mercer Mayer
Subjects: Schools
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Earth, air, fire & water
Scott Cunningham
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The Fire Engine That Disappeared
Per Wahlöö, Maj Sjöwall
First Published: 1969
Genres (Book): Crime Fiction
Original Language: Swedish Language
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Fire sermon
Wright Morris
Subjects: Hitchhiking
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Fire and Hemlock
Diana Wynne Jones
First Published: 1985
Subjects: Young adult
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language

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Fire Sea
Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
First Published: 1991
Subjects: Epic film
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
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Luka and the Fire of Life
Salman Rushdie
First Published: 2010-09-30
Genres (Book): Fantasy
Original Language: English Language