The Institute
The Institute by Stephen King, published by Hodder & Stoughton on July 23, 2020, spans 485 pages and is presented in English. This edition follows the harrowing journey of Luke Ellis, a young boy who is abducted from his home and taken to a sinister facility known as The Institute. Here, he discovers that he is not alone; other children with extraordinary abilities, such as telekinesis and telepathy, are also held captive. The narrative unfolds as Luke grapples with the terrifying reality of his situation and the ruthless methods employed by the institution’s staff to exploit the children’s gifts.
Readers will find a blend of horror, mystery, and science fiction as the story delves into themes of genetic engineering and the struggle against evil. The chilling atmosphere is heightened by the oppressive environment of The Institute, where the stakes are life and death for the children involved. As Luke and his fellow captives face brutal punishments and the looming threat of the unknown, the tension escalates, driving the narrative forward. This edition offers a gripping exploration of resilience and the fight for freedom amidst a backdrop of suspense and supernatural elements.
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King whose “storytelling transcends genre” (Newsday) comes “another winner: creepy and touching and horrifyingly believable” (The Boston Globe) about a group of kids confronting evil.
In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis’s parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there’s no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents–telekinesis and telepathy–who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and ten-year-old Avery Dixon. They are all in Front Half. Others, Luke learns, graduated to Back Half, “like the roach motel,” Kalisha says. “You check in, but you don’t check out.”
In this most sinister of institutions, the director, Mrs. Sigsby, and her staff are ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their extranormal gifts. There are no scruples here. If you go along, you get tokens for the vending machines. If you don’t, punishment is brutal. As each new victim disappears to Back Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help. But no one has ever escaped from the Institute.
As psychically terrifying as Firestarter, and with the spectacular kid power of It, The Institute is “first-rate entertainment that has something important to say. We all need to listen” (The Washington Post).
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