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The Institute is a 2019 American science fiction-horror thriller novel by Stephen King, published by Scribner. The book follows twelve-year-old genius Luke Ellis. When his parents are murdered, he is kidnapped by intruders and awakens in the Institute, a facility that houses other abducted children who have telepathy or telekinesis .
Sep 10, 2019 · Goodreads Choice Award. Winner for Best Horror (2019) 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.
Jul 23, 2020 · no one has ever escaped from the institute. Luke Ellis, a super-smart twelve-year-old with an exceptional gift, is the latest in a long line of kids abducted and taken to a secret government facility, hidden deep in the forest in Maine.
Sep 10, 2019 · King’s latest novel, “The Institute,” belongs to this second category, and is as consummately honed and enthralling as the very best of his work.
The Institute is more sci-fi thriller than horror, sharing story beats and themes with King’s earlier novels Firestarter and It: It follows 12-year-old Luke Ellis, a psychically gifted boy, as he is abducted by the titular Institute and tries to escape with other imprisoned children.
Sep 10, 2019 · Luke Ellis, a super-smart twelve year old with an exceptional gift, is the latest in a long line of kids abducted and taken to a secret government facility, hidden deep in the forest in Maine. Here, kids with special talents - telekinesis and telepathy - are subjected to a series of experiments.
- Stephen King
Sep 10, 2019 · As psychically terrifying as Firestarter, and with the spectacular kid power of It, The Institute is Stephen King’s gut-wrenchingly dramatic story of good vs. evil in a world where the good guys don’t always win.
