Science fiction · Horror
The Institute
Twelve-year-old Luke Ellis, a gifted boy, is taken from his home overnight and wakes in a facility in the Maine woods. There, kids with psychic abilities are tested and pushed by adults who claim it is for a greater good.
- First published
- 2019
- Pace
- Fast
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 496
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like a King story of children banding together against a cold, organised evil.
Skip this if you find harm done to children upsetting, since the book depicts it often and in detail.
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