'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express 'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent 'A captivating, hybrid novel that shape-shifts through several genres' The Sunday Times Deep in the woods of Maine, there is a dark state facility where kids, abducted from across the United States, are incarcerated. In the Institute they are subjected to a series of tests and procedures meant to combine their exceptional gifts - telepathy, telekinesis - for concentrated effect. Luke Ellis ...
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'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express 'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent 'A captivating, hybrid novel that shape-shifts through several genres' The Sunday Times Deep in the woods of Maine, there is a dark state facility where kids, abducted from across the United States, are incarcerated. In the Institute they are subjected to a series of tests and procedures meant to combine their exceptional gifts - telepathy, telekinesis - for concentrated effect. Luke Ellis is the latest recruit. He's just a regular 12-year-old, except he's not just smart, he's super-smart. And he has another gift which the Institute wants to use... Far away in a small town in South Carolina, former cop Tim Jamieson has taken a job working for the local sheriff. He's basically just walking the beat. But he's about to take on the biggest case of his career. Back in the Institute's downtrodden playground and corridors where posters advertise 'just another day in paradise', Luke, his friend Kalisha and the other kids are in no doubt that they are prisoners, not guests. And there is no hope of escape. But great events can turn on small hinges and Luke is about to team up with a new, even younger recruit, Avery Dixon, whose ability to read minds is off the scale. While the Institute may want to harness their powers for covert ends, the combined intelligence of Luke and Avery is beyond anything that even those who run the experiments - even the infamous Mrs Sigsby - suspect. Thrilling, suspenseful, heartbreaking, THE INSTITUTE is a stunning novel of childhood betrayed and hope regained.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1529355397. Slight wear to spine, covers, corners & dustjacket.; This novel presents a thrilling and suspenseful tale centered around children with special talents, such as telekinesis and telepathy, who are abducted and taken to a secret facility known as The Institute. Here, their powers are harnessed for mysterious purposes. The story follows Luke Ellis, a super-smart twelve-year-old, who becomes the latest recruit to this shadowy place. Despite the institute's intention to exploit these children, Luke's intelligence—and that of his new friend, Avery—proves to be a formidable challenge even for the institute's operators, including the infamous Mrs. Sigsby. The narrative is engaging, blending elements of suspense, thriller, and a poignant exploration of hope and resilience in the face of betrayal; Octavo; 485 pages.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. 496 p. Audience: General/trade. First edition, first printing UK hardback, 2019 Hodder & Stoughton. The book is in fine condition, the dustjacket is in fine condition. Not price clipped.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. 496 p. Audience: General/trade. First edition, first printing UK hardback, 2019 Hodder & Stoughton. The book is in fine condition, the dustjacket is in fine condition. Special edition with an exclusive cover.