Shock Induction

Resumen del libro

A biting satire that exposes American money, greed and elitism Sunday IndependentFrom the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a dark, satirical parable about a string of mysterious high school disappearances, the seedy underbellies of billionaires, and the tough choices we make in the face of an uncertain future.In Shock Induction, the best and brightest students at a seemingly reputable high school are disappearing. Every day it seems another overachiever is lost to an apparent suicide. But something far more sinister is lurking beneath the surface.These kids have been under surveillance since birth, monitored and measured by an online service called Greener Pastures. Its here, in Greener Pastures, that billionaires observe and recruit the next generation of talent. The highest test scores, the best grades, and the most niche extracurriculars just might land these teenagers an enticing offer at auction. A couple billion dollars in exchange for the remainder of your life and intellectual labor sounds like a pretty fair deal-doesnt it?In a high school only Chuck Palahniuk could imagine, students must choose between the risk of following their dreams or the security of money and a lifetime of servitude to the worlds wealthiest and most elite-but how much of a choice do they truly have?

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Chuck Palahniukx{0026}lt;/B nació en el estado de Washington en 1962. Es licenciado en periodismo y ha trabajado en una empresa de fabricación de contenedores, en una cadena de montaje y como mecánico. Escribió su primera novela, x{0026}lt;I El club de la luchax{0026}lt;/I , en tres meses; casi tan rápida fue también su conversión en un x{0026}lt;I bestsellerx{0026}lt;/I que, además, terminó siendo adaptada al cine. Actualmente es un autor de gran éxito cuyonombre aparece muy a menudo en la lista de los más vendidos en Estados Unidos. Otros títulos del autor son x{0026}lt;I Monstruos invisiblesx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Asfixiax{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Nanax{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Diario. Una novelax{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Error humanox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Fantasmasx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Rant. La vida de un asesinox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Snuffx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Pigmeox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Al desnudox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Condenada x{0026}lt;/I y su continuación, x{0026}lt;I Malditax{0026}lt;/I . Todas ellas están publicadas por Literatura Random House y Debolsillo.x{0026}lt;/P x{0026}lt;P Vive en la Costa Noroeste de Estados Unidos.x{0026}lt;/P