The Institute

Resumen del libro

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO 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. Here, kids with special talents - telekinesis and telepathy - like Luke's new friends Kalisha, Nick and Iris, are subjected to a series of experiments.

There seems to be no hope of escape. Until Luke teams up with an even younger boy whose powers of telepathy are off the scale. Meanwhile, far away in a small town in South Carolina, former cop Tim Jamieson, looking for the quiet life, has taken a job working for the local sheriff.

He doesn't know he's about to take on the biggest case of his career . . .

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OUT. 'An epic tale of childhood betrayal and hope regained... an immersive tale full of suspense and thrills that will keep readers up late at night racing towards a heartbreaking yet glorious finale...

a dazzling achievement' - Daily Express

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P ALIGN=JUSTIFY x{0026}lt;B Stephen Kingx{0026}lt;/B es autor de más de sesenta libros, todos ellos best sellers internacionales. Sus títulos más recientes son x{0026}lt;I Hollyx{0026}lt;/I ,x{0026}lt;I Cuento de Hadasx{0026}lt;/I ,x{0026}lt;I Billy Summersx{0026}lt;/I ,x{0026}lt;I Despuésx{0026}lt;/I ,x{0026}lt;I La sangre mandax{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El Institutox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Elevaciónx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El visitantex{0026}lt;/I (cuya adaptación audiovisual se estrenó en HBO en enero de 2020), x{0026}lt;I La caja debotones de Gwendyx{0026}lt;/I (con Richard Chizmar), x{0026}lt;I Bellas durmientesx{0026}lt;/I (con su hijo Owen King), x{0026}lt;I El bazar de los malos sueñosx{0026}lt;/I , la trilogía Bill Hodges (x{0026}lt;I Mr. Mercedesx{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I Quien pierde pagax{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I Fin de guardiax{0026}lt;/I ), x{0026}lt;I Revivalx{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I Doctor Sueñox{0026}lt;/I . La novela x{0026}lt;I 22/11/63x{0026}lt;/I (convertida en serie de televisión en Hulu) fue elegida por x{0026}lt;I The New York Times Book Reviewx{0026}lt;/I como una de las diez mejores novelas de 2011 y por x{0026}lt;I Los Angeles Timesx{0026}lt;/I como la mejor novela de intriga del año. Los libros de la serie La Torre Oscura e x{0026}lt;I Itx{0026}lt;/I han sido adaptados al cine, así como gran parte de sus clásicos, desde x{0026}lt;I Miseryx{0026}lt;/I hasta x{0026}lt;I El resplandorx{0026}lt;/I pasando por x{0026}lt;I Carriex{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El juego de Geraldx{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I La zona muertax{0026}lt;/I .x{0026}lt;/P x{0026}lt;P ALIGN=JUSTIFY x{0026}lt;/P x{0026}lt;P ALIGN=JUSTIFY En reconocimiento a su trayectoria profesional, le han sido concedidos los premios PEN American Literary Service Award en 2018, National Medal of Arts en 2014 y National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters en 2003.x{0026}lt;/P x{0026}lt;P ALIGN=JUSTIFY x{0026}lt;/P x{0026}lt;P ALIGN=JUSTIFY Vive en Bangor, Maine, con su esposa Tabitha King, también novelista.x{0026}lt;/P