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Stephen King's The Institute: A Novel (eBook)

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  • From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King whose "storytelling transcends genre" (Newsday) comes "another winner: creepy and touching and horrifyingly believable" (The Boston Globe) about a group of kids confronting evil.
  • 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. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents—telekinesis and telepathy—who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and ten-year-old Avery Dixon. They are all in Front Half. Others, Luke learns, graduated to Back Half, "like the roach motel," Kalisha says. "You check in, but you don't check out."
  • In this most sinister of institutions, the director, Mrs. Sigsby, and her staff are ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their extranormal gifts. There are no scruples here. If you go along, you get tokens for the vending machines. If you don't, punishment is brutal. As each new victim disappears to Back Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help. But no one has ever escaped from the Institute.

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    • 4.7 out of 5 stars rating at Amazon based on over 34,000 customer reviews
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Various Retailers have Stephen King's The Institute: A Novel (eBook) on sale for $2.99

Thanks to Deal Editor powerfuldoppler for posting this deal.

Available from:Book Synopsis:
  • From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King whose "storytelling transcends genre" (Newsday) comes "another winner: creepy and touching and horrifyingly believable" (The Boston Globe) about a group of kids confronting evil.
  • 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. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents—telekinesis and telepathy—who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and ten-year-old Avery Dixon. They are all in Front Half. Others, Luke learns, graduated to Back Half, "like the roach motel," Kalisha says. "You check in, but you don't check out."
  • In this most sinister of institutions, the director, Mrs. Sigsby, and her staff are ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their extranormal gifts. There are no scruples here. If you go along, you get tokens for the vending machines. If you don't, punishment is brutal. As each new victim disappears to Back Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help. But no one has ever escaped from the Institute.

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $7 less (70% savings) than the digital list price.
  • About this product:
    • 4.7 out of 5 stars rating at Amazon based on over 34,000 customer reviews
  • Additional Note:
    • Please refer to the Forum Thread for additional discussion regarding this deal.
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Dec 5, 2022 6:34 PM
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hkamDec 5, 2022 6:34 PM
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I really like this book. I hope he will write a sequel.
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Dec 5, 2022 8:40 PM
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MrABZDec 5, 2022 8:40 PM
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Quote from hkam :
I really like this book. I hope he will write a sequel.
I never read it but the audiobook was solid. A sequel would be nice since there seems to be a lot more that could be done with this story.
Dec 5, 2022 8:59 PM
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shadowfaxs3Dec 5, 2022 8:59 PM
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Below average for King IMO, equates to a really good Koontz.

Great for $3.
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Dec 5, 2022 10:17 PM
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HonchoDec 5, 2022 10:17 PM
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Quote from hkam :
I really like this book. I hope he will write a sequel.
I was surprised this didn't end up being a Firestarter semi-sequel. It was already most of the way there, all it needed was a throwaway reference or two to "the incident with the girl and her dad in the 80s."
Dec 5, 2022 10:46 PM
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AirFryingFiendDec 5, 2022 10:46 PM
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This is a great book!
Dec 6, 2022 12:14 AM
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packersarebadDec 6, 2022 12:14 AM
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Huge fan of this book, worth the price!

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Dec 6, 2022 12:23 AM
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Heckler101Dec 6, 2022 12:23 AM
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Showing up as $3.99 now everywhere but Amazon.
Dec 6, 2022 12:34 AM
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MisterdobalinaDec 6, 2022 12:34 AM
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Very entertaining read. Ending is weird but still a nice book
Dec 6, 2022 1:40 AM
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TROGDOR!!Dec 6, 2022 1:40 AM
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Huh. How did I miss this? Looks like it takes place in the Minneapolis area, where I live. $3? I'm in.
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Dec 6, 2022 1:57 AM
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cccheelDec 6, 2022 1:57 AM
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Great book.
Dec 6, 2022 2:28 AM
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CrimsonRoute7166Dec 6, 2022 2:28 AM
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I also really liked the book! "bc you guys are my friends!"
Dec 6, 2022 2:54 AM
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atsDec 6, 2022 2:54 AM
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I really enjoyed this one
Dec 6, 2022 3:34 AM
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Thank you for sharing, I appreciate it

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Dec 6, 2022 12:43 PM
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AnalogKid2112Dec 6, 2022 12:43 PM
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Loved King back in the day. His stuff in the last 10-20 years just doesn't cut it for me. Doesn't help that the guy turned into some sort of lunatic, but I guess great artists like him are crazy on some level.

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