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The Institute
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
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Editorial reviews
Stephen King, the master of horror, mystery and suspense, does it again with a gripping thriller about a group of gifted children and the horrors they go through in The Institute.
It's no secret that Stephen King is a master at depicting the innocence, strength and remarkable courage of children pitted against unthinkable evil, having done so with young protagonists ranging from Danny Torrance in The Shining to The Losers' Club in It. King revisits that very motif in this audiobook, following a group of children with extraordinary abilities who are imprisoned by the shadowy cabal behind a facility known only as The Institute. A mix of mystery, suspense, thriller and horror, this is a work of classic King.
The acting abilities of narrator Santino Fontana are well documented: Fontana was the voice behind Prince Hans in Disney's hit animated film Frozen, and he won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his starring role in Broadway's adaptation of Tootsie. He wields those talents in his narration of this audiobook, a performance that has earned widespread acclaim. Alternating between chilling and childish, Fontana brings King’s rich cast of characters to life in a performance that one Audible listener said made for 'the best audiobook I've heard'.
Publisher's Summary
Combining the suspense of The Outsider with the childhood camaraderie in It, The Institute is a powerful new novel from Stephen King which is destined to become the number one blockbuster of autumn 2019.
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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- Anonymous User
- 24-09-2019
Narration was amazing!
Santino Fontana immediately immersed me in this incredible world.
This story was a perfect mix of The Losers Club from It, and everything I wanted to know more about in Firestarter.
The story started to lag towards the end, but this was an amazing journey.
Characters were 10/10 as per usual for Mr King
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- mathew stewart
- 15-12-2019
Awesome, invigorating and thought provoking
from start to finish, I was lost in this prison world King created. absolutely fascinating
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- Anonymous User
- 10-08-2020
Great story
Found it hard to put down. Read so well the reader bought thre story to life.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-11-2020
Great Story
Loved this story of what could be possible. Hard to end such a good book.
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- Louise
- 24-03-2020
Who are the monsters?
King again challenges us to wonder what might we be capable of in desperate circumstances. Really, really great characters, written so sensitively that you can really understand what drove (some) of them to act the way they did. I always like it when King builds strong children characters and this brings to mind the best of It and Firestarter in its characterisation. Like Firestarter and The Dead Zone, this book made me wonder who we should really be afraid of and, unfortunately, it always comes back to...other people. I loved this book and am so impressed that King continues to deliver such sterling output.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-12-2020
King delivers again.
Third listen and I get more out of this book every time. Great animated narration!
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- Anonymous User
- 25-02-2021
Loved it!
Loved it! Never a dull moment, I was always wanting to read more! it was a treat to read
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- KimMcK
- 16-10-2019
Brilliant start to finish!
Started this on an 8hr flight and couldn’t turn it off! Narrated perfectly and a captivating story. Light, interesting and great characters. Recommend this to any lover of fiction where you can lose yourself in different world.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-11-2019
captivating
loved every minute. Not really a Steven King fan but it kept me wanting more.
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- Elaine Whale
- 13-12-2019
Brilliant
loved it. like a rollercoaster ride. Nearly a tear at the end too. Very human ending.
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