In The Institute by Stephen King, doctors in a world-wide secret organization harnessed the power of children with psychic abilities to eliminate alleged threats to world peace. These children were kidnapped, used as test subjects, and eventually died in their forced service. Two unlikely heroes — Luke Ellis, a child genius, and Avery Dixon, a socially inept boy with exceptionally strong telepathic abilities — used their unique abilities to bring the illegal organization down. Themes in the novel include the power of the mind, the goodness of a flawed America, and psychological warfare.
Stephen King has written twenty-six novels (including five under the pen name Richard Bachman), five collections of short fiction, one book of criticism, six screenplays, and other short works. Accord...
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Stephen King (born 1947) is a prolific and immensely popular author of horror fiction. In his works, King blends elements of the traditional gothic tale with those of the modern psychological thriller...
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Stephen King was born September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. Two years later, his father, a merchant seaman, went to the grocery store for a pa...
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Stephen (Edwin) King
Stephen King
Stephen King