The Institute

Twelve-year-old genius Luke Ellis is abducted after his parents' murder and taken to the Institute, a clandestine facility exploiting children with telepathic and telekinetic powers.

As Luke uncovers the organization's brutal experiments and mysterious 'Back Half' program, he allies with other captive children to resist their captors.

The novel explores themes of institutional cruelty, survival, and the ethical limits of using extraordinary abilities for perceived global security.