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Shock Induction by Chuck Palahniuk
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Shock Induction

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Length 6 hours 20 minutes
Language English
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From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a dark, satirical parable about a string of mysterious high school disappearances, the seedy underbellies of billionaires, and the tough choices we make in the face of an uncertain future.

In Shock Induction, the best and brightest students at a seemingly reputable high school are disappearing. Every day it seems another overachiever is lost to an apparent suicide. But something far more sinister is lurking beneath the surface.

These kids have been under surveillance since birth, monitored and measured by an online service called ā€œGreener Pastures.ā€ Itā€™s here, in Greener Pastures, that billionaires observe and recruit the next generation of talent. The highest test scores, the best grades, and the most niche extracurriculars just might land these teenagers an enticing offer at auction. A couple billion dollars in exchange for the remainder of your life and intellectual labor sounds like a pretty fair dealā€”doesnā€™t it?

In a high school only Chuck Palahniuk could imagine, students must choose between the risk of following their dreams or the security of money and a lifetime of servitude to the worldā€™s wealthiest and most eliteā€”but how much of a choice do they truly have?

Chuck Palahniukā€™s fourteen novels include the bestsellingĀ Snuff;Ā Rant;Ā Haunted;Ā Lullaby;Ā Fight Club, which was made into a film by director David Fincher;Ā Diary;Ā Survivor;Ā Invisible Monsters;Ā andĀ Choke, which was made into a film by director Clark Gregg. He is also the author of the nonfiction profile of Portland,Ā Fugitives and Refugees, and the nonfiction collectionĀ Stranger Than Fiction. His story collectionĀ Make Something UpĀ was a widely banned bestseller. His graphic novelĀ Fight Club IIĀ hit #1 on theĀ New York TimesĀ list. Heā€™s also the author ofĀ Fight Club IIIĀ and the coloring booksĀ BaitĀ andĀ Legacy, as well as the writing guideĀ Consider This.Ā He lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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