Chuck Palahniuk

Broschiertes Buch

Shock Induction

Beschreibung

'Wild, gross, undeniably energetic' Daily Mail Scottish Bureau 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 'Greener Pastures'. It'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 of billion dollars in exchange for the remainder of your life and intellectual labour sounds like a pretty fair deal - doesn't it? From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a dark, thrilling tale about the seedy underbellies of billionaires, and the tough decisions individuals must make in the shadow of power and privilege.

Autor

Chuck Palahniuk's fifteen novels include the bestselling Snuff, Rant, Haunted, Lullaby, and Fight Club, which was made into a film by director David Fincher, as well as Diary, Survivor, Invisible Monsters, and Choke, which was made into a film by director Clark Gregg. He is also the author of Fugitives and Refugees, a nonfiction profile of Portland, Oregon, and the nonfiction collection Stranger Than Fiction. His book of short stories, Make Something Up, was a widely banned bestseller. His graphic novel Fight Club 2 hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. He's also the author of the graphic novel Fight Club 3 and the coloring books Bait and Legacy, as well as the writing guide Consider This. His most recent novel, Not Forever, But For Now, was a USA Today bestseller. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 126mm x 22mm
• ISBN-13: 9781472160218
• ISBN-10: 1472160215
• Artikelnr.: 73333418

Rezensionen

"What sets Shock Induction apart in the Palahniuk oeuvre is its experimentation with form, rendered with a playfulness directed straight out of the page at the reader... Shock Induction is not your standard novel. But Palahniuk is not your standard novelist."-Seattle Times

"The author of Fight Club returns with another dark satire about the inhuman condition, this time exploring disappearing high schoolers, sleazy billionaires and the choices we make to get through life."-Toronto Star

"Palahniuk reinvents his writing style for this slim volume, which moves at a quick pace with lots of big ideas and dark humor."-Variety

"[N]obody takes an idea and runs with it the way Palahniuk does. His teen suicide story is set in a brilliantly realized near-future in which the super-wealthy keep students under surveillance from the day they're born, deciding which will be offered a job-and a lifetime spent under the control of their employer (even this is just a tiny sampling of the wonderful, scary, funny ideas in this book)... Palahniuk's fans will be delighted."-Booklist

"Die-hard Palahniuk fans will lap this up."-Publishers Weekly

"Readers' choice whether this is a coded message, a spiked cocktail, or just a secret love letter to art."-Kirkus Reviews