House of Stairs

This chilling, suspenseful indictment of mind control is a classic of science fiction and will haunt readers long after the last page is turned.

One by one, five sixteen-year-old orphans are brought to a strange building. It is not a prison, not a hospital; it has no walls, no ceiling, no floor. Nothing but endless flights of stairs leading nowhere--except back to a strange red machine. The five must learn to love the machine and let it rule their lives. But will they let it kill their souls?

"An intensely suspenseful page-turner." --School Library Journal

"A riveting suspense novel with an anti-behaviorist message that works . . . because it emerges only slowly from the chilling events." --Kirkus Reviews

Author: William Sleator
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 04/01/1991
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 7.10h x 4.40w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780140345803
ISBN10: 0140345809
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men

About the Author
William Sleator (1945-2011) is the author of numerous science fiction books for children and young adults, including Interstellar Pig, House of Stairs, and Blackbriar.