Escape from Furnace: Lockdown

Alexander Gordon Smith

Oct 2009 · Escape from Furnace Vol 1 · Sold by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

About this eBook

Furnace Penitentiary: the world's most secure prison for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earth's surface. Convicted of a murder he didn't commit, sentenced to life without parole, "new fish" Alex Sawyer knows he has two choices: find a way out, or resign himself to a death behind bars, in the darkness at the bottom of the world. Except in Furnace, death is the least of his worries. Soon Alex discovers that the prison is a place of pure evil, where inhuman creatures in gas masks stalk the corridors at night, where giants in black suits drag screaming inmates into the shadows, where deformed beasts can be heard howling from the blood-drenched tunnels below. And behind everything is the mysterious, all-powerful warden, a man as cruel and dangerous as the devil himself, whose unthinkable acts have consequences that stretch far beyond the walls of the prison.

Together with a bunch of inmates—some innocent kids who have been framed, others cold-blooded killers—Alex plans an escape. But as he starts to uncover the truth about Furnace's deeper, darker purpose, Alex's actions grow ever more dangerous, and he must risk everything to expose this nightmare that's hidden from the eyes of the world.

Ratings and reviews

I've always had trouble reading. Wether it be because I simply wasn't interested in the book's characters or plot, or because I lacked the mental stability to comprehend what I was reading.. The Escape From Furnace Series was full of interesting characters and scenarios, and it forced me to have an attention span that actually allowed me to acomplish the task of reading an entire book! Then I read the whole series! :D I love your books man.. I've tried to read other books but yours are still my favourite (:

Could not ask for a better book series. apparently this guy writes books for kids but I think they're amazing for any age. After the first page I was hooked and he won't let you go untill the final book! I hope it becomes a movie not only to see the imagination behind the story but because the author deserves to be famous.

I read this when I lived in Texas and man you literally hooked me with the first sentence and just reeled me through the whole series. You are an amazing author who deserves every award possible. Have a grear day.

About the author

Alexander Gordon Smith is the author of the Escape from Furnace series. Born in 1979 in Norwich, England, he always wanted to be a writer. After experimenting in the service and retail trades for a few years, Smith decided to go to University. He studied English and American Literature at the University of East Anglia, and it was here that he first explored his love of publishing. Along with poet Luke Wright, he founded Egg Box Publishing, a groundbreaking magazine and press that promotes talented new authors. He also started writing literally hundreds of articles, short stories and books ranging from Scooby Doo comic strips to world atlases, Midsomer Murders to X-Files. The research for these projects led to countless book ideas germinating in his head. His first book, The Inventors, written with his nine-year-old brother Jamie, was published in the U.K. in 2007. He lives in England.