In a desperate bid for freedom Alex discovers a horrifying truth - that the Furnace Penitentiary is a place of pure evil, a place where cruel experiments take place every day, where inmates are guinea pigs, where monsters make monsters, and where death is the least of your worries.Īction-packed, gritty and gruesome - this is the perfect read for thrill-hungry teenagers. Where are they taken and why are they returned covered with scars, acting as though they are not quite human? Every night an inmate is taken from his cell by guards and returned the next morning changed. He also runs many creative writing talks and workshops around the world, encouraging everyone -particularly children- to write. Escape from Furnace Series by Alexander Gordon Smith Escape from Furnace Series 5 primary works 8 total works In the adrenalin-fueled five-book Escape from Furnace series-full of action, adventure and mystery-Alex Sawyer seeks to break free of a hellish underground penitentiary for teenage offenders. A vast building sunk deep into the ground, there's one way in and no way out.īut rowdy inmates and sadistic guards are the least of Alex's problems. Alexander Gordon Smith (born 27 February 1979) is an English horror writer, founder of Egg Box Publishing and co-owner of independent production company, Fear Driven Films. Now he is an inmate in the Furnace Penitentiary - the toughest prison in the world for young offenders. Born in 1979 in Norwich, England, Alexander Gordon Smith began to write his first stories at the age of six. When thirteen-year-old Alex is framed for murder, his life changes forever.

Alexander Gordon Smith's cult teen series has been reissued with the bestselling US covers. He is framed for the murder of his best friend and sentenced to life without possibility of parole in Furnace Penitentiary. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order. The five-book story, starting with Lockdown, follows a teenage boy called Alex Sawyer who is a criminal but not a killer. Read reviews and buy Lockdown - (Escape from Furnace) by Alexander Gordon Smith (Paperback) at Target. Prison Break meets Darren Shan in an unforgettable story of terror, evil and intrigue. My second series, which has just come out in the States, is Escape From Furnace.

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