![]() Together with a bunch of inmates-some innocent kids who have been framed, others cold-blooded killers-Alex plans an escape. 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. ![]() 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. Except in Furnace, death is the least of his worries. ![]() 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. Summary: Furnace Penitentiary: the world’s most secure prison for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earth’s surface. He was SO passionate about his books and they sounded so cool that I just had to buy a copy. Why did I read the book: I met Alexander Gordon Smith in London at Forbidden Planet’s Guillermo del Toro signing. ![]() Book two is called Furnace: Solitary and book 3 is Furnace: Death Sentence (to be published in October) Stand Alone or series: First book in a planned trilogy. ![]()
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