The escape from furnace series lockdown book 1 solitary book 2 death sentence book 3 fugitives book 4 execution book 5 explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. James patterson, for lockdown escape from furnace book 1 alex tried to escape. Lockdown escape from furnace book 1 unabridged alexander gordon smith. Watch this book trailer video and step into the thrilling world of author alexander gordon smiths lockdown. Lockdown, solitary, death sentence, fugitives, execution ebook. Lockdown audiobook by alexander gordon gordon smith. Convicted of a murder he didnt commit, sentenced to life without parole, alex sawyer knows he has two choices. The furnace penitentiary, a prison for children offenders is a mile underground where the novel takes place. Fresh and ferocious, lockdown will hook boys with its gritty, unrelenting surprises. Lockdown in this prison, secret horrors are breaking free.
Escape from furnace, a young adult novel about furnace penitentiary. Lockdown is followed by solitary, death sentence, fugitives and execution. I met alexander gordon smith in london at forbidden planets guillermo del toro signing. This fastpaced, actionpacked and gruesome tale will keep readers who enjoy the macabre riveted. I loved the idea of an underground prison and one protagonist. Solitary fresh and ferocious, lockdown will hook boys with its gritty, unrelenting surprises.
Lockdown, solitary, death sentence, fugitives, execution ebook written by alexander gordon smith. If alex doesnt break free from his emotional and physical prisons, he might as well just be another robotic prisoner in the monotony of his prison. Death sentence to be published in october why did i read the book. Lockdown is the dark, disturbing and chilling story of the unimaginable horrors that face the young offenders that are incarcerated in furnace penitentiary. Escape from furnace 1 escape from furnace series by alexander gordon smith. Except in furnace, death is the least furnace penitentiary. Nevertheless, toby, alex, zee, and gary try their luck to escape the most feared prison of all mankind. He was so passionate about his books and they sounded so cool that i just had to buy a copy. Furnace penitentiary is a prison for young offenders under eighteen that is. Because of this, sawyer was sent to a horrid penitentiary named furnace. Lockdown, solitary, death sentence, fugitives, execution.
It has many twists and turns, and there is a lot of suspense. Alexs second attempt to break out of furnace penitentiary failed. Alex learns life in prison and tries to escape with the help of his friends. Furnace penitentiary, in the distant future, is the worlds most secure prison for young offenders. Lockdown was a brilliant book that gives vivid imagery to the life of alex within the furnace. The place they send you to forget about you, to punish you for your crimes. Furnace penitentiary, where death is the least of your worries. Escape from furnace by alexander gordon smith, it has one conflict throughout the whole five books in the series, escape. Lockdownescape from furnace 1 by alexander gordon smith. Lockdown book 1 solitary book 2 death sentence book 3 fugitives book 4. See more ideas about prison, penitentiary, robbery. A hardcore journal advanced pulverized coal injection technology and blast furnace operation.
In the adrenalinfueled fivebook escape from furnace seriesfull of action, adventure and mysteryalex sawyer seeks to break free of a hellish underground penitentiary for teenage offenders. Escape from furnace, is a 2009 horror sciencefiction novel, written by alexander gordon smith. Contentsshow personality alex is a bundle of nervousness, wisecracker, and confidence that all managed to convene in. Buy a cheap copy of lockdown book by alexander gordon smith. Lockdown the first book of this series is a mildlygraphic thriller named lockdown and. After experimenting in the service and retail trades for a. It is also currently the most dangerous place on earth, being responsible for hundreds of deaths.
In the third book in the escape from furnace series, alex struggles to survive the bloody, brutal laboratories beneath furnace penitentiary, where monsters are made. He is sentenced to furnace a penitentiary for murderous kids. Furnace penitentiary escape from furnace wiki fandom. James pattersonfurnace is hotter than hell and twice as much fun sign me up for a life sentence of alexander gordon smith darren shan, author of the demonata seriesfurnace penitentiary. I only put this book down to work and picked it up afterwards and read till 4 a. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read escape from furnace 1. Escape is a powerful theme in lockdown, the only way alex has a chance at life. Furnace serieslockdown book 1solitary book 2death sentence. I would say this book is a mystery book, because you dont know if alex, the main character, will escape the inescapable prison called the furnac. Lockdown is the first instalment in the escape from furnace series by. I read this book because the thought of dystopian societies and horrible creatures appealed to me.
See which new books our editors chose as this months favorites for kids of all ages. Lockdown is a young adult science fiction novel and is the first volume in the furnace series, written by alexander gordon smith. Discover furnace penitentiary, the worlds most secure prison for young offenders a terrifying new series of books for teenagers by alexander gordon smith. The city is in lockdown roads sealed, police everywhere.
Born in 1979 in norwich, england, he always wanted to be a writer. Escape from furnace series by alexander gordon smith. The worlds most secure prison for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earths surface. Mar 12, 2016 this book is about a teen alex who is falsely accused of killing his friend in a robbery. When fourteenyearold alex is framed for murder, he becomes an inmate in the furnace penitentiary, where brutal inmates and sadistic guards reign, boys who disappear in the middle of the night sometimes return weirdly altered, and escape might just be possible. Convicted of a murder he didnt commit, sentenced to life without parole, new fish alex sawyer knows he has two choices. The furnace penitentiary is an underground prison, buried a mile beneath the earths surface, where juveniles are sentenced for life, with no hope and no chance of release. Alexander gordon smith is the author of the escape from furnace series of young adult novels, including lockdown and solitary. The main character alex is in furnace penitentiary for a life sentence for a murder that was framed on him, now he only has one plan and that is to get out. But with every step toward freedom, alex finds there will be no escaping the secret horrors and nightmarish creatures haunting his endless nights until. Sometimes simply a string of bad or just soso novels will cause me to just love the next good one i pick up.
Furnace penitentiary thefurnace wiki fandom powered by. In furnace, there are gangs and blacksuits thatll kill. After he is accused of murdering his partner in crime toby, he is sentenced to a life behind bars in furnace penitentiary, a prison of criminal teens which is located deep beneath the earth. However there are 5 more books in the series lockdown book 1, solitary, death sentence, fugitives, and execution. Soon alex discovers that the prison is a place of pure evil, where inhuman. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the escape from furnace series. The night before, donovan is one of the boys who is taken away by the wheezers, and the next day, one of the inmates rats them out and toby is badly wounded from the oversized explosion.
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