Lockdown

Escape From Furnace, Book 1

De: Alexander Gordon Smith

Narrado por: Alex Kalajzic

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.©2009 Alexander Gordon Smith (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Fresh and ferocious, Lockdown will hook boys with its gritty, unrelenting surprises." (James Patterson)

An amazing start to a YA series

More of 3 1/2 stars for me - rounded up since I am not the targeted audience.

This was a fantastic YA novel! It was action packed from the get go. I can see it possibly being a bit creepy and tense to a teenager. There is an enormous amount of violence but the good guy actions balances it out. A great book to get a reluctant reader hooked if they are into light horror. It’s a short, fast paced read that will hold your interest wanting more when it’s over.
I’m very interested in finding out all the details that were left out. The Who, what, why of it all is not included in book one. It definitely gets you hooked wanting more.

Great story!

I loved the story. I didn't care as much for the narrator but it was good.

best book I've ever read

i really loved it. so much going to read the other books in the series

Great story

The story itself is captivating, the descriptions around the scenery and actual person are phenomenal. I had hoped the movie would already be out.

geez can I picture it

it's literally a movie in your head. it's ridiculous how I would sit down. put my earphone in stare out of wall and listen to the story rather than scroll through tiktok mindlessly

Unimaginable

I'm not a fan of the narrator but the story is gripping! I found myself taking long trips on purpose just so I could listen to it!

I love Alexander Gordon Gordon Smith books

I love these books
I have already read them and not listening to them.
Still great books

A book I will always recommend!

Yup so this book to me is quite a good book. A Really really really really really really really good book.

My favorite series

I read this series when I was 18-19 years old and was never an avid reader. Well I fell in love with this series. I’ve imagined a movie about it. I’m not a zombie fan or anything much of the like, but this series is fantastic. The voices of the characters could have varied more, but I still love it. Just another way to imagine my vision as I listen in.

I read the book first

I read this series and was sucked into the story. Listening to it now.
The audio sounds a little off at first but either I got used to it or it fixed itself after a while.