There's not much to do to pass the endless days and nights in Furnace Penitentiary except wait.
Wait out a life sentence. Locked away a mile beneath the surface of the earth in a cell barely big enough to lie down in. Wait in darkness so black it seems infinite.
Wait for the next day of hard labor, cold showers and food that is barely edible. Wait to die.
And hope.
Hope that the gangs don't notice you. Don't choose you as their next victim. Don't break what's left of your spirit. And don't beat you too badly that you require a trip to the infirmary. Because that trip is always one way.
Hope you're not forced to jump. Because jumping almost always ends badly. And won't necessarily end your time in Furnace. Not high enough means a trip to the infirmary. Too high and it's as if you never jumped. Get it right or you'll wish you never even tried.
Hope that a fight doesn't break out that calls for a lockdown. Locked out and it's over. Quickly. But not painlessly. Because the guards will come. And their dogs. Monstrosities that will tear you limb from limb.
And pray.
Pray that they don't come in the middle of the night. During the blood watch. When Furnace is bathed in the glow of the red lights. When the sirens blare. And when the wheezers come, with their inhuman cries, their rusty masks and their dirty needles.
Pray that it's not you they choose. Because if you're marked you'll wish you had died. What awaits you is something worse than the Skulls cruelty. Worse even than the quick and brutal end promised by the dogs.
Pray for death. Because when they take you, you almost never come back. But if you do, what you've become can no longer be considered human.
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Lockdown is the dark, disturbing and chilling story of the unimaginable horrors that face the young offenders that are incarcerated in Furnace Penitentiary. This fast-paced, action-packed and gruesome tale will keep readers who enjoy the macabre riveted.
There is no love story in Lockdown. There is no real hope for these prisoners who may or may not have committed the crimes they are accused of. The threat from other inmates is minor compared to what the warden, the guards, the creatures with only a vague resemblance to dogs and the wheezers can do.
This first book in the Escape from Furnace series introduces Alex Sawyer, who is framed for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in Furnace Penitentiary. As a backlash to the recent heinous crimes committed by children, adults are quick to embrace this form of harsh justice which locks these boys forever away beneath the ground. But what they don't know, and don't care to know, is just what cruelty awaits these kids.
Alex is quick to learn that Furnace isn't like any prison he's seen on television. Failure to follow the rules can mean death...or worse. Getting injured is something to avoid at all costs. Getting sent to solitary for more than three days will break your mind. And even if you do everything right, they may still come for you.
Author Alexander Gordon Smith has written a story that is exciting and terrifying and will leave readers on edge of a cliff, both literally and figuratively, as they follow the main character Alex through his induction into Furnace and his attempt to break free.
The author paints a vivid picture of life in Furnace - one that is beyond horrifying. The stuff of the worst kinds of nightmares. Guards who laugh at the terror they invoke in their charges. Creatures whose only wish is to bite and rip and tear. A warden whose gaze is and depthless and soulless. And one where the darkness is far less frightening than when the red lights come on.
This story is not for the easily frightened. It's not one for the squeamish. But for readers who don't mind a little bloodshed, Lockdown is an incredibly well-written, gripping and nail-biting adventure.
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I ordered each book on its own. The other 4 came in good condition, exactly how the image is online. 2 of them even came wrapped. This one is missing the last pages and it looks like it was stolen from a school. It has writing inside as well. I guess I knew what I signed up for, but still disappointed since the other 4 are in good condition.
