Alexander Gordon Smith has penned this exciting guy-friendly series which is part INCARCERON, part MAZE RUNNER. (links goto the series booklist)
The
premise is nightmarish. Kids, who are not subject to the regular trial
system, are sentenced to life imprisonment in a jail one mile beneath
the earth's surface. This jail is manned by an evil staff, including
some creatures that are decidedly inhuman.
LOCKDOWN
4.09 Stars from 5,514 GoodReaders
In
this book, the reader is introduced to Alex Sawyer. Alex is convicted
of a murder he didn't commit and is sentenced to The Furnace, with no
hope of parole. Conditions are horrible... and creepy. There are
humanoid creatures in gas masks that stalk the corridors at night. And
giants in black suits that randomly seize screaming inmates from their
cells, never to return.
It isn't long until Alex realizes that he has two choices. Die in this hell, or excape.
Word Count: 74,294
Page Count: 304
Accelerated Reading level: 6.5 / points: 12.0
AR quiz: 135875
Lexile: 1010L
--sample pages available
SOLITARY
4.14 Stars from 2,073 GoodReaders
They
thought they had escaped. Unfortunately, they had only gone deeper
into the prison: into solitary confinement. Solitary is where the
creepy gets creepier. Where nightmares come alive. Where there are
things worse than the warden and the Wheezers.
Word Count: 63,504
Accelerated Reading level: 6.5 / points: 10.0
AR quiz: 141390
Lexile: 960L
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DEATH SENTENCE
4.26 Stars from 1,560 GoodReaders
It
happens! Alex becomes what he fears most in the labs. They pump stuff
in his veins and he becomes one of 'them' --a servant of the warden. A
monster.
Word Count: 73,918
Accelerated Reading level: 6.7 / points: 12.0
AR quiz: 145215
Lexile: 960L
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FUGITIVES
4.17 Stars from 946 GoodReaders
Alex
is out, but not free. No, he's still in the grips of the poison in his
blood and now he's hunted by dark creatures, who along with police try
to find him and the others.
With
time running out, Alex realizes that there may be only one solution.
Find Alfred Furnace before Furnace's creatures find him.
Word Count: 78,150
Accelerated Reading level: 6.5 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 149823
Lexile: 950L
--sample pages available
EXECUTION
4.35 Stars from 581 GoodReaders
It
happens. Furnace's war is won. He is now master of the world, and
Alex is the only one who may be able to stop him making the earth a
living (and dying) hell. Only problem is that Alex is a now a monster.
Word Count: 89,681
Accelerated Reading level: 6.3 / points: 15.0
AR quiz: 155430
Lexile: 910L
THE NIGHT CHILDREN: An Escape From Furnace Story
3.96 Stars from 127 GoodReaders
This story gives some background on where various characters originated. This prequel goes back to WWII.
EPILOGUE (Escape From Furnace, #5.5)
4.33 Stars from 39 GoodReaders
This story is available for FREE as an online .pdf.
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