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Read By: Alex Kalajzic Publisher: Brilliance Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: November 2009 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781441830357

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Total Audiobook Chapters:

32

Longest Chapter Length:

24:30 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

04:39 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

14:27 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

Furnace Penitentiary is the world’s most secure prison for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earth’s surface. Alex Sawyer is the “new fish.” Convicted of a murder he didn’t commit, sentenced to life without parole, he knows he has two choices: find a way out, or resign himself to death in the darkness at the bottom of the world. Except in Furnace, death is the least of his worries. 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. Escape is Alex’s only option. But it’s not just about saving his own skin. The more he discovers, the more he understands that he is going to have to do whatever it takes to expose this nightmare hidden from the eyes of the world. Fast-paced and full of shocks and terrors, Lockdown is the incredible first book in Alexander Gordon Smith’s Escape from Furnace series.

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"Alex is a bully and a small-time criminal (some theft, a bit of breaking and entering), so he's not entirely surprised when he's caught mid-burglary. He is surprised when the men who catch him immediately shoot his friend/accomplice in the head, and then frame Alex for the murder. The judge sentences him to life in prison... and not just any prison. Alex is sent to Furnace, a vast underground prison for juvenile offenders where the guards are the same menacing black-suited giants who framed him, and the warden occasionally unleashes giant monstrous, skinless guard dogs on the inmates. It's a place of forced labor, unidentifiable ground-up slop at each meal, and vicious gangs. He lucks out when he gets Donovan as a cellmate, though even he won't protect Alex when he crosses the prison gangs. The only thing worse than the gangs are the blood raids, when inmates are randomly dragged out of their cells at night, and sometimes return as mutilated and surgically altered killers. There's something horrifying going on behind the giant door where the guards and the warden enter and exit, and Alex decides to do whatever it takes to escape. With the help of Donovan and a few others, he comes up with a plan... but they have no advantages and the prison guards and warden have many. Horror, suspense, and amazingly (for a prison full of teenage boys) the language focuses on the action and violence without swearing. Gripping writing, tense plotting, and LOTS of blood and guts. 8th grade and up."

— Karen (4 out of 5 stars)

Lockdown Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 4.41666666666667 out of 54.41666666666667 out of 54.41666666666667 out of 54.41666666666667 out of 54.41666666666667 out of 5 (4.42)
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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This series is hardcore, but so exciting! I have read the first three! Hard to put down! "

    — Doris, 2/10/2014
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    " I love these books!! And you really should read the UK version for the full effect!!! Thanks AGS, I can't wait for your next series!! "

    — Jaime, 2/7/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Gripping, shocking and not for the fearful, this novel shows how freedom is a state of mind perhaps more than a physical condition. It takes place in a dystopian prison for boys where violence is the norm. Somehow, despite all efforts to destroy it, one boy's spirit refuses to die and his creativity comes through. "

    — Deven, 1/31/2014
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    " This book was so good! A great gruesome, scary but sweet prison life story "

    — Anneke, 1/9/2014
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    " okay...I really enjoyed this one! Like really. It's hard to find a writer who excels at maintaining suspense throughout a novel, from beginning to end. From the first line, "If I stopped running I was dead" to the last, I found my heart beating faster as I held my breath, scared of what Alex and his gang could be facing next! Can't wait to read the sequel! "

    — Fatuma, 1/6/2014
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    " Hotter than Hell and twice as much fun. "

    — Mitchell, 1/5/2014
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    " Amazing. Just simply amazingly. Could not put this book down after getting through the first half. And I don't have the second one on stand by! Argh! "

    — Anita, 12/22/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This book was a pleasant surprise. It was a super fast read but very good. I'll admit, it actually had me on edge thinking about the "wheezers" before I tried to go to sleep. I can't wait to read the sequel to see what happens next! "

    — Lauren, 12/13/2013
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    " Awesome book... I give it five stars. "

    — Johnny, 12/3/2013
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    " this was actually better than i thought it would be. "

    — Emma, 11/19/2013
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    " One of the best young adult novel that I have read in a long time. "

    — Foggygirl, 10/12/2013
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    " I loved the author''s backstory of how he came up with the idea of Lockdown. My high school had a Skype session with him. We asked questions and he explained all we wanted to know. Just a great person & a great thriller series. "

    — Liakellogg, 9/19/2013
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    " Scary. I loved this book! "

    — Zoe, 1/7/2013
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    " Very grafic book but a great starter to an amazing series!! "

    — Joey, 9/27/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " 3.5 stars. Good start to a series. Great for boys especially, but girls will enjoy it, too. Cliffhanger! "

    — Shelly, 7/22/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Scary and a thriller at some points but it was great! Notbsure if I would recomend it though... "

    — Laralynn, 3/23/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " 3.5 stars. This book wasn't really my kind of book - too dark, too grizzly - but I would imagine that my boys will enjoy it.------------One of my boys highly recommends this series, so we'll see what it's all about. I'm hoping it'll be a series to recommend to my Maze Runner fans. "

    — Danielle, 1/7/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Oh my. This is a dark, dark book. But it's riveting! I can't wait to read the sequel. The first book ends on a cliff hanger and it's pretty brutal having to wait. "

    — Melissa, 8/27/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " The idea of going to a place like Furnace is mind-blowing (in a scary way), but through this book, I thought i was there. The warden there must be Satin, and almost everyone else are his demons. They think Furnace is a worse fate then death and for some people there, it is. "

    — Jared, 6/6/2011
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    " Alex seems like any other normal teenage boy. I was drawn into the story from the first page the things that go on in Furnace are horrific can't wait to read the second book Have to fine out what happens to Donovan! "

    — Brianne, 6/6/2011
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Well, I guess if you're a thirteen-year-old who loves gore and hyperbole, this is your thing. Me though? Not really. "

    — Kristy, 6/6/2011
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    " wasn't expecting much but I was very surprised, can't wait to start the second book. "

    — Kristofer, 6/5/2011
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    " I need all the following books RIGHT NOW!*stamps foot*longer review to come. "

    — geekgirl, 5/27/2011
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    " I LOVED THIS BOOK! It totally left me at a cliffhanger so I can't wait for the next one but it is perfect for anyone who likes suspence or mystery. Both? Totally. :) "

    — TikiPaws12, 5/14/2011