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Alexander Gordon Smith

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Alexander Gordon Smith is the author of the Escape from Furnace series of young adult novels, including Lockdown and Solitary. Born in 1979 in Norwich, England, he always wanted to be a writer. After experimenting in the service and retail trades for a few years, Smith decided to go to University. He studied English and American Literature at the University of East Anglia, and it was here that he first explored his love of publishing. Along with poet Luke Wright, he founded Egg Box Publishing, a groundbreaking magazine and press that promotes talented new authors. He also started writing literally hundreds of articles, short stories and books ranging from Scooby Doo comic strips to world atlases, Midsomer Murders to X-Files. The endless res ...more

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In my opinion, the blurb for Hellfighters is a major spoiler! As a Goodreads librarian, I can edit it if you'd like. Since I need a question for this to go through: Would it be possible to have the blurb edited to remove the spoiler? Thanks!

Alexander Gordon Smith Hi Wendy! Thanks so much for getting in touch, I didn't even realise the book was on Goodreads!! (In fact, this is the first time I have seen the cove…moreHi Wendy! Thanks so much for getting in touch, I didn't even realise the book was on Goodreads!! (In fact, this is the first time I have seen the cover!) And yes, that review is massively spoilery (and very out of date, there isn't even a character called Boyd in the books). If you could change it I would be immensely grateful. I do have the latest blurb, and have pasted it below. That's very kind of you, thank you! :-)

In Hellraisers, he made a demonic deal. Now it’s time to pay the price.

Thrown into a relentless war against the forces of darkness, fifteen-year-old Marlow Green and his squad of secret soldiers must fight for control of the Devil’s Engines―ancient, infernal machines that can make any wish come true, as long as you are willing to put your life on the line. But after a monstrous betrayal, Marlow, Pan and the other Hellraisers find themselves on the run from an enemy with horrific powers and limitless resources―an enemy that wants them dead at all costs. Failure doesn’t just mean a fate worse than death for Marlow, it means the total annihilation of the world. And when all looks lost and the stakes couldn’t be higher, just how far is he willing to go?(less)

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Your Escape from Furnace books are some of the most popular books in my library—thank you for that. I’d like to make The Night Children available as well, but I work with incarcerated minors and do not have computers in the library. Tor lists the copyright on The Night Children as yours. May I print it to circulate? It would be available for free like any other library book.

Alexander Gordon Smith Hi Deborah! Thanks so much for your message, it's really wonderful to know that my books are so popular in your library! Sorry to take so long to get …moreHi Deborah! Thanks so much for your message, it's really wonderful to know that my books are so popular in your library! Sorry to take so long to get back to you, I'm just waiting to hear back from my publisher about whether it's okay to print The Night Children. It should be fine, but I thought I had better check!! As soon as I hear, I will let you know. Please say hi to your students from me, and a huge thanks for reading my books!! :-) (less)

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Average rating: 4.18 · 50,322 ratings · 5,378 reviews · 40 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lockdown (Escape from Furnace, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 20,555 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Solitary (Escape from Furnace, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 9,003 ratings — published 2009 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Sentence (Escape from Furnace, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 7,357 ratings — published 2009 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fugitives (Escape from Furnace, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 5,148 ratings — published 2010 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Execution (Escape from Furnace, #5) 4.37 avg rating — 4,408 ratings — published 2011 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fury (The Fury, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,316 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night Children (Escape from Furnace, #0.5) 4.16 avg rating — 710 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Epilogue (Escape from Furnace, #5.5) 4.44 avg rating — 372 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hellraisers (The Devil's Engine, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 438 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Escape from Furnace Series (Escape from Furnace, #0.5, 1-5) 4.67 avg rating — 167 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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One of my favourite video games when I was younger was Fatal Frame, a Japanese survival horror where you fended off ghosts by capturing them with your camera. I never actually used to play it, I just watched my sister play it, but I loved the atmosphere, the horror, and the idea that you can fight evil with something other then a gun. To be honest, i

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Escape from Furnace (5 books)
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What the Night Knows (What the Night Knows, #1)

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“Don't make the mistake of bringing your heart down here with you, there is no place for it in Furnace.”
― Alexander Gordon Smith, Lockdown

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“The human mind is a powerful thing in many ways, but in others it's endlessly fragile—it takes only a single moment of pure terror to tear a hole in it, like a finger through a cobweb, leaving you forever just a shadow, a half-person.”
― Alexander Gordon Smith, Solitary

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“When you're locked up in here for life, you learn to welcome the little freedoms.”
― Alexander Gordon Smith, Lockdown

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