Alexander Gordon Smith is the author of the terrifying Furnace series, as well as The Inventors (shortlisted for the Wow Factor competition) and The Inventors and the City of Stolen Souls. He has also written a number of non-fiction books, as well as hundreds of articles for various magazines. He is the founder of Egg Box Publishing, an independent press that promotes talented new writers and poets, and is the co-owner of Fear Driven Films. He lives in Norwich.

To judge from the reader reports on Amazon, Smith's previous two novels in the Furnace series have been a huge hit with readers- teen and adults. Now on the third volume, the tensions rise even higher as the horrific truths of what lies beneath the prison is revealed The Bookseller 20091027 A gritty adventure story for young men that will turn a few off with its dark start but successfully entertain thousands more with its cinematic, kinetic qualities -- John Lloyd The Book Bag 20091027

Alexander Gordon Smith is the author of the terrifying Furnace series, as well as The Inventors (shortlisted for the Wow Factor competition) and The Inventors and the City of Stolen Souls. He has also written a number of non-fiction books, as well as hundreds of articles for various magazines. He is the founder of Egg Box Publishing, an independent press that promotes talented new writers and poets, and is the co-owner of Fear Driven Films. He lives in Norwich.

To judge from the reader reports on Amazon, Smith's previous two novels in the Furnace series have been a huge hit with readers- teen and adults. Now on the third volume, the tensions rise even higher as the horrific truths of what lies beneath the prison is revealed The Bookseller 20091027 A gritty adventure story for young men that will turn a few off with its dark start but successfully entertain thousands more with its cinematic, kinetic qualities -- John Lloyd The Book Bag 20091027