Fugitives: Escape from Furnace

Smith, Alexander Gordon Fugitives: Escape from Furnace      

 Macmillan/Farrar Strauss      2010  277p  $15.99   978-0-374-32484-1     hs   VG-BN       Science fiction  

In book 4, Alex Sawyer has finally been able to escape from Furnace with Simon and Zee. The terror they suffered is enough to get them moving very quickly to get as far away as they can. Then they discover that the menace is going into the city killing the innocent, and Alex must decide whether he just wants to run away from it all or turn around and try to defend the innocent. 

Unfortunately, Alex is now a monster. He was operated on, torn apart and sewn back together in a monstrous body that no longer resembles the Alex that came in the door.  He is full of black nectar that wants to control his body, soul and mind.  But Alex is too strong and will not let go of his humanity. Simon was able to escape before he was fully turned into a monster himself.  His arm is monstrously big, full of the nectar, but the rest of him is normal.  Zee was able to escape before he was turned at all.  Together, they will try to get the real culprit, Alfred Furnace, who has unleashed a terrifying menace through the city, ending the life of any human being who gets in the way.

This terrifying horror tale is truly scary, but you find yourself reading to the end, wondering how Alex will survive this new horror.  Will he be able to stop Alfred Furnace?  What other horrors are waiting for Alex, Simon, Zee and now Lucy?
           

VG-BN       Magna Diaz  Horror stories, Monster stories, Prisons, Fugitives