Alexander Gordon Smith is the author of the Escape from Furnace series, 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...