The Night Children: An Escape From Furnace Story
A Tor.Com Original
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
It is December 1944 and Europe is still gripped by war. In the densely forested mountains of Belgium one of the conflict's most brutal battles is raging. Cut off from the front, a ragtag group of young British and American soldiers finds itself being hunted by a patrol of elite German Special Forces, including a newly commissioned officer called Kreuz—a teenage boy who will grow up to become Warden Cross (the fearsome prison director who will one day rule Furnace Penitentiary, the terrifying underground prison specially built for teen offenders). As both sides fight for their lives in the unforgiving terrain, however, they start to realize that there are worse things hiding in the snow than soldiers. There are creatures out there with gas masks and piggy eyes (ancestors of Furnace prison's "wheezers")—demonic entities that cannot be killed by guns and grenades, monsters who do not care what uniforms their victims are wearing so long as they bleed, and so long as they scream . . .
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Customer Reviews
Finally I know the story of The Warden, from the “Escape From Furnace” series!
I read the “Escape From Furnace” series a couple years back & I consider those books to be my favourite young horror series. I always wondered about the story of how Warden Cross became involved, though. This little book is fairly short in comparison with the series, but it’s enough to explain how he & Furnace joined forces. It doesn’t say exactly how he went from being a young lad to what true EFF fans recognise as “The Warden”, but those who’ve already read the series will surely realise (same as me) that it probably happened pretty much the same as when another young boy (later to be titled “Alfred Furnace”) with his dying breath, accepted the “gift” from the dark entity that started it all. I was also surprised to find that a name from the present series was mentioned, as it lets me learn something new about a character within the main series. It’s a little more of a serious read, though, unlike the actual EFF series that is jam-packed with funny character lines (that is actually a good thing, though; even if it’s meant to be a horror series, as it breaks up the monotony). If you enjoy EFF as much as I do, this little gem will be worth it. 100% would buy again! Those who haven’t yet read the “Escape From Furnace” series ... what are you waiting for?! 😊❤️👏