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* TheLadysFavour: A platonic variant, [[spoiler: Lucy loans Alex [[ItWasAGift her father's St. Christopher medallion]] before he goes on his mission to the tower, on the promise that he returns it to her once he kills Furnace and life returns back to normal.]]
** [[spoiler: In the epilogue of Execution, Alex finally returns her medallion back to her though [[NothingIsTheSameAnymore life may never quite be the same.]]]]
** [[spoiler: In the epilogue of Execution, Alex finally returns her medallion back to her though [[NothingIsTheSameAnymore life may never quite be the same.]]]]
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* BiggerBad: [[spoiler: The Stranger.]]
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* GreatEscape: The entire premise of the series.
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* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: Simon, realising that Alex's plan to kill off all of the Blacksuits, rats and Berserkers would include him as well, he leaves Alex, Zee and Lucy behind with one last smile and laugh, never to be seen again.]]
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* CrapsackWorld: While somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]], it's incredibly dark how quickly English society was willing to sentence children to life sentences, never to be heard from again. Turns even more into this after [[spoiler: Furnace's berserkers and rats flood the streets, killing thousands and destroying most of London.]]
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* CrapsackWorld: While somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]], justified, it's incredibly dark how quickly English society was willing to sentence children to life sentences, never to be heard from again. Turns even more into this after [[spoiler: Furnace's berserkers and rats flood the streets, killing thousands and destroying most of London.]]
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* MilitariesAreUseless: Easily wiped and gunned down by Furnace's creations in Fugitives and Execution, [[spoiler: to the point where only after Alex kills all of Furnace's creations that they can actually help]]. Captain Atilio [[JustifiedTrope justifies]] this by explaining the British army had been completely unprepared, with most of their troops overseas and leaving the home reserves to the fighting.
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* MilitariesAreUseless: Easily wiped and gunned down by Furnace's creations in Fugitives and Execution, [[spoiler: to the point where only after Alex kills all of Furnace's creations that they can actually help]]. Captain Atilio [[JustifiedTrope justifies]] justifies this by explaining the British army had been completely unprepared, with most of their troops overseas and leaving the home reserves to the fighting.
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** Zee mocks Alex with a StarTrek quote to mock Alex's ideas to escape.
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** Zee mocks Alex with a StarTrek Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}} quote to mock Alex's ideas to escape.
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* AndIMustScream: Inmates strapped down in the Infirmary.
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* EyeScream: [[spoiler: The first surgery in the Blacksuit transformation procedure is to replace the person's eyes with new silvery ones that can see in the dark.]] Alex has passed several inmates in their cubicles with bandages wrapped around their eyes, bleeding through their dressings.
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* MarketBasedTitle: In the initial UK launch, the books were referred to as the "Furnace" series. American publishers decided to extend the title to "Escape From Furnace" as to make it clear this is a prison break series.
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With two Prequel short stories available for free reading online:
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* ChristmasEpisode: The prequel ''Silent Night'' is centred around Donovan and Adam's belief that it is actually Christmas up above, and find their own ways to celebrate it. From sharing Christmas stories from their past, [[spoiler: to actually making their own Christmas tree.]] There's even a character named Santa in the story, [[spoiler: however this Santa is a ruthless gangster and stabs Donovan three times.]] Oh joy!
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With two Prequel short stories available for free reading online:
* ''The Night Children''
* ''Silent Night''
* ''The Night Children''
* ''Silent Night''
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* OriginsEpisode: The short story prequel ''Silent Night'' serves as such for Donovan and his life prior to meeting Alex in Furnace.
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* StarterVillain: Kevin Arnold, for as much of a fearsome gangster and antagonist to Alex as he is, actually turns out to be a relatively insignificant fry in the grand scheme of the story. [[spoiler: Even in the same book, in which Gary humiliates and dethrones Kevin.]]
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* BigThinShortTrio: Donovan, Alex, and Zee respectively.
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* CrazyEnoughToWork: Many of the plans Alex improvises count as this.
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* GreatOffscreenWar: The Summer of Slaughter, namely to establish the creation of Furnace Penitentiary.
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* VomitIndiscretionShot: Often the case of StressVomit, a notable example being Alex rushing to the toilet on his first morning due to nightmares plaguing his sleep.
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* DeadlyEnvironmentPrison: The prison is still a mile underground, with only one way up. Donovan does toss out the suggestion of picking a spot and digging a way out in the span of about a thousand years. But even in the chipping rooms, there runs the risk of a complete cave-in which previously reduced Room Two to rubble. [[spoiler: Even though Alex tries to exploit the underground river in Room Two, it only takes him deeper into the bedrock of the prisons tunnels and into the hands of bloodthirsty rats.]]
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* DontFearTheReaper: [[spoiler: In the end of ''Execution'', both Alex and Donovan play this role. Alex projects a vision of Donovan to all of Furnace's creatures, who in turn embodies all the love and happiness they could be a part of. Adding onto this, Alex refers to Donovan as the "shepherd of lost souls" guiding everyone from a hateful, pained life into a peaceful ending while Alex himself speaks words of encouragement to follow Donovan.]]
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** In Fugitives, as Captain Atilio escorts Alex, Zee, Lucy and Simon.
---> '''Atilio''': Something tells me you'll feel right at home with them, [[OhCrap judging by the state of those eyes of yours.]]
---> '''Atilio''': Something tells me you'll feel right at home with them, [[OhCrap judging by the state of those eyes of yours.]]
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--> '''Panettierre''': Just give us Zee and you can go!
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--> '''Panettierre''': [[spoiler:'''Panettierre''']]: Just give us Zee and you can go!
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* VerbalBackspace: Zee does this, when considering reasoning with [[spoiler: Panettierre]].
--> '''Zee''': We might be able to bargain with her. I mean, you know where [[spoiler:Furnace]] is now, right? Maybe we can give her his location or lead her there, something like that. Let's just see what she wants.
--> '''Panettierre''': Just give us Zee and you can go!
--> '''Zee''': Okay, maybe not.
--> '''Zee''': We might be able to bargain with her. I mean, you know where [[spoiler:Furnace]] is now, right? Maybe we can give her his location or lead her there, something like that. Let's just see what she wants.
--> '''Panettierre''': Just give us Zee and you can go!
--> '''Zee''': Okay, maybe not.
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* ConversationalTroping: Alex's reaction to Kevin's threat: "You funny now, but dead men don't laugh too loud."
--> '''Alex''': I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry. [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon It sounded like some terrible Sunday afternoon horror film.]]
--> '''Alex''': I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry. [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon It sounded like some terrible Sunday afternoon horror film.]]
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--> '''Alex''': I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry. [[[[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon It sounded like some terrible Sunday afternoon horror film.]]
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--> '''Alex''': I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry. [[[[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon It sounded like some terrible Sunday afternoon horror film.]]
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* ConversationalTroping: [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon "You funny now, but dead men don't laugh too loud."]]
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* ConversationalTroping: [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon Alex's reaction to Kevin's threat: "You funny now, but dead men don't laugh too loud."]]
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* ConversationalTroping: [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon "You funny now, but dead men don't laugh too loud."]]
--> '''Alex''': I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry. It sounded like some terrible Sunday afternoon horror film.
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* NamesTheSame: Both unintentional happenstances regarding two leaders of the Skulls:
** Kevin Arnold, who Gordon admits he accidentally gave the same name as Fred Savage's character on Series/TheWonderYears.
** Gary Owens, who shares the same name as real life voice actor Creator/GaryOwens.
** Kevin Arnold, who Gordon admits he accidentally gave the same name as Fred Savage's character on Series/TheWonderYears.
** Gary Owens, who shares the same name as real life voice actor Creator/GaryOwens.
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* NamesTheSame: Both unintentional happenstances regarding two leaders of the Skulls:
** Kevin Arnold, who Gordon admits he accidentally gave the same name as Fred Savage's character on Series/TheWonderYears.
** Gary Owens, who shares the same name as real life voice actor Creator/GaryOwens.
** Kevin Arnold, who Gordon admits he accidentally gave the same name as Fred Savage's character on Series/TheWonderYears.
** Gary Owens, who shares the same name as real life voice actor Creator/GaryOwens.
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''Escape from Furnace'' is a series of five books written by Creator/Alexander Gordon Smith Creator/AlexanderGordonSmith detailing the adventures of [[AuthorAvatar Alex Sawyer]] in [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin escaping Furnace]] - an underground penitentiary for teenage criminals.
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''Escape from Furnace'' is a series of five books written by Alexander Creator/Alexander Gordon Smith detailing the adventures of [[AuthorAvatar Alex Sawyer]] in [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin escaping Furnace]] - an underground penitentiary for teenage criminals.
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* DarkIsEvil
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* DarkIsEvilDarkIsEvil: Played straight from the name and look of the Blacksuits, to the colour of the nectar, the entire being of [[spoiler: The Stranger]] and metaphorically resisting the darkness of evil.
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* DeathOfAChild
* DeusAngstMachina
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* DeathOfAChild
* DeusAngstMachinaDeusAngstMachina: Just about all the inmates.
* DeusAngstMachina
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* ICanRuleAlone
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* PrisonRiot: [[spoiler: In Death Sentence, Alex manages to overpower the guard with a prison riot powered by the sheer rage that had been repressed inside the inmates for years.]]
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* WhamLine:
** In Lockdown, during a bloodwatch:
---> [[spoiler: '''Alex''': On the creature's arm, distorted and pale but still unmistakable, was a birthmark. It was Monty.]]
** In Fugitives, as Captain Atilio escorts Alex, Zee, Lucy and Simon.
---> '''Atilio''': Something tells me you'll feel right at home with them, [[OhCrap judging by the state of those eyes of yours.]]
** In Lockdown, during a bloodwatch:
---> [[spoiler: '''Alex''': On the creature's arm, distorted and pale but still unmistakable, was a birthmark. It was Monty.]]
** In Fugitives, as Captain Atilio escorts Alex, Zee, Lucy and Simon.
---> '''Atilio''': Something tells me you'll feel right at home with them, [[OhCrap judging by the state of those eyes of yours.]]
