Alex's second attempt to break out of Furnace Penetentiary has failed. This time his punishment will be much worse than before. Because in the hidden, bloodstained laboratories beneath the prison, he will bemade into a monster. Asthe warden pumps something evil into his veins-a sinisterly dark nectar-Alexbecomes what he most fears. . . a superhumanminion of Furnace. How can he escape when the darkness is inside him? How can he lead the way to freedom if he is lost to himself?