Books like Execution by Alexander Gordon Smith
Alex Sawyer has escaped his underground nightmare to discover that the whole world has become a horrible prison run by his nemesis, Alfred Furnace, and only Alex can stop him, even if that makes him the executioner.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Alexander Gordon Smith
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