5 3 , ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁families . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Char uy ma q ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁Es cape ▁from ▁F urn ace ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁series ▁of ▁nov els ▁by ▁Alexander ▁Gordon ▁Smith . ▁Es cape ▁from ▁F urn ace ▁is ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁" F urn ace ". ▁The ▁books ▁are ▁written ▁from ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁te en age ▁protagon ist ▁Alex ▁S aw yer , ▁and ▁are ▁about ▁his ▁in car cer ation ▁in ▁the ▁fict ional ▁London ▁prison ▁F urn ace ▁Pen it enti ary . ▁Es cape ▁from ▁F urn ace : ▁Lock down ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁Sol it ary , ▁Death ▁Sent ence , ▁F ug it ives ▁and ▁Exec ution . ▁Smith ▁followed ▁up ▁the ▁series ▁with ▁a ▁nov ella , ▁The ▁Night ▁Children , ▁which ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁commission ed ▁officer ▁Kreuz ▁( known ▁as ▁W arden ▁Cross ▁in ▁the ▁series ) ▁and ▁his ▁meeting ▁with ▁Alfred ▁F urn ace , ▁the ▁prison ' s ▁ ▁founder , ▁and ▁his ▁cre atures ▁in ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁woods ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Plot ▁over view ▁ ▁Lock down ▁F urn ace ▁Pen it enti ary , ▁in ▁the ▁distant ▁future , ▁is ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁most ▁secure ▁prison ▁for ▁young ▁off enders . ▁It ▁is ▁buried ▁a ▁mile ▁beneath