Danny wasn't a bad kid at heart, but the government put Danny in prison for a long list of crimes, with no end to his sentence. He had to get back to his girl. He had to get back to Laurie. Watched over at all times by a Big Brother-like sentient computer, there was no way out of the escape-proof prison except to... Escape!

"Escape! ... has generated more mail from readers than any other single story I have ever written."
—Ben Bova

"I think this was the only book I read in one sitting."
—Goodreads.com