| Title | : | The Thin Executioner |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Darren Shan |
| Release | : | 2010-07-17 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Fantasy for Young Adults, Books, Young Adult, Fiction for Young Adults, Horror, Monsters & Ghosts, Action & Adventure Fiction for Young Adults |
| Size | : | 1288418 |
| “Shan leaves . . . no head unsevered” in this coming of age fantasy. . . . ”a gripping, enveloping adventure about, of all things, the power of kindness” (Booklist). In a kingdom of merciless tyrants, Jebel Rum's family is honored as royalty because his father is the executioner. But Rashed Rum is near retirement. And when he goes, there will be a contest to determine his successor. It is a contest that thin, puny Jebel has no chance of winning. Humiliated and ashamed, Jebel sets out on a quest to the faraway home of a legendary fire god to beg for inhuman powers so that he can become the most lethal of men. He must take with him a slave, named Tel Hesani, to be sacrificed to the god. It will be a dark and brutal journey filled with lynch mobs, suicide cults, terrible monsters, and worse, monstrous men. But to Jebel, the risk is worth it. To retrieve his honor . . . To wield unimaginable power . . . To become . . . The thin executioner Inspired by the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, international bestselling master of horror Darren Shan takes readers on a thrilling, fast-paced journey into a nightmarish world where compassion and kindness are the greatest crimes of all. |
