Overview
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 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.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780316078641
- ISBN-10: 0316078646
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Publish Date: August 2011
- Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
- Page Count: 512
- Reading Level: Ages 12-17
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