The Thin Executioner
Darren Shan
A brilliant story of swords, sand and sorcery from the endless imagination that brought you The Saga of Darren Shan and the Demonata. Excitement, action and terror…In a harsh, unforgiving world of slavery and glorified executions, one boy's humiliation leads him to embark on a perilous quest to the faraway lair of a mysterious god. It is a dark, brutal, nightmarish journey which few have ever survived. But to Jebel Rum, the risk is worth it…to retrieve his honour…to win the hand of the girl he loves…to wield unimaginable power…and to become…THE THIN EXECUTIONER
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For:
Jebel Rum's beloved
OBEs (Order of the Bloody Entrails) to:
The country of Jordan, which inspired much of this book's
setting and plot, and whose landmarks provided the names of all
the characters (with three exceptions) and places
Stella Paskins honed the editorial blade for the final time
The Um Little put their heads on the chopping block next to
mine, as always
Contents
Map
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen
Twenty
Twenty-One
Twenty-Two
Twenty-Three
Twenty-Four
Twenty-Five
Twenty-Six
Twenty-Seven
Twenty-Eight
Twenty-Nine
Thirty
Thirty-One
Thirty-Two
Thirty-Three
Thirty-Four
Thirty-Five