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The Thin Executioner

By Darren Shan (Trade Paperback, 2011)

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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- Format: Trade Paperback
- Price: $8.99 US
- ISBN-13: 9780316078641
- On Sale Date: 08/03/2011
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Darren Shan is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels have sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Darren is currently working on The Saga of Larten Crepsley, the much-anticipated prequel series to Cirque Du Freak. Birth of a Killer, the first book in this quartet about the master vampire, will be available in October 2010. Darren lives in Ireland, where he writes and collects art, comics, and film.

"...thankfully, Shan leaves no stone unturned, no lesson unlearned, and no head unsevered. Mad cults, ghostly reapers, grave robbers, and more provide the trials that shape Jebel's developing awareness of the world around him. A gripping, enveloping adventure about, of all things, the power of kindness." (Booklist).
"Heads roll at the start, but by the end, Shan reaches for the heartstrings." (Kirkus).
"Shan delivers an exciting adventure..." (Publishers Weekly).
Praise for Cirque Du Freak:

"Shan gives masters like Poe and King a run for their money with unexpected plot twists and vile descriptions that surpass the gross and rival the grisly." (VOYA).
"Fast-paced and full of macabre touches." (J.K. Rowling).