{"product_id":"the-thin-executioner-9780316129107","title":"The Thin Executioner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Shan leaves ... no head unsevered” in this coming of age fantasy ... ”a gripping, enveloping adventure about, of all things, the power of kindness” (Booklist).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumiliated 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo retrieve his honor ... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo wield unimaginable power ... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo become ... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thin executioner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67920075227314,"sku":"9780316129107","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/9780316129107.jpg?v=1794006205","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/the-thin-executioner-9780316129107","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}