Jebel Rum is the runt of his family, and has been publicly shamed by his father, the much honored executioner of Wadi. Jebel wants to compete in the competition to become the next executioner,...

An Arabian Nights coming-of-age novel, Darren Shan's The Thin Executioner details the adventures of Jebel Rum on his journey to recover his honor and win the woman of his dream, Debbat, the high...

Departing from his fantasy and horror roots, Darren Shan returns with The Thin Executioner. Set in a medeival Qurac, the book is notionally inspired by The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn.

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This is a book that is really drawing me in! Darren Shan never fails to attract my attention of reading his books. I like his Cirque Du Freak books and this one is also is a very good premise. It...

When his father publicly shames him, Jebel Rum takes the brand of quester and seeks the blessing of the fire god to obtain strength and invincibility. Guided by his sacrificial slave, Tel Hasani,...

Jebel Rum lives in a world of slavery, he is the son of an executioner, a strict man who thinks that pride and honour are everything, having three sons he has to decide who he thinks is worthy of...

Jebel Rum is the youngest, and smallest, of three sons, whose father is the revered executioner of Wadi. After a day of beheading criminals, his father makes an unexpected announcement to the...

This long awaited review of Darren Shan's The Thin Executioner comes a couple of days after I've finished reading it. I'll admit it took me much longer than I'd hoped to read it; it came out at...

Did you enjoy The Saga Of Darren Shan? How about The Demonata? You did? Fantastic. Well, this is nothing like those two …

Shan tends to write for young adults (points up), though he has...

Move over Saga of Darren Shan and The Demonata. Make way for The Thin Executioner! In his newest book for older teen readers, popular author Darren Shan brings us the story of skinny Jebel Rum,...

Jebel Rum is the youngest son of Wadi’s executioner, the famed Rashed Rum – the second most powerful man in the city. When Rashed announces his retirement after a public execution, he expresses a...

A rip-roaring adventure, proving Shan isn’t reliant on gore to keep readers engrossed, says Verbal.

The prolific and hugely popular Darren Shan will be familiar to many parents for the...