After finishing a series like Gone, I wasn't ready to start another one. And what better luck than to stumble on a Darren Shan standalone. Especially, one like The Thin Executioner. I've seen...

 Okay, so the rundown is as follows: The Thin Executioner by Darren Shan is a brilliant, violent coming-of-age novel about a young man’s attempt to gain power through a human sacrifice ritual so...

Darren Shan is an author of three book series and the fact that I happen to pick up one of his books, that is stand-alone, must be a sign. The Thin Executioner started off strong and, though I...

I enjoyed reading this book over the holiday break because it was easy to go through, and made me think about the context of the book and the lovely message it contained even after I had finished...

A book that has a moral at the end is hard to find and the Thin Execution by Darren Shan one of the very rare gem books that does have one.

Many people think that Darren Shan writes horror...

The Thin Executioner is about Jebel, the son of the best executioner the city has ever seen. Jebel wants to be executioner too, but when his father says he will resign, he forgets to mention...

Terrible. Stopped at 187 pages.

You know, I love Darren Shan’s books. I fell in love with his vampire Cirque du Freak books when I was younger, and rediscovered my love for his writing with his...

Darren Shan is the number 1 children’s horror writer and if you read some of his books you would be able to see why.

The Thin Executioner came out in April 2010. It was originally inspired by...

The Thin Executioner, by Darren Shan (whom happens to me one of my all time favourite authors) is a book I believe Shan released last year. It’s really strange writing about Darren Shan as an...

I am a huge fan of Darren Shan's books and this was no exception even if I did feel like it didn't live up to his other work.

It was definitely not what I was expecting from Shan. I was...

I finished Darren Shan‘s “The Thin Executioner” in a matter of days! It’s a rollicking adventure, meant for kids, but as with all Shan’s works (“The Vampire’s Assistant” aside), it is hardly...

Absolutely excellent coming of age novel. I devoured it quickly. The beginning was tough to read for me. The protagonist is completely unlikable. He was disgustingly shallow, arrogant, rude,...

The master of horror has pulled it off yet again! I read this book about four months ago and I loved it. Inspired by "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and with added dark, bloody details by...

Another "teen reader" type book, I've read that the basis for it is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. If true, the times they are a'changin. I guess sort of like ole Huck this kid does go...

Jebel Rum, son of the highly respected executioner, Rashed Rum, desires to follow in his father's footsteps. However, he is humiliated in public by his father, who just announced his plans for...

Jebel Rum is a thin, weak boy who dreams of being a warrior. When he is shamed in public by his father, Rashed Rum, the famous executioner, Jebel goes on a dark and dangerous quest to restore his...

I’m going to start off my reviews with a review of a book that I read quite a while ago now, and never tire of re-reading.

The Thin Executioner – by Darren Shan

The story is based in an...

Shan creates an entire world with various cultures, religions and villains in his archetypal tale, The Thin Executioner. Inspired by the country of Jordan, Jebel Rum sets out on a quest to gain...

This book was dark but good. It's about a kingdom where executioners are praised above all others. This scrawny boy gets insulted by his dad, the executioner, in front of everyone. There will be...

The prolific and hugely popular Darren Shan will be familiar to many parents for the Vampire’s Assistant (adapted from his 12 book Saga of Darren Shan for the big screen last year and starring...

Darren Shan has been one of my favorite authors since I, a day in the autumn or winter of 2003, laid my hands on the Norwegian edition of Cirque du freak, the first book in the Saga of Darren...

This book was amazing!!!! The characters were amazing, the emotions were truly amazing, and the ending was breathtaking. Nothing can compare to this book. I'm not saying this is one of the best...

This is a book I would have never read if not for the Overlooked Book Battle. Which means that I am very grateful to whoever nominated it because I loved this book!

I began uncertainly...

I'm not a horror fan, but the premise of this book drew me in: Jebel setting out on a brutal quest with the slave he must sacrifice at the end of it. Why would the slave go along? We find out...

Your ideals are not always the correct ideals. Jebel Rum learns this in the novel The Thin Executioner by Darren Shan. The Thin Executioner follows Jebel on his travels to become the man he wants...

The moment I saw this book on the shelf in the bookshop I did an impression of Gollum - "Myyyyyyyyyy precioussssssssss." I didn't even read the book description. I just saw a name - Darren Shan....

Darren Shan’s latest offering departs from his previous works in a number of ways. Firstly, in its format as a stand-alone novel and, secondly, as a departure from the horror genre his faithful...

What ensues is a book filled with many adventures. Shan's dialogue is quick and oftentimes witty. Tel Hesani is a character you begin to feel sympathetic with. Jebel, on the other hand, is a...

After his hit vampire series, (Though not quite good enough to compete with other young adult novels of its nature) Cirque Du Freak, Darren Shan went on to write dozens of novels, all of them...

First, I would like to say I loved the first few Cirque du' Freak books, and I'm mulling over buying the first Demonata book. Darren Shan has brought many good 'boy friendly' stories to the table...

The kingdom of Abu Aineh is a place of uncompromising justice, where laws are strict, judges are without mercy, and nothing is so exacting—or revered—as the executioner’s blade. Jebel Rum knows...

The Thin Executioner is one of the most gripping tales ever by Darren Shan – there were lots of unexpected twists, keeping me wondering what’s going to happen next… I couldn’t stop reading from...

Regardless of his size, Jebel Rum has always wanted to be the successor of his father as the executioner for his
tribe, a profession that is somewhat honored and entertaining. It doesn’t help...

To start this post, I don't think I could use anything better then the words from the back of the book: "The executioner swung his axe - THWACK! - and another head went rolling into the dust."

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I cannot even begin to tell you the amount of times I have sat down and tried to write or film a review for this book. Each time I attempt it I miss out a million things I want to say so I’m just...

This is a brief evaluation of the new book by Darren Shan: The Thin Executioner.

Jebel Rum is the youngest, and smallest, of three sons, whose father is the revered executioner of Wadi....

I can't count the number of 8th grade students who want to read edgy and creepy novels with a heaping of horror thrown in for good measure. For the past few years I've been recommending Darren...

The Thin Executioner has been sitting on my bookshelf for a while now. I decided to pick it up since I haven't seen many reviews of it. And just as the summary says, this story really was a lot...

When Rashed Rum, famed executioner of Wadi, announces retirement from his post of thirty years, he acknowledges his two sons J'Al and J'An without mentioning his younger son, Jebel Rum. Shamed by...

The Thin Executioner is something of a departure for Darren Shan; as well as being his only standalone novel it centres on the twin themes of historical fantasy and dark mythology rather than on...

The title character of this picaresque fantasy, Jebel Rum, is a thin weakling of a boy who aspires to succeed his father as executioner of Abu Aineh, a nation in the far south of the land...

Shan's latest fantasy marks something of a departure from his gory, demon-infested "Demonata" and "Cirque du Freak" series (both Little, Brown). Based loosely on The Adventures of Huckleberry...

Darren Shan has been one of my favorite authors since I a day in the autumn or winter of 2003 when I first laid my hands on the norwegian edition of Cirque du freak, the first book in the Saga of...

When Jebel, the executioner’s son is shamed by his father, he sets off on a quest. His goal is to win back his honor, petition the Fire God for invincibility, and to compete for the job of the...

The Thin Executioner is the latest novel from Darren Shan. His other novels, the Cirque De Freak series and the Demonta series were both a huge hit. Many of My friends also read books written by...

5 out of 5 stars.

The Thin Executioner is the story of 12 year old Jebel’s journey from spoiled, arrogant, closed minded child to someone much different. We meet Jebel at a public execution...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was one of my favorite books growing up. This update of the classic may well become a favorite of young adult readers who have not experienced the original.

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Darran Shan's first stand-alone book for children - a fantasy epic, that's big on philosophy yet surprisingly small on gore! Crikey. This is something completely different from the crowned king...

Jebel is one of the sons of the executioner in their town (I forgot the name), a thin and accused as weak unlike his brothers. Time has come for his father to retire from being an executioner, so...

The world of Makhras is made up of many different towns, empires, territories, etc. and each of these is peopled by it's own unique society with their own traditions, religions, ways of life and...

All of the publishers' blurbs and pre-pub info says that this book was inspired by The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but I didn't get that from the story. Sure, It's a story about a young teen...

THE THIN EXECUTIONER was reportedly inspired by the classic THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, an interesting detail in light of the fact that Darren Shan is an author of horror fiction. I’m not...

Jebel Rum’s family is famous and respected because his father is the royal executioner. Jebel, however, is a thin runt that is dishonored when his father forgets to even consider him as a...

Final Verdict First:

The Thin Executioner is a traditional fantasy in the sense that it tells of an underdog’s heroic quest to a mountain that is believed to house a being of incredible powers,...

Jebel Rum is scrawny. He is thin. And in a world where only the burly and strong can make a living, he has no chance to beat his older brothers to their father's title as executioner, the most...

LittleBrown sometimes send out advances copies of books to a team of teenage readers, known as Hip Scouts. These guys read the books, then respond with their comments and thoughts. Below are the...

Shan (the Cirque Du Freak series) delivers a fun if predictable stand-alone novel that loosely updates Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn while posing some interesting moral questions. Set in...

Though its basis on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn provides a potential inroad for educators, the nonstop action and violence make Shan’s latest best suited for reading with no strings...

5 stars out of 5.

"The Thin Executioner" tells the story of overly thin, immature, and opinionated Jebel Rum, a young man on the brink of adulthood. To remedy being passed over for a chance...

Shan’s homage to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a rip-roaring, heartbreaking adventure. You’ll be on the edge of your seat till the very last page. 4.5 stars out of 5.

Rating: 3/5

This book is one I feel very unsure about. I was satisfied by the ending and the beginning was nicely paced, but the middle was slightly tedious. I couldn’t focus as I read, and...

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.

The...

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...

First of all, it took me longer to finish a Darren Shan book than usual because the book is bigger in size and has more pages.
This is a review about the book The Thin Executioner:
The story is...

We had Darrenn Shan on this programme not so long ago talking about vampires. This isn't one of his vampire or demon books, it's a one-off fantasy with Arabian nights flavour.

Jebel is the...

Parents worldwide owe a great debt to both Darren Shan and Derek Landy for keeping their teenagers reading. Two of the most successful children's writers this country has ever produced, along...

Darren Shan has become one of the best-selling YA authors of recent years through his Saga of Darren Shan and Demonata books. These books have invariably contained pages and pages of gory horror,...

April 12 - I picked up an advanced reader copy of this book by Darren Shan when I was in Portland for PLA. I wanted to blog some ideas about it as I read it. It's fairly good sized, but has a...

I must admit I've not been a fan of Shan until now. The book's got a great Arabian nights flavour but it's subject matter is pretty serious, the nature of belief. It follows the trials of a...

There is a new Darren Shan book in the offering, but the first thing to say is that this is probably not the type of book that you may have been expecting from Darren Shan. It's not a...

Residing on his mantel of king of horror Darren Shan returns to deliver teen fantasy of the most blood curdling variety.

Driven by a need to expel claims that he is the runt of the litter...

Darren Shan is the author of the Cirque Du Freak series. This book is quite a departure for him. First of all, the book I read is an advanced copy I received from one of my students. This book...