The Thin Executioner : 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.