The Thin Executioner Chapter Summary

Personal response: The Thin Executioner had many things I didn’t expect. I figured that this was just going to be a guy's journey northbound fighting threats around every turn. What I got was a journey of learning other religions and humility. I will note that there was a slight learning curve in the beginning. From what I understand after reading the book the Um ________ means “person of” or “people of” depending on the context.

Plot:
Jebel was the runt of the three sons of the greatest executioner in all of Wadi: Rashed Rum. After being disgraced by his father during his announcement of retirement, Jebel sets off on a quest. On this quest he seeked to petition the fire god, Sabbah Eid, to be granted immense power. With that power Jebel would face his brothers and others in a tournament in a year for the title of executioner. In order to petition the fire …show more content…
The first example was Master Bush and Blair playing that they are mining entrepreneurs to Jebel and Tel Hesani in the mid beginning. They took care of Jebel when he almost got in trouble with a drunk. It was discovered after Jebel and Tel’s journey through the Um Siq that the Masters were actually graverobbers. The second example was the fire god, Sabbah Eid. When Jebel conversed with the god it was found out that it only had some powers of a god. That it was actually the last of it’s kind/race and that it only granted powers to people who it believe would make the world a better place.

Recommendation: The Thin Executioner was a journey I didn’t expect and to tell the truth it was a pretty good journey. I rate it a five out of five. The story seemed more structured towards young adult males purely because of the lack of females in the story. Otherwise, anyone who enjoys watching character development. I wouldn’t recommend the book for someone expecting an over the top story of glory and fantasy