The thin executioner
题名:
The thin executioner
著者:
Shan, Darren.
ISBN:
9780007315840
出版信息:
New York : HarperCollins Childrens' Books, 2010.
规格:
409 p. : map ; 20 cm
摘要:
In a nation of warriors where weakness is shunned and all crimes, no matter how minor, are punishable by beheading, young Jebel Rum, along with a slave who is fated to be sacrificed, sets forth on a quest to petition the Fire God for invincibility, but when the long and arduous journey is over, Jebel has learned much about fairness and the value of life.
主题:
| Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Executions and executioners -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Slavery -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Young adult fiction. |
摘要:
In a nation of warriors where weakness is shunned and all crimes, no matter how minor, are punishable by beheading, young Jebel Rum, along with a slave who is fated to be sacrificed, sets forth on a quest to petition the Fire God for invincibility, but when the long and arduous journey is over, Jebel has learned much about fairness and the value of life.