Books with title The Executioner

Arguably the greatest book from America's most heroically ambitious writer, THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG follows the short, blighted life of Gary Gilmore who became famous after he robbed two men in 1976 and killed them in cold blood. After being tried and convicted, he immediately insisted on being executed for his crime. To do so, he fought a system that seemed intent on keeping him alive long after it had sentenced him to death. And that fight for the right to die is what made him famous. Mailer tells not only Gilmore's story, but those of the men and women caught in the web of his life and drawn into his procession toward the firing squad. All with implacable authority, steely compassion, and a restraint that evokes the parched landscape and stern theology of Gilmore's Utah. THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG is a trip down the wrong side of the tracks to the deepest source of American loneliness and violence. It is a towering achievement-impossible to put down, impossible to forget.

The Kingdom of Pyre has been held in the iron grasp of King Sirx for the past ninety-eight years. The rich citizens of the Upper District gather once a year for the Executions, where the poor and starving criminals of the Lower Dominion are brutally killed by the District's genetically-engineered Executioners.Syren Evetrill is one such Executioner, made with the genes of the nightingale and the wolf. Designed to be a killer, to feel nothing, she serves the kingdom without question. That is, until Syssic Varen, a fellow Executioner, changes everything in the Ninety-Eighth Executions and opens her eyes to the atrocity of the king and the way empty hearts can change.Hunted and on the run, Syren must learn how to fight not for blind obedience but for freedom. Together with Syssic, Syren takes on the burden of protecting the lives of the Lower Dominion as they endure war and betrayal, find love, and learn of sacrifice. Can Syren find a way to end the king's dark reign? Or will the might of the kingdom take away everything she fights for?

The Kingdom of Pyre has been held in the iron grasp of King Sirx for the past ninety-eight years. The rich citizens of the Upper District gather once a year for the Executions, where the poor and starving criminals of the Lower Dominion are brutally killed by the District's genetically-engineered Executioners. Syren Evetrill is one such Executioner, made with the genes of the nightingale and the wolf. Designed to be a killer, to feel nothing, she serves the kingdom without question. That is, until Syssic Varen, a fellow Executioner, changes everything in the Ninety-Eighth Executions and opens her eyes to the atrocity of the king and the way empty hearts can change. Hunted and on the run, Syren must learn how to fight not for blind obedience but for freedom. Together with Syssic, Syren takes on the burden of protecting the lives of the Lower Dominion as they endure war and betrayal, find love, and learn of sacrifice. Can Syren find a way to end the king's dark reign? Or will the might of the kingdom take away everything she fights for?

Winner of the 1980 Pulitzer PrizeIn what is arguably his greatest book, America's most heroically ambitious writer followsthe short, blighted career of Gary Gilmore, an intractably violent product of America'sprisons who became notorious for two reasons: first, for robbing two men in 1976, thenkilling them in cold blood; and, second, after being tried and convicted, for insisting ondying for his crime. To do so, he had to fight a system that seemed paradoxically intent onkeeping him alive long after it had sentenced him to death.Norman Mailer tells Gilmore's story--and those of the men and women caught up in hisprocession toward the firing squad--with implacable authority, steely compassion, and arestraint that evokes the parched landscapes and stern theology of Gilmore's Utah. TheExecutioner's Song is a trip down the wrong side of the tracks to the deepest sources ofAmerican loneliness and violence. It is a towering achievement--impossible to put down, impossible to forget.

In a kingdom of merciless tyrants, Jebel Rum's family is honored as royalty because his father is the executioner. But Rashed Rum is near retirement. And when he goes, there will be a contest to determine his successor. It is a contest that thin, puny Jebel has no chance of winning. Humiliated and ashamed, Jebel sets out on a quest to the faraway home of a legendary fire god to beg for inhuman powers so that he can become the most lethal of men. He must take with him a slave, named Tel Hesani, to be sacrificed to the god. It will be a dark and brutal journey filled with lynch mobs, suicide cults, terrible monsters, and worse, monstrous men. But to Jebel, the risk is worth it. To retrieve his honor . . . To wield unimaginable power . . . To become . . . The thin executioner Inspired by the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, international bestselling master of horror Darren Shan takes readers on a thrilling, fast-paced journey into a nightmarish world where compassion and kindness are the greatest crimes of all.

Book Description A brilliant and brand new story of swords, sand and sorcery from the endless imagination that brought you The Saga of Darren Shan and the Demonata. New characters -- same excitement, action and terror! 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

All her life, Moss has lived in the Tower of London with her father, who serves as the executioner for King Henry VIII. Prisoners condemned to death must face Pa and his axe—and Moss catches their severed heads. Her father insists he has no choice: if he leaves the Tower, he will be killed. But Moss can't bear to be the executioner's daughter any longer. When she finally finds a way out of the Tower, she discovers the river holds more dangers than she imagined—including the Riverwitch's curse. The Riverwitch once helped Moss's family in exchange for a terrible bargain; now she expects Moss to pay the debt.