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The Executioner
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32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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May 14, 2019
This is a strange mix of future and medieval. I also am not sure if the author had a point he was trying to make. I was not happy that public executions were used as stress relievers for the populace. Glad none of these ideas have taken hold since this was written.
September 10, 2023
The story itself is not bad with the building suspense and the (somewhat predictable) plot twist at the end. If you read the story you'll find there is a character of a certain nature by the name of Ann, Riley's daughter is also named Anne... not sure what to think of it.
October 28, 2019
A good read from 1956...
"The Executioner" by Frank Riley
From: If Worlds of Science Fiction -April 1956
22nd century:
"Some died hard; some died easy... the end was the same: A broken body bleeding and twitching in the dust; the blood-happy spectators shrieking in the ecstacy of release from the humdrum of their pushbutton lives...
...She held a velvet robe around her shoulders, but she held it loosely, disdainfully. Under it, she was already dressed in the translucent death gown. Her thick, blond hair, much longer than the fashion of the day, fell nearly to her shoulders. On her feet were the silver sandals she would later remove, along with the velvet robe, just before stepping up on the pedestal in the execution circle."
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Overall, a good book for the researcher and enthusiast.
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"The Executioner" by Frank Riley
From: If Worlds of Science Fiction -April 1956
22nd century:
"Some died hard; some died easy... the end was the same: A broken body bleeding and twitching in the dust; the blood-happy spectators shrieking in the ecstacy of release from the humdrum of their pushbutton lives...
...She held a velvet robe around her shoulders, but she held it loosely, disdainfully. Under it, she was already dressed in the translucent death gown. Her thick, blond hair, much longer than the fashion of the day, fell nearly to her shoulders. On her feet were the silver sandals she would later remove, along with the velvet robe, just before stepping up on the pedestal in the execution circle."
Read for personal research.
Overall, a good book for the researcher and enthusiast.
I found this book's contents helpful and inspiring - number rating relates to the book's contribution to my needs.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews