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Scythe is a 2016 young-adult novel by Neal Shusterman and is the first in the Arc of a Scythe series. It is set in the far future, where death, disease, and unhappiness have been virtually eliminated thanks to advances in technology, and a benevolent artificial intelligence known as the Thunderhead peacefully governs a united Earth.
Nov 22, 2016 · Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants.
Citra’s family unexpectedly hosts a scythe for dinner before he gleans their neighbor, and Rowan meets the same scythe as he consoles a classmate targeted for gleaning. Soon, both teenagers receive a mysterious invitation to the opera, where they realize that their invitations have come from the scythe they met previously, Scythe Faraday.
Jun 13, 2017 · Two teens must learn the "art of killing" in this Printz Honor-winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times best-selling Unwind Dystology series.
- Neal Shusterman
The book draws you in immediately when a scythe, whose job it is to glean-aka cull- humans, shows up at teenage protagonist Citra’s door for dinner. The twist comes further into the story than usual, and puts dual protagonists Citra and Rowen in a direction neither were expecting.
- Neal Shusterman
Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the chilling sequel to the Printz Honor Book Scythe from New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman, author of the Unwind dystology.
Nov 28, 2017 · Scythe is the first novel of a thrilling new series by National Book Award–winning author Neal Shusterman in which Citra and Rowan learn that a perfect world comes...
The Arc of a Scythe Collection (Boxed Set): Scythe; Thunderhead; The Toll; Gleanings
Nov 22, 2016 · Two teens must learn the “art of killing” in this Printz Honor–winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology.
The book draws you in immediately when a scythe, whose job it is to glean-aka cull- humans, shows up at teenage protagonist Citra’s door for dinner. The twist comes further into the story than usual, and puts dual protagonists Citra and Rowen in a direction neither were expecting.
- Neal Shusterman
