Old foes and new enemies converge, and as corruption within the Scythedom spreads, Rowan and Citra begin to lose hope.Series: Book 2 in the Arc of a Scythe Trilogy His story is told in whispers across the continent.Īs Scythe Anastasia, Citra gleans with compassion and openly challenges the ideals of the "new order." But when her life is threatened and her methods questioned, it becomes clear that not everyone is open to the change. Since then, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. A year has passed since Rowan had gone off grid. The Thunderhead is the perfect ruler of a perfect world, but it has no control over the scythedom. 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. "Even better than the first book." - School Library Journal (starred review) "Intelligent and entertaining." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 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 only with a heavy price. These teens must master the "art" of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.
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.Ĭitra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe-a role that neither wants. 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.Ī world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death.
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