Staff Pick
Tired of the same old dystopian YA literature? Then this may be the perfect book for you!
Rather than resorting to the usual trappings of oppressive governments and desolate wastelands, Neal Shusterman presents a future where disease, war, old age, and even death have been eliminated. The only uncertainty in life comes from the Scythes — the organization of a select few who are sanctioned to kill for population control. When two teens are taken on as apprentices, they find internal power struggles and corruption threaten to upend the compassion and neutrality of the Scythedom. In between the action and mystery, Shusterman explores death and its impact on life. With a fast-paced plot, complicated characters, a complex philosophy, and a unique premise, this novel is impossible to put down! Recommended By Carrie L., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Two teens are forced to murder maybe each other in the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology.
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: 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. These teens must master the art of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.
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."
Synopsis
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.
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: 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. These teens must master the "art" of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.
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.