Not even to the Thunderhead, a giant supercomputer in this world that controls everything on the planet. These scythes are death-bringers who operate under their own terms and laws, and answer to no one. Set in a future world where society has conquered death, poverty, illness and any other global crisis you can think of, “scythes” are charged with curbing the population. Without giving too much away, here’s a quick synopsis about what to expect from this series.
But none of these series comes close to what Neal Shusterman’s been able to accomplish with his Arc of a Scythe series. Visit Neal at and /NealShusterman.Before I begin, I’d like to issue a preemptive apology to those of you who love the “will they, won’t they” romance between Katniss and Peeta and the pound-pulsing action of books like the Maze Runner, because what I’m about to say can be considered controversial. Neal is the father of four, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves.
He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows. Scythe, the first book in his latest series, Arc of a Scythe, is a Michael L. Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including the Unwind dystology, the Skinjacker trilogy, Downsiders, and Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award. This collectible boxed set includes paperback editions of: Can Citra and Rowan change things for the better without being silenced themselves? When they try to break free of their roles, the two apprentices discover those in power will not peacefully relinquish their control.
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 with a scythe-a role that neither wants. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Two teens must master the "art of killing" in this New York Times bestselling, Printz Honor–winning series from Neal Shusterman.Ī world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery.
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