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Scythe

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In a world where disease, war and crime have been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed by professional scythes. Citra and Rowan are teenagers who have been selected to be scythes’ apprentices, and despite wanting nothing to do with the vocation, they must learn the art of killing and understand the necessity of what they do. Only one of them will be chosen as a scythe’s apprentice and as Citra and Rowan come up against a terrifyingly corrupt Scythedom, it becomes clear that the winning apprentice’s first task will be to kill the loser.

ISBN: 9781406379242 Author: Shusterman, Neal Publisher: Walker Books Ltd Publication Date: 1st February 2018 Imprint: Walker Books Ltd Cover: Paperback Dewey: 813.6 (edition:23) Pages: 440 Language: English Edition: Paperback original Readership: Children - juvenile / Code: J Category: Sale Subjects: "Children's / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian & utopian fiction", Children's / Te, Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children's / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Romance & relationships stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, Children's / Teenage fiction: Thrillers, Children's / Teenage general interest: Politics, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: death & bereavement, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Emotions

“A true successor to The Hunger Games.” Maggie Stiefvater

In a perfect world, what is there left to fear? A chilling and thought-provoking sci-fi novel from New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman.

A dark, gripping and witty thriller in which the only thing humanity has control over is death.

In a world where disease, war and crime have been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed (“gleaned”) by professional scythes. Citra and Rowan are teenagers who have been selected to be scythes’ apprentices, and despite wanting nothing to do with the vocation, they must learn the art of killing and understand the necessity of what they do.

Only one of them will be chosen as a scythe’s apprentice and as Citra and Rowan come up against a terrifyingly corrupt Scythedom, it becomes clear that the winning apprentice’s first task will be to glean the loser.

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