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.
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.