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.
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New edition for 2026 with brand-new iconic covers across the series.
"A true successor to The Hunger Games" Maggie Stiefvater, bestselling author of Shiver and The Raven Boys.
A TIME MAGAZINE BEST YA BOOK OF ALL TIME
What if death was the only thing left to control?
In the not-too-distant future, humans have cured hunger, disease, war, crime - even death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end a life - and they are commanded to do so to keep the size of the population under control.
Citra and Rowan are both chosen to be apprentices to a scythe - something neither of them wants. Forced together, they must perfect the skill of taking a life, competing against each other for just one scythe position. But then it becomes clear that the winning apprentice's first task will be to kill the loser...
The first book in the globally bestselling, award-winning series for fans of Suzanne Collins, Pierce Brown and Marie Lu.
Collect all the books in the series:
Scythe
Thunderhead
The Toll
Gleanings
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| Weight | 280 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 19.4 × 12.8 × 3 cm |
| Book_author | Shusterman, Neal |
| Publisher | Walker Books Ltd |
| Imprint | Walker Books Ltd |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 406 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | |Reprint |
| Dewey | 813.6 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |