Scythe: The global smash-hit YA speculative-thriller series that’s ‘A true successor to The Hunger Games’

"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 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 Susanne Collins, Pierce Brown and Marie Lu.

"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.

• | Author: Neal Shusterman
• | Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Feb 01, 2018
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781406379242
• | ISBN-10: 1406379247