Filled with intrigue, death, life, and love, the two apprentices must navigate this new world without knowing the agendas of the Scythes around them or of the mysterious Thunderhead, the collective consciousness created when all human information was uploaded, and responsible for monitoring all aspects of life besides the Scythes themselves…In a world where death no longer exists forces us to consider what truly matters. But the Scythedom is not as united as it seems, and in-fighting is brought to the surface when one prominent Scythe decides to take on an unprecedented two apprentices, forcing them to compete for the position.
They must ensure that the population does not grow too large. Scythes, at once feared and revered, avoided and sought, have one job: to meet their quota for deaths per month. Scythe, the first book in his newest series, Arc of a Scythe, is a Michael L. The population, however, is still growing at unsustainable rate. 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. Humans are immortal, cannot be killed by diseases, and can be revived from virtually any accident. Shusterman’s new novel is set in a world in which death has been cured. Thunderhead The Toll Scythe is a 2016 young-adult novel by Neal Shusterman and is the first in the Arc of a Scythe series.
0 kommentar(er)
