Wow! This was a gripping, thought-provoking read. Totally compelling, Scythe is a dark, original take on the ultimate power – the power over life and death.
Death and disease have been eradicated and life can continue quietly without fear of death or illness. Revival centres are on hand if you suffer an accident and even a fall from a thirty-nine-storey building will simply require a few days speed-healing. Unless you are chosen to be gleaned by a Scythe.
These elite humans are given the task of choosing their victims in an effort to maintain the population. Citra and Rowen are strangers until they are both chosen to be apprentice scythes. Thrown together in an isolated and strange world they soon strike a bond. As they undertake the arduous and difficult training they begin to discover that not all is as it seems and even a 'perfect' society suffers as corruption infiltrates those of power and a new generation of Scythes begin to breakout.
With a cruel turn of events Citra and Rowen discover that only one of them can become fully ordained as a Scythe and then must glean the other. As their feelings grow stronger they each search for a way to save not only themselves but also the reputation and sanctity of the Scythedom.
The subject matter is handled sensitively and although at times can be brutal there is no gratuitous violence. As I began reading I was fascinated by the idea behind the story and was soon pulled in, unable to stop until I found out what would become of Citra and Rowan. ~ Shelley Fallows - You can also find Shelley here.
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 TIMEWhat 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: ScytheThunderheadThe Toll GleaningsPRE-ORDER RISING THUNDER NOW - OUT DECEMBER 2026!
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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 TIMEWhat 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.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Scythe and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
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Scythe was written by Neal Shusterman and published by Walker Books Ltd an imprint of Walker Books
Scythe has 406 pages
Yes it is part of Arc of a Scythe series
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