In a world where disease, war and crime have been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed – “gleaned” – by a professional scythe. Citra and Rowan are teenagers who have been selected as scythes’ apprentices, and despite wanting nothing to do with the vocation, they must learn the art of killing and come to understand the necessity of what they do. Only one of them will be chosen, 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. In a perfect world, what is there left to fear? A dark, gripping and witty thriller in which the only thing humanity still controls is death, this is a chilling and thought-provoking sci-fi novel from New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman – “a true successor to The Hunger Games.” Maggie Stiefvater
ISBN 13: 9781406379242
Author: Neal Shusterman
