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Named a Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021), this gripping Printz Honor-winning novel marks the start of a chilling new series by Neal Shusterman, the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology. In a future where humanity has triumphed over hunger, disease, war, and even death itself, the population is maintained only by Scythes—individuals tasked with ending human life. Citra and Rowan, two teenagers reluctantly selected as apprentice Scythes, must train in the unsettling and complex skill of killing. With immense pressure and personal stakes, both know failure means risking their own lives. As these young apprentices navigate morality, duty, and survival, Scythe explores a haunting truth: even a perfect society carries a profound cost.