Dystopian · Young adult
Scythe
In a world where death has been conquered, scythes are the only people allowed to end lives, to keep the population in check. Two teenagers are chosen as apprentices and find out the job is neither noble nor simple.
- First published
- 2016
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like young-adult stories that take a hard moral question seriously and keep the twists coming.
Skip this if you want a lighthearted read, because the central job of the book is to kill people thoughtfully.
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