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Awards & Accolades Likes 20 Our Verdict GET IT Kirkus Reviews' Best Books Of 2016 New York Times Bestseller From the Arc of a Scythe series , Vol. 1 by Neal Shusterman ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 29, 2016 A thoughtful and thrilling story of life, death, and meaning. Awards & Accolades Likes 20 Our Verdict GET IT Kirkus Reviews' Best Books Of 2016 New York Times Bestseller Two teens train to be society-sanctioned killers in an otherwise immortal world. On post-mortal Earth, humans live long (if not particularly passionate) lives without fear of disease, aging, or accidents. Operating independently of the governing AI (called the Thunderhead since it evolved from the cloud), scythes rely on 10 commandments, quotas, and their own moral codes to glean the population. After challenging Hon. Scythe Faraday, 16-year-olds Rowan Damisch and Citra Terranova reluctantly become his apprentices. Subjected to killcraft training, exposed to numerous executions, and discouraged from becoming allies or lovers, the two find themselves engaged in a fatal competition but equally determined to fight corruption and cruelty. The vivid and often violent action unfolds slowly, anchored in complex worldbui...