2024 Canon Promo Post

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[(Anonymous)]

Name: Arc of a Scythe

Author: Neal Shusterman

Length: first book is 435 pages, the sequels are probably similar

Sub-genre: YA utopian sci-fi

Why it's awesome: Scythe takes place in our world, centuries into the future. People are essentially immortal -- any disease can be prevented or cured, and people can be brought back from a lethal accident (unless acid or fire destroys their body). Scythes are trained to "glean" people who will stay dead. Two teenagers are chosen to train to become Scythes. At first reluctant, they soon come to appreciate the importance of what they do -- but there are those in the Scythedom who delight in violence, and they are growing in power.

Any other important information to know about: There is quite a bit of death in this one; the corrupt scythes' kills are violent and they take delight in it. Highlight for book 2 spoilers:

A character is killed in order to graft someone else's head onto his body.

[(Anonymous)]

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