Two teens must learn the "art of killing" in this Printz Honor–winning book, the
first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York
Times bestselling Unwind dystology.
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered
all those things, and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones
who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of
the population under control.
Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants.
These teens must master the "art" of taking life, knowing that the