![]() Some Scythes kill after extensive research on a target. I won’t give away too much of the plot or rules of this futuristic setting, because I really enjoyed Shusterman’s world-building. ![]() There is a rigorous onboarding process to become a Scythe, as our two main characters Citra and Rowan discover when they become apprenticed to a Scythe. Scythes have an annual quota, strict code of conduct, but can kill at random unless their target would cross the code. The cloud controls everything but Scythes, a group of people who have a mandate to kill a certain percentage of the population to keep population growth under control. ![]() All of society is controlled by the benevolent “cloud” which is an omnipresent internet collection that we are told is good. When people get too old, they basically press a button and become young again. We are dropped into a future world where all diseases, accidents, and aging is no longer an issue. ![]() Scythe is an awesome first entry in a new to me trilogy from Neal Shusterman. Oh look! It’s another young adult trilogy set in a near-perfect future alternative United States! How perfect for me. ![]()
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