Filled with intrigue, death, life, and love, the two apprentices must navigate this new world without knowing the agendas of the Scythes around them or of the mysterious Thunderhead, the collective consciousness created when all human information was uploaded, and responsible for monitoring all aspects of life besides the Scythes themselves…In a world where death no longer exists forces us to consider what truly matters. But the Scythedom is not as united as it seems, and in-fighting is brought to the surface when one prominent Scythe decides to take on an unprecedented two apprentices, forcing them to compete for the position. Neal Shusterman’s 2016 science fantasy novel, Scythe, tells an unsettling story of two teenagers in the near dystopian future who live in a world where death has literally been defeated. They must ensure that the population does not grow too large. Scythes, at once feared and revered, avoided and sought, have one job: to meet their quota for deaths per month. The population, however, is still growing at unsustainable rate. Humans are immortal, cannot be killed by diseases, and can be revived from virtually any accident. The Toll is Neal Shusterman's grand finale to the Arc of a Scythe trilogy The book will bring about a conclusion to the series at large and while you can say things leave off with a nice sense of finality, I couldn't help but have a question or two at the end that was left unanswered. Shusterman’s new novel is set in a world in which death has been cured.
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