Paperback, 435 pages
English language
Published Nov. 9, 2017 by Simon & Schuster.
This Is the first book on the series Scythe.
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 consequence of failure could mean losing their own.
A future where AI has created the perfect world without war, illness or death, and a select group keeps the population in check via 'gleaning'. Great premise but occasionally feels like a parody of itself and missed the opportunity for thought-provoking world building. Not much characterisation.
not sure how to rate that,
the set up was mind-blowing, I really liked the philosophical background, but then the madman appeared and it all became way too easy and black and white.
Still I enjoyed the story.
