Scythe

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**New edition for 2026 with brand-new iconic covers across the series.**

** »A true successor to The Hunger Games » Maggie Stiefvater, bestselling author of *Shiver* and *The Raven Boys*.

A *TIME* MAGAZINE BEST YA BOOK OF ALL TIME**

**What if death was the only thing left to control?**

In the not-too-distant future, humans have cured hunger, disease, war, crime – even death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end a life – and they are commanded to do so to keep the size of the population under control.

Citra and Rowan are both chosen to be apprentices to a scythe – something neither of them wants. Forced together, they must perfect the skill of taking a life, competing against each other for just one scythe position. But then it becomes clear that the winning apprentice’s first task will be to kill the loser…

**The first book in the globally bestselling, award-winning series for fans of Suzanne Collins, Pierce Brown and Marie Lu.**

**Collect all the books in the series:**

**Scythe**

**Thunderhead**

**The Toll**

**Gleanings**

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