Scythe

"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 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 Susanne Collins, Pierce Brown and Marie Lu.

Neal Shusterman is an award-winning author whose books include the New York Times bestselling Unwind series and Challenger Deep, which won a National Book Award. He also writes screenplays for film and television, for shows such as Goosebumps and Animorphs. He lives in Florida and has four children. Follow him on Twitter: @NealShusterman