Arc of a Scythe

Ruben Montané·Founder & Editor·Updated May 2026

by Neal Shusterman · The Thunderhead has solved death. Scythes are the only ones authorized to end lives — and the system is being corrupted.

Reading order

ScytheStart here — two apprentice Scythes in a post-mortal world. National Book Award winner.

Published 2016

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ThunderheadThe AI Thunderhead narrates. The Scythedom grows darker.

Published 2018

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The TollSeries conclusion

Published 2019

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