Within a year of graduating, he had his first book deal, and was hired to write a movie script. After spending his junior and senior years of high school at the American School of Mexico City, Neal went on to UC Irvine, where he made his mark on the UCI swim team, and wrote a successful humor column. Gleanings shows just how expansive, terrifying, and thrilling the world that began with the Printz Honor–winning Scythe truly is.Īward-winning author Neal Shusterman grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he began writing at an early age. Discover secrets and histories of characters you’ve followed for three volumes and meet new heroes, new foes, and some figures in between. Payne, Michelle Knowlden, and Joelle Shusterman-returns to the world throughout the timeline of the Arc of a Scythe series. Neal Shusterman-along with collaborators David Yoon, Jarrod Shusterman, Sofía Lapuente, Michael H. For years, humans lived in a world without hunger, disease, or death with Scythes as the living instruments of population control. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Neal says The Toll ended exactly how he had planned it from the very beginning of Scythe, but how it got there was very different from what he had originally planned.The New York Times bestselling Arc of the Scythe series continues with “captivating…thrilling” ( School Library Journal ) stories that span the timeline.Neal's favorite character to write in the entire Arc of a Scythe series was the Thunderhead.All non-scythe names come from different fans on Neal's Facebook Page.In the Arc of a Scythe series, people have bred together to such a degree that ethnicities are not as distinct.Unwind and Scythe are not in the same universe.
In the world of Scythe, people have become wise enough to realize that sexuality is not absolute, but a spectrum for everyone.They must master the "art" of taking life, knowing that the consequences of failure could mean losing their own.
The series centers around two teens who are chosen to be scythe apprentices, a role that neither wants. A feature film adaptation of the first book is currently being planned. There is also a short story collection titled Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe. The main trilogy consists of Scythe, Thunderhead, and The Toll. Arc of a Scythe is a series of science fiction novels by young adult literature author Neal Shusterman.
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