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The Scythe

2023-07-29 11:03:25

In 2016, Neal Shusterman launched the first book of Scythe, his Arc of a Scythe series, dominated by artificial intelligence called Thunderhead, in the future planet. Technology has grown until poverty, crime and even death no longer worry. In order to suppress population growth, an organization called scythedom was established. Members of the organization were respected and worried that they "gather" human responsibility. Scythe, honored by Printz, was trained by two apprentices, Rowan and Citra, in the political turmoil of scythedom. In the second book, Thunderhead, Shusterman directed attention to the powerful AI itself. Because the powerful starving sickle conspiracy can destroy the world order.

In the world where disease is eradicated, the only way to die is by random killing ("gathering") by a professional reaper ("sickle"). Citra and Rowan were teenagers and chosen as sickle disciples. Along with the opening of the novel, the believer Ski Faraday visited Citra 's house while waiting to visit the neighbor. His multi-layered robe is represented as "smooth ivory linen" rather than black. "Black is not bright and sickle is opposite, it was chosen as reason for work." According to your knowledge of sickle-shaped Faraday, you can guess his choice of robe color Can you do it? Can the exchange with his Citra and his family get earlier information about him?