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Arc of a Scythe Boxed Set (4 titles)
The bestselling dystopian YA series in new luxe collector editions
Series: Arc of a Scythe
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Collect all four titles in the internationally bestselling Arc of a Scythe series: Scythe, Thunderhead, The Toll, and Gleanings, by New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman. Arc of a Scythe is a gripping and thought-provoking young adult dystopian series written by Neal Shusterman. The series comprises...
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Collect all four titles in the internationally bestselling Arc of a Scythe series: Scythe, Thunderhead, The Toll, and Gleanings, by New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman.
Arc of a Scythe is a gripping and thought-provoking young adult dystopian series written by Neal Shusterman. The series comprises four books – Scythe, Thunderhead, The Toll, and Gleanings – that delve into a futuristic society where humans have achieved immortality, and death can only come at the hands of specialised killers known as Scythes.
Series: Arc of a Scythe
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Scythe
A dark, gripping, and witty thriller in which the only thing humanity has control over is death. In a world where disease, war, and crime have been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ("gleaned") by professional scythes. Citra and Rowan are teenagers who have been selected to be scythes' apprentices, and despite wanting nothing to...Paperback$2000Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
The Toll
The explosive conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Arc of a Scythe series. It’s been three years since Rowan and Citra disappeared; since Scythe Goddard came into power; since the Thunderhead closed itself off to everyone but Grayson Tolliver. In this pulse-pounding finale to Neal Shusterman's internationally bestselling trilogy, constitutions are tested and old friends are brought back from...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Gleanings
The New York Times bestselling Arc of a Scythe series continues with thrilling stories that span the timeline. Storylines continue. Origin stories are revealed. And new Scythes emerge... There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. For years, humans lived in a...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Arc of a Scythe Boxed Set
All three titles in the internationally bestselling Arc of a Scythe series: Scythe, Thunderhead, and The Toll. Collect each title in the explosive Arc of a Scythe series by New York Times bestseller, Neal Shusterman.Box Set$5499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Thunderhead
The dark and thrilling sequel to Scythe, the New York Times sci-fi bestseller. The stakes are high in this chilling sci-fi thriller, in which professional scythes control who dies. Everything else is out of human control, managed by the Thunderhead. It's a perfect system – until it isn't. It’s been a year since Rowan went off-grid. Hunted by the Scythedom,...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Arc of a Scythe Boxed Set (4 titles)
Collect all four titles in the internationally bestselling Arc of a Scythe series: Scythe, Thunderhead, The Toll, and Gleanings, by New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman. Arc of a Scythe is a gripping and thought-provoking young adult dystopian series written by Neal Shusterman. The series comprises four books – Scythe, Thunderhead, The Toll, and Gleanings – that delve into a...Set$5999Elsewhere:$6499Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips early September -
Thunderhead
"Intelligent and entertaining." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Even better than the first book." --School Library Journal (starred review) Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the chilling sequel to the Printz Honor Book Scythe from New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman, author of the Unwind dystology. Humans learn from their...Paperback$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
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Gleanings
A thrilling and terrifying collection of stories from the world of Scythe – the New York Times bestseller and a Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time. "A true successor to The Hunger Games" Maggie Stiefvater, bestselling author of Shiver and The Raven Boys, on Scythe. Storylines continue. Origin stories are revealed. And new Scythes emerge... There are still...Paperback$2399Elsewhere:$2699Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Sep 2026Pre-order -
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"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...Paperback$2399Elsewhere:$2699Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Sep 2026Pre-order -
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The Toll
The explosive conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Arc of a Scythe series. "A true successor to The Hunger Games" Maggie Stiefvater, bestselling author of Shiver and The Raven Boys, on Scythe. It’s been three years since Rowan and Citra disappeared; since Scythe Goddard came into power; since the Thunderhead closed itself off to everyone but Grayson Tolliver. In...Paperback$2399Elsewhere:$2699Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Sep 2026Pre-order -
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Thunderhead
The dark and thrilling sequel to Scythe, the New York Times sci-fi bestseller and a Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time. "A true successor to The Hunger Games," Maggie Stiefvater, bestselling author of Shiver and The Raven Boys, on Scythe. The stakes are high in this chilling sci-fi thriller, in which professional scythes control who dies. Everything else...Paperback$2399Elsewhere:$2699Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Sep 2026Pre-order -
Scythe
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Two teens must learn the "art of killing" in this Printz Honor-winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology. A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered all those things, and has...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529526745
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Format: Multiple-component retail product, boxed
Date Published: 09 August 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 1500g
Pages: 1920
About the Author
Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens and adults. These include the acclaimed Arc of a Scythe series (Scythe, Thunderhead and The Toll), Dry and Roxy, as well as the Unwind dystology and Challenger Deep, which won a National Book Award. He also writes screenplays for film and television. Neal lives in Florida and has four children, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves. Visit Neal at StoryMan.com or follow him on Twitter: @NealShusterman
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All Better Now
From New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman comes a young adult thriller about a world where happiness is contagious, but the risks of catching it may be just as dangerous as the cure. A deadly and unprecedented virus is spreading. But those who survive it experience long-term effects no one has ever seen before: utter contentment. Soon after infection,...Paperback$2200Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Scythe
A dark, gripping, and witty thriller in which the only thing humanity has control over is death. In a world where disease, war, and crime have been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ("gleaned") by professional scythes. Citra and Rowan are teenagers who have been selected to be scythes' apprentices, and despite wanting nothing to...Paperback$2000Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Unwind
In a society where unwanted teens are salvaged for their body parts, three runaways fight the system that would unwind them. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games. Unwinding: the process by which a child is both terminated and yet kept alive. Unwinding is now a common, and accepted, practice in society. Connor's parents want to be rid of him...$2499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Challenger Deep
A powerful and captivating novel about mental illness, Challenger Deep is a tour de force by New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman. Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench. Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Dry
When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions in this harrowing story of survival from New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman. The drought – or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it – has been going on for a while now. Everyone’s lives have become an endless...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Game Changer
An ambitious and magnetic novel from the New York Times bestselling Neal Shusterman, about a teenage American football player forced into a series of parallel lives. As a star player on his high school American football team, Ash is used to taking some hard hits. But that one run in his last game must have knocked him a little loose,...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Roxy
A chilling take on the opioid epidemic by the New York Times bestselling Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman. Above our world is a toxic wonderland where the party has raged for centuries. Humans know the partygoers simply as “narcotics”, “opioids”, “drugs”. But here they are malevolent gods, toying with the fates of mortals. Roxy and Addison have made a wager...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Scythe
In a perfect world, what is there left to fear? A stunning new Collector's Edition of the New York Times bestseller, with a new piece from the author. A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Collector's Edition with a new author's note. Two teens must learn the "art of killing" in this, the chilling first book in the...Hardback$3200Elsewhere:$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Toll
The explosive conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Arc of a Scythe series. It’s been three years since Rowan and Citra disappeared; since Scythe Goddard came into power; since the Thunderhead closed itself off to everyone but Grayson Tolliver. In this pulse-pounding finale to Neal Shusterman's internationally bestselling trilogy, constitutions are tested and old friends are brought back from...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Gleanings
The New York Times bestselling Arc of a Scythe series continues with thrilling stories that span the timeline. Storylines continue. Origin stories are revealed. And new Scythes emerge... There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. For years, humans lived in a...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Break to You
Bestselling author of Scythe and Challenger Deep, Neal Shusterman, here with coauthors Debra Young and Michelle Knowlden, tells an intense yet tender story of two teens, trapped in impossible circumstances and unjust systems, willing to risk everything for love—no matter the consequences. Adriana knows that if she can manage to keep her head down for the next seven months, she...Hardback$3200Elsewhere:$3499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Thunderhead
The dark and thrilling sequel to Scythe, the New York Times sci-fi bestseller. The stakes are high in this chilling sci-fi thriller, in which professional scythes control who dies. Everything else is out of human control, managed by the Thunderhead. It's a perfect system – until it isn't. It’s been a year since Rowan went off-grid. Hunted by the Scythedom,...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow
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