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1. Scythe
Author:
Series:
Arc of a Scythe volume 1
Lexile measure:
830L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
"In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--
3. Scythe
Author:
Publisher:
MK Mancos
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
Keely Montgomery has never met death- until the night she receives arecruitment letter to become one of Heaven's Holy Assassins. Living in a low rent apartment in the urban center of Water Point Station, NJ, her goals in life are to obtain her Masters then Ph.D. in social work to help the less fortunate. One night while working as a bartender in a local pool hall, she receives a recruitment scroll by angelic courier from the Office of Death and Dismemberment,...
4. Scythe
Author:
Series:
Publisher:
Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
What would you risk for a place to call home? When loner motorcycle mechanic Sly Morgan lands in Chicago and assumes a false identity, he believes he can finally let his guard down. Finally stop running. But no one escapes the Legions. Brutally stabbed, Sly is enslaved to the Legions by the antigen they inject in his blood, putting all those around him in danger. His forced role plunges him into a battle for loyalty, honor, and a new family he doesn't...
5. Scythe
Author:
Publisher:
Stonemaier Games
Pub. Date:
[2015]
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"Scythe is a board game set in an alternate-history 1920s. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. The ashes from the first Great War still darken the snow in 1920s Europa. The capitalistic city-state known simply as 'The Factory, ' which fueled the war with heavily armored mechs, has closed its doors, drawing the attention of several nearby countries. With characters from five factions converging onto...
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Series:
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date:
©2022
Lexile measure:
830L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
A collection of stories that span the time when humans live in a world without hunger, disease, or death and Scythes act as the living instruments of population control.
Author:
Publisher:
Yaupon Berry Press
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
Top 30 Amazon Best Seller for Myths and Legends. When high school junior Mia Hieskety was younger, she was kidnapped. But she can't remember who kidnapped her and why. Trying to forget her past, she hopes to one day move away from the town where her faceless captor roams free. But a grim reaper has different plans. When a mysterious new student arrives, Mia's thrust into a sinister world with her life and heart at risk. She must discover who kidnapped...
Author:
Publisher:
Counterpoise Press
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Demetrius Raske strikes a deal with the Devil to stop a monster stalking the city, but he may have unleashed another villain entirely… The Capital of the United League of Nations glitters like jewels on a dame's neck-a city of wicked splendor and possibility. The deals struck in the Senate are as ruthless as the ones struck in the city's criminal underbelly. No one knows this better than vampire politician Demetrius Raske, who walks both worlds....
Author:
Publisher:
David C. R. Nash
Pub. Date:
2015
Language:
English
Description:
Griffin Sanders is a man with a mission. He's trying hard to forget a long and disastrous tour in Afghanistan as a medic with an elite Ranger unit. However, his plans to relax and forget get turned upside down when he encounters members of the Adventurers Society - a group of travelers from an alternate timeline who desperately need his assistance.With a mix of espionage, time travel, steampunk, romance, alternate history and adventure, this book...
Author:
Publisher:
Argon Verlag
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
German
Description:
(Autorisierte Lesefassung) Auch in einer Welt, in der Armut, Kriege, Krankheit und Tod besiegt sind, müssen Menschen sterben, und die Entscheidung über Leben und Tod treffen die Scythe. Sie sind auserwählt, um zu töten. Sie entscheiden, wer lebt und wer stirbt. Sie sind die Hüter des Todes. Aber die Welt muss wissen, dass dieser Dienst sie nicht kalt lässt, dass sie Mitleid empfinden. Reue. Unerträglich großes Leid. Denn wenn sie diese Gefühle...
Author:
Publisher:
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
This reissued illustrated chapter book is based on the classic characters found in Pokemon GO and the classic animated series on Netflix. When Tracey catches Scyther, the brave Bug-type Pokémon's warrior pride is wounded. It can't regain its honor without a fight. It needs another battle. So Scyther battles . . . Charizard! Which hot-headed Pokémon will triumph? It's the ultimate face-off for the Pokémon and their Trainers!This reissued illustrated...
Author:
Publisher:
Raena Scythe
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
The Puzzles of Adventure is a collection of five stories filled with suspense, fantasy and adventure with women of color facing challenges in their life and rising to the occasions where each woman soars. In the suspenseful story, "Inheritance", a woman named Anna wonders where her aunt hid the family fortune while finding her aunt's murderer. In the fantasy story "The Ruby", speaks about a woman warrior who must choose life or death regarding a jewel....
13. Wings & Scythe
Author:
Publisher:
Ella Cutich
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Dante is a reaper but not by choice. He hates his God-given duty. It's not just about the screams from Hell-he questions if the angels' judgments are even fair. When he tries to free an innocent soul from Hell, Dante is sent there himself as punishment. No matter how hard he tries, he can't escape. Only when he allies with fallen angels, does he start to discover the truth-he's stuck in Hell forever unless he accepts his destiny as a reaper, and Dante...
14. Bright Scythe
Author:
Publisher:
Sarabande Books
Pub. Date:
2015
Language:
English
Description:
Known for sharp imagery, startling metaphors and deceptively simple diction, Tomas Tranströmer's luminous poems offer mysterious glimpses into the deepest facets of humanity, often through the lens of the natural world. These new translations by Patty Crane, presented side by side with the original Swedish, are tautly rendered and elegantly cadenced. They are also deeply informed by Crane's personal relationship with the poet and his wife during...
15. Siega (Scythe)
Author:
Series:
Arco de la Guadana volume 1
Publisher:
BookaVivo
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
Spanish
Description:
Antes, las personas morían por causas naturales. Existían asesinos invisibles llamados enfermedades, el envejecimiento era irreversible y se producían accidentes de los que no se podía regresar. Ahora, todo eso ha quedado atrás y sólo perdura una verdad muy simple: la gente tiene que morir. Y esa es la tarea de los segadores. Porque en un futuro donde la humanidad controla la muerte, ¿quién decide cuándo y cómo sembrarla? Citra y Rowan acaban...
Author:
Publisher:
Sam Whittaker
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
War tears the world apart.Tag and the band of Resistance fighters travels to the city of Trace Vale which is threatened by Thrall's occupation under a ruthless Commander. But there is another trouble: an unseen assailant prowls the streets at night killing Thrall soldiers and putting them on high alert.In the city a weaponsmith struggles to supply the Resistance with armaments. His beautiful but headstrong daughter becomes immediately infatuated with...
Author:
Publisher:
Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
The Goddess's Scythe trilogy is an emotional and kinetic series. Raven's Wings (book 1) Kala always wanted more than her quiet life could offer, until one day Skye appeared and gave her hope that maybe she could. Then, just as suddenly, he was gone, and she was thrust into a brutal and unforgiving world. Could she carve out a life in which she could be truly happy once her destiny was revealed…to become a weapon like none other? Death's Angel (book...