![]() ![]() ![]() They maintain a quota of gleanings, permanent deaths for a chosen few to remind people of the mortality that the entire race once faced. Scythes are an order of highly skilled assassins (of sorts) who exist to keep humanity’s numbers in check. However, in order to curb overpopulation, the Thunderhead allows for the Scythes. And if by some unfortunate accident, you happen to die, a drone will recover your body and take you to the nearest facility where you can be revived (your first one’s free!). Thunderhead is set in a future world of plenty, where death and poverty and illness and war have been eliminated by the Thunderhead, an artificial intelligence developed from what we currently call “the cloud.” Every human has nanites in their blood that reduce pain from any injury, and slowly repair any damage. Minor spoilers for Scythe will likely occur throughout, given that this is book #2 in trilogy. It’s been a while since my last book review, so I’m going to talk to you for a minute about Neal Shusterman’s Thunderhead. ![]()
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