"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 with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--Provided by publisher.
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ISBN: 9781442472433 (pbk.)
ISBN: 144247243X (pbk.)
Physical Description:433 pages.print
Edition:First Simon & Schuster BFYR paperback edition.