Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe
The New York Times bestselling Arc of the Scythe series continues with “captivating…thrilling” (School Library Journal) 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 world without hunger, disease, or death with Scythes as the living instruments of population control.
Neal Shusterman—along with collaborators David Yoon, Jarrod Shusterman, Sofía Lapuente, Michael H. Payne, Michelle Knowlden, and Joelle Shusterman—returns to the world throughout the timeline of the Arc of a Scythe series. Discover secrets and histories of characters you’ve followed for three volumes and meet new heroes, new foes, and some figures in between.
Gleanings shows just how expansive, terrifying, and thrilling the world that began with the Printz Honor–winning Scythe truly is.
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 world without hunger, disease, or death with Scythes as the living instruments of population control.
Neal Shusterman—along with collaborators David Yoon, Jarrod Shusterman, Sofía Lapuente, Michael H. Payne, Michelle Knowlden, and Joelle Shusterman—returns to the world throughout the timeline of the Arc of a Scythe series. Discover secrets and histories of characters you’ve followed for three volumes and meet new heroes, new foes, and some figures in between.
Gleanings shows just how expansive, terrifying, and thrilling the world that began with the Printz Honor–winning Scythe truly is.
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Absolutely important to the entire series! Yes these are short stories, but there's so much insight into things that happened at various points in the series, along with explanations to a few items before the Scythdom and even a minor bonus to post The Toll. I wasn't expecting to face so many twists and shocking moments, and was extremely happy with how Neal Shusterman wrapped up this book.
Príjemný dodatok k trilógii, ktorý sa rýchlo číta a hodí sa do obdobia, keď má človek trošku problém niečo s chuťou dočítať. Poviedky dotvárajú svet koscov a dozvieme sa z nich pozadie niektorých postáv (nie je nevyhnutné si čerstvo pamätať trilógiu, aj po viac ako roku od jej prečítania mi príbehy dávali zmysel).
Je to ľahké a pútavé, ale odporúčam len tým, ktorí už čítali sériu Žatva smrti.
Arc of a Scythe remains one of my favourite trilogies, and I was so excited when I saw that 1) this book even exists, and 2) I get to revisit this universe and potentially some of its characters!!!!
‘Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe’ is a collection of 12 short stories across the Arc of a Scythe timeline, from just after post-mortal times to the far-flung future after the end of the trilogy. We get great insight into the background and lives of Scythes we met in the trilogy, as well as more details on the mechanics and wonders of the world and the Thunderhead.
Just an FYI: if it’s been a while since you read the trilogy and you have a pea-brain like me, you may need to visit the wiki for a quick summary of the main players and the timeline!
Whilst there were some stories that I wished were part of the main books and told relative to the chronological order of the timeline, I still enjoyed each story, even those that featured new characters – this read like an extra treat for us from Neal Shusterman, in addition to acting as a kind of prequel and epilogue.
I didn’t have my hopes up about this, but just confirming here for anyone that needs to know: none of these stories centre around our main characters, though there are cameos that provide additional flavour.
The collection has something for everyone who loves the Arc of a Scythe trilogy, and, despite being averse to short stories, I greatly enjoyed this! My favourites in no particular order are: “A Martian Minute,” “The Mortal Canvas,” “Cirri,” and “Anastasia’s Shadow.”
‘Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe’ is a collection of 12 short stories across the Arc of a Scythe timeline, from just after post-mortal times to the far-flung future after the end of the trilogy. We get great insight into the background and lives of Scythes we met in the trilogy, as well as more details on the mechanics and wonders of the world and the Thunderhead.
Just an FYI: if it’s been a while since you read the trilogy and you have a pea-brain like me, you may need to visit the wiki for a quick summary of the main players and the timeline!
Whilst there were some stories that I wished were part of the main books and told relative to the chronological order of the timeline, I still enjoyed each story, even those that featured new characters – this read like an extra treat for us from Neal Shusterman, in addition to acting as a kind of prequel and epilogue.
I didn’t have my hopes up about this, but just confirming here for anyone that needs to know: none of these stories centre around our main characters, though there are cameos that provide additional flavour.
The collection has something for everyone who loves the Arc of a Scythe trilogy, and, despite being averse to short stories, I greatly enjoyed this! My favourites in no particular order are: “A Martian Minute,” “The Mortal Canvas,” “Cirri,” and “Anastasia’s Shadow.”
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