Fable for the End of the World

The world is perfect. Crime? Solved. Hunger? Eradicated. Death? Optional. In the dazzling sequel to Scythe, Neal Shusterman continues to expand his chilling, dystopian masterpiece.

A year has passed since Rowan went rogue, turning himself into Scythe Lucifer, a mythic figure who incinerates corrupt scythes in a fiery crusade. Citra is now a junior scythe, apprenticed to the compassionate Scythe Curie, but finds herself battling not just the old guard, but also the insidious whispers that maybe Scythe Lucifer isn't so wrong.

Overseeing it all is the Thunderhead, the benevolent AI that governs nearly every aspect of human existence. But the Thunderhead cannot interfere with the Scythedom, leaving it to its own devices—and its own destruction. When a shocking series of events throws the delicate balance of power into chaos, Rowan and Citra find themselves on opposing sides of a conflict that threatens to unravel their perfect world.

With humanity teetering on the brink, will the Thunderhead intervene? Or will the scythes bring about their own terrifying end?

On her tenth birthday, Ruby's life changed forever. Marked as a threat, she's torn from her family and sent to Thurmond, a brutal government camp where young people with dangerous abilities are "rehabilitated." Ruby may have survived the disease that decimated America's children, but she emerged with a power she can barely control.

Now sixteen, Ruby escapes Thurmond, joining a group of runaways: Zu, haunted by her past; Chubs, a prickly genius; and Liam, their leader, who ignites a hope Ruby thought she'd lost. As they journey toward East River, a rumored safe haven, they face relentless pursuers who want to exploit Ruby's abilities. But trust is a fragile thing, and as she gets closer to Liam, Ruby must confront a devastating truth: embracing her power might be the only way to save them all, even if it costs her the chance at a future.

It is the Tenth Hunger Games, and eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is Panem's last hope. The once-mighty Snow family has fallen on hard times, and his only chance to restore their name is to mentor the winning tribute. But the odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low.

Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute… and must choose between following the rules and following his heart.

With everything he loves hanging in the balance, how far will Coriolanus go? And how much of himself will he sacrifice to become the songbird he needs to be—or the snake he is destined to become?

Return to Panem in this gripping prequel to The Hunger Games, set twenty-four years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute. The Second Quarter Quell is looming, and for Haymitch Abernathy, life in District 12 is a daily struggle. But on the morning of the reaping, everything changes.

Pulled into the arena, Haymitch must use his cunning and survival skills to face off against more experienced and brutal tributes. In a Games designed to be even more twisted than usual, where the odds are stacked against him, Haymitch forms unexpected alliances and confronts the Capitol's cruelty head-on.

"Sunrise on the Reaping" explores the dark underbelly of Panem, the power of rebellion, and the sacrifices one must make to survive. Witness the Games that forged a mentor, a rebel, and a symbol of hope in a world teetering on the edge of revolution.