The Toll
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4.7 • 877 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In the highly anticipated finale to the New York Times bestselling trilogy, dictators, prophets, and tensions rise. In a world that’s conquered death, will humanity finally be torn asunder by the immortal beings it created?
Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. With the silence of the Thunderhead and the reverberations of the Great Resonance still shaking the earth to its core, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him?
The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When Citra and Rowan are discovered preserved in the wreckage of Endura, three years after the events of Thunderhead, they awaken to find that megalomaniacal Scythe Goddard is now Overblade of all North Merica and is consolidating power worldwide. Citra must convince the world of Goddard's villainy, while Rowan, universally despised as the destroyer of Endura, must simply survive. Meanwhile, Greyson Tolliver, the only human to whom the nearly omnipotent AI known as the Thunderhead will talk, has become the Toll, spiritual leader to the oppressed Tonist religion, as the Thunderhead secretly works to build something game-changing on the remote Marshall Atolls. Some previously central characters, particularly Rowan, take on smaller roles, while others, including Greyson and a hypercompetent, genderfluid sea captain named Jerico Soberanis, are given space to charm. The stellar conclusion to Shusterman's Arc of a Scythe trilogy is a gripping adventure that never stops building momentum as it refocuses the books on a grander scale. With a surprising amount of humor for the large body count, it elevates and deepens the series with a gently optimistic examination of the fine human line between utopia and dystopia. Ages 12 up. Correction: A previous version of this review misstated the name of Scythe Goddard's character.
Customer Reviews
What an ending
After reading the first book, I was hooked. After the second, I was intrigued. Now after the third, I am glad I read all three books. Thank you author for this memory you have implanted in my head for the rest of my life.
I loved this series!
The worlds created…the characters brought to life!
Based on an immortal human world, where population is controlled by scythes with a quota of gleaning…and how this system starred to go awry.
The first book moved slow at times, but get over the hump and you will be binging these books!
love the series
Honestly, I love this series. The power struggle is insane. Greyson storyline is one that you will need to be patient with but it is worth it in my opinion. It may not be the most exciting but it is interesting. Scythe Rand’s story line surprises me each time although she may not be the MAIN character. Also, I enjoy the way the books end because in the final chapters you can sort of see it play out like a movie right in front of you.