The Toll
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4.7 • 56 Ratings
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- $24.99
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 great read and value of my time.
This was my favorite of the three books. It was a great read, I really enjoyed reading it and I will suggest it to who ever wants a suggestion. You have to read the first two books first. I liked the beginning (first 1/3) of the first book, and the ending of the second (Last 2/3) of the second book, and I liked the whole third book.
A fitting end to a fantastic story.
I enjoyed this series a great deal. More than most, if I am being honest. The various ideas and philosophies presented in the books brought on a great deal of thought on my part, and I enjoyed every minute of that in-depth thought process. Great stuff 👍🏻