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Thunderhead (2) (Arc of a Scythe) Hardcover – January 9, 2018
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The Thunderhead cannot interfere in the affairs of the Scythedom. All it can do is observe—it does not like what it sees.
A year has passed since Rowan had gone off grid. Since then, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. His story is told in whispers across the continent.
As Scythe Anastasia, Citra gleans with compassion and openly challenges the ideals of the “new order.” But when her life is threatened and her methods questioned, it becomes clear that not everyone is open to the change.
Will the Thunderhead intervene?
Or will it simply watch as this perfect world begins to unravel?
- Print length512 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level7 - 9
- Lexile measure870L
- Dimensions5.5 x 1.5 x 8.25 inches
- PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Publication dateJanuary 9, 2018
- ISBN-101442472456
- ISBN-13978-1442472457
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"The stakes rise rapidly, and the plot races at a breathless pace." -- Shelf Awareness, STARRED REVIEW
"Interweaving heady questions of morality, responsibility, loyalty, and power, Shusterman builds to a devastatingly intense conclusion that sends the characters and larger world into terrifying new territory." -- Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW
"Shusterman wields his magic once again in this continuation... even better than the first book." -- School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
"Shusterman widens the already impressive scope of his neat-future utopia while also keeping a deft finger on the pulse of our own turbulent times. Exceptionally clear-eyed and brutal in its execution." -- Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
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Peach velvet with embroidered baby-blue trim. Honorable Scythe Brahms loved his robe. True, the velvet became uncomfortably hot in the summer months, but it was something he had grown accustomed to in his sixty-three years as a scythe.
He had recently turned the corner again, resetting his physical age back to a spry twenty-five—and now, in his third youth, he found his appetite for gleaning was stronger than ever.
His routine was always the same, though methods varied. He would choose his subject, restrain him or her, then play a lullaby—Brahms’s lullaby to be exact—the most famous piece of music composed by his Patron Historic. After all, if a scythe must choose a figure from history to name oneself after, shouldn’t that figure be integrated somehow into the scythe’s life? He would play the lullaby on whatever instrument was convenient, and if there was none available, he would simply hum it. And then he would end the subject’s life.
Politically, he leaned toward the teachings of the late Scythe Goddard, for he enjoyed gleaning immensely and saw no reason why that should be a problem for anyone. “In a perfect world, shouldn’t we all enjoy what we do?” Goddard wrote. It was a sentiment gaining traction in more and more regional scythedoms.
On this evening, Scythe Brahms had just accomplished a particularly entertaining gleaning in downtown Omaha, and was still whistling his signature tune as he sauntered down the street, wondering where he might find himself a late evening meal. But he stopped in midstanza, having a distinct feeling that he was being watched.
There were, of course, cameras on every light post in the city. The Thunderhead was ever vigilant—but for a scythe, its slumberless, unblinking eyes were of no concern. It was powerless to even comment on the comings and goings of scythes, much less act upon anything it saw. The Thunderhead was the ultimate voyeur of death.
This feeling, however, was more than the observational nature of the Thunderhead. Scythes were trained in perceptive skills. They were not prescient, but five highly developed senses could often have the semblance of a sixth. A scent, a sound, an errant shadow too minor to register consciously might be enough to make a well-trained scythe’s neck hairs bristle.
Scythe Brahms turned, sniffed, listened. He took in his surroundings. He was alone on a side street. Elsewhere, he could hear the sounds of street cafés and the ever-vibrant nightlife of the city, but the street he was on was lined with shops that were shuttered this time of night. Cleaners and clothiers. A hardware store and a day-care center. The lonely street belonged to him and the unseen interloper.
“Come out,” he said. “I know you’re there.”
He thought it might be a child, or perhaps an unsavory hoping to bargain for immunity—as if an unsavory might have anything with which to bargain. Maybe it was a Tonist. Tone cults despised scythes, and although Brahms had never heard of Tonists actually attacking a scythe, they had been known to torment.
“I won’t harm you,” Brahms said. “I’ve just completed a gleaning—I have no desire to increase my tally today.” Although, admittedly, he might change his mind if the interloper was either too offensive, or obsequious.
Still, no one stepped forward.
“Fine,” he said. “Be gone then, I have neither time nor patience for a game of hide-and-seek.”
Perhaps it was his imagination after all. Maybe his rejuvenated senses were now so acute that they were responding to stimuli that were much farther away than he assumed.
That’s when a figure launched from behind a parked car as if it had been spring-loaded. Brahms was knocked off balance—he would have been taken down entirely if he still had the slow reflexes of an older man and not his twenty-five-year-old self. He pushed the figure into a wall, and considered pulling out his blades to glean this reprobate, but Scythe Brahms had never been a brave man. So he ran.
He moved in and out of pools of light created by the street lamps; all the while cameras atop each pole swiveled to watch him.
When he turned to look, the figure was a good twenty yards behind him. Now Brahms could see he was dressed in a black robe. Was it a scythe’s robe? No, it couldn’t be. No scythe dressed in black—it was not allowed.
But there were rumors.…
That thought made him pick up the pace. He could feel adrenaline tingling in his fingers, and adding urgent velocity to his heart.
A scythe in black.
No, there had to be another explanation. He would report this to the Irregularity Committee, that’s what he would do. Yes, they might laugh at him and say he was scared off by a masquerading unsavory, but these things needed to be reported, even if they were embarrassing. It was his civic duty.
A block farther and his assailant had given up the chase. He was nowhere to be seen. Scythe Brahms slowed his pace. He was nearing a more active part of the city now. The beat of dance music and the garble of conversation careened down the street toward him, giving him a sense of security. He let his guard down. Which was a mistake.
The dark figure broadsided him from a narrow alley and delivered a knuckle punch to his windpipe. As Brahms gasped for air, his attacker kicked his legs out from under him in a Bokator kick—that brutal martial art in which scythes were trained. Brahms landed on a crate of rotting cabbage left by the side of a market. It burst, spewing forth a thick methane reek. His breath could only come in short gasps, and he could feel warmth spreading throughout his body as his pain nanites released opiates.
No! Not yet! I must not be numbed. I need my full faculties to fight this miscreant.
But pain nanites were simple missionaries of relief, hearing only the scream of angry nerve endings. They ignored his wishes and deadened his pain.
Brahms tried to rise, but slipped as the putrid vegetation crushed beneath him, becoming a slick, unpleasant stew. The figure in black was on top of him now, pinning him to the ground. Brahms tried to reach into his robe for his weapons, but could not. So instead he reached up, and pulled back his attacker’s black hood, revealing him to be a young man—barely a man—a boy. His eyes were intense, and intent on—to use a mortal-age word—murder.
“Scythe Johannes Brahms, you are accused of abusing your position and multiple crimes against humanity.”
“How dare you!” Brahms gasped. “Who are you to accuse me?” He struggled, trying to rally his strength, but it was no use. The painkillers that were in his system were dulling his responses. His muscles were weak and useless to him now.
“I think you know who I am,” the young man said. “Let me hear you say it.”
“I will not!” Brahms said, determined not to give him the satisfaction. But the boy in black jammed a knee so powerfully into Brahms’s chest that he thought his heart would stop. More pain nanites. More opiates. Brahms’s head was swimming. He had no choice but to comply.
“Lucifer,” he gasped. “Scythe Lucifer.”
Brahms felt his spirit crumble—as if saying it aloud gave resonance to the rumor.
Satisfied, the self-proclaimed young scythe eased the pressure.
“You are no scythe,” Brahms dared to say. “You are nothing but a failed apprentice, and you will not get away with this.”
The young man had no response to that. Instead, he said, “Tonight, you gleaned a young woman by blade.”
“That is my business, not yours!”
“You gleaned her as a favor for a friend who wanted out of a relationship with her.”
“This is outrageous! You have no proof of that!”
“I’ve been watching you, Johannes,” Rowan said. “As well as your friend—who seemed awfully relieved when that poor woman was gleaned.”
Suddenly, there was a knife at Brahms’s neck. His own knife. This beast of a boy was threatening him with his own knife.
“Do you admit it?” he asked Brahms.
All that he said was true, but Brahms would rather be rendered deadish than admit it to the likes of a failed apprentice. Even one with a knife at his throat.
“Go on, slit my throat,” Brahms dared. “It will add one more inexcusable crime to your record. And when I am revived, I will stand as witness against you—and make no mistake, you will be brought to justice!”
“By whom? By the Thunderhead? I’ve taken down corrupt scythes from one coast to the other over the past year, and the Thunderhead hasn’t sent so much as a single peace officer to stop me. Why do you think that is?”
Brahms was speechless. He had assumed if he stalled long enough, and kept this so-called Scythe Lucifer occupied, the Thunderhead would dispatch a full squad to apprehend him. That’s what the Thunderhead did when common citizens threatened violence. Brahms was surprised it had even gone this far. Such bad behavior among the general population was supposed to be a thing of the past. Why was this being allowed?
“If I take your life now,” the false scythe said, “you would not be brought back to life. I burn those I remove from service, leaving nothing but unrevivable ash.”
“I don’t believe you! You wouldn’t dare!”
But Brahms did believe him. Since last January, nearly a dozen scythes across three Merican regions had been consumed by flames under questionable circumstances. Their deaths were all ruled accidental, but clearly they were not. And because they were burned, their deaths were permanent.
Now Brahms knew that the whispered tales of Scythe Lucifer—the outrageous acts of Rowan Damisch, the fallen apprentice—were all true. Brahms closed his eyes and took in a final breath, trying not to gag on the rancid stench of putrid cabbage.
And then Rowan said, “You won’t be dying today, Scythe Brahms. Not even temporarily.” He removed the blade from Brahms’s neck. “I’m giving you one chance. If you act with the nobility befitting a scythe, and glean with honor, you won’t see me again. But if you continue to serve your own corrupt appetites, then you will be left as ash.”
And then he was gone, almost as if he had vanished—and in his place was a horrified young couple looking down upon Brahms.
“Is that a scythe?”
“Quick, help me get him up!”
They lifted Brahms from the rot. His peach velvet robe was stained green and brown, as if covered in mucus. It was humiliating. He considered gleaning the couple—for no one should see a scythe so indisposed and live—but instead held out his hand and allowed them to kiss his ring, thereby granting both of them a year of immunity from gleaning. He told them it was a reward for their kindness, but really it was just to make them go away and abandon any questions they might have had.
After they left, he brushed himself off and resolved to say nothing to the Irregularity Committee about this, because it would leave him open to far too much ridicule and derision. He had suffered enough indignation already.
Scythe Lucifer indeed! Few things were more miserable in this world than a failed scythe’s apprentice, and never had there been one as ignoble as Rowan Damisch.
Yet he knew that the boy’s threat was not an idle one.
Perhaps, thought Scythe Brahms, a lower profile was in order. A return to the lackluster gleanings he had been trained to perform in his youth. A refocusing on the basics that would make “Honorable Scythe” more than just a title, but a defining trait.
Stained, bruised, and bitter, Scythe Brahms returned to his home to reconsider his place in the perfect world in which he lived.
Product details
- Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; First Edition (January 9, 2018)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 512 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1442472456
- ISBN-13 : 978-1442472457
- Reading age : 12+ years, from customers
- Lexile measure : 870L
- Grade level : 7 - 9
- Item Weight : 1.24 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.5 x 8.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #43,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Neal Shusterman is the author of many novels for young adults, including Unwind, which was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers, Everlost, and Downsiders, which was nominated for twelve state reading awards. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows such as Animorphs and Goosebumps. The father of four children, Neal lives in southern California.
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Customers find the story compelling and thought-provoking. They praise the writing quality as well-written and easy to read for long periods. The characters are well-developed and true to their characters' personalities. Many readers describe the book as an excellent follow-up to Scythe, with a page-turning plot and an intriguing concept.
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Customers enjoy the engaging story with unexpected plot twists. They find the book compelling and more interesting than the first one. The ending is captivating, and the pace picks up further in the book. Overall, readers describe the series as exciting and fun.
"...They are so relatable I feel as though any reader would find it hard not to feel connected to each of the characters’ journeys...." Read more
"...Overall, I think the book did an excellent job filling out the story and also putting it in a position for the final book and ending...." Read more
"This book had just about everything. Twists and surprises everywhere! The ending was spectacular. Definitely a recommendation to anyone...." Read more
"...; The ending of Thunderhead is probably one of the most captivating endings I've read in a long time...." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's thought-provoking concepts and philosophical questions. They find the story engaging and enlightening, with insightful character development. Readers appreciate the world-building and character insights.
"...And the Thunderhead knows just about everything, which is pretty awesome when you’re the captive audience witnessing a pretty much omniscient being..." Read more
"...both the Scythedom and the Thunderhead, so there was a lot of information to take in...." Read more
"...her but making it her own, Citra’s scythe MO was compassionate and thoughtful, and everything I expected from her. “..." Read more
"...And in this book, the Thunderhead is revealed. Its thinking, and strangely, its feeling comes out in great detail!..." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's writing quality. They find it engaging and easy to read for long periods. The plot is concise and the romance is well-written, making the concepts understandable for younger audiences.
"...As with the first book, I found this writing very easy to read and page-turning...." Read more
"...The ending was just AMAZING! It was written so well and made me hate Goddard so much...." Read more
"...It is so eloquently written. I would find myself thinking about many of the themes and questions posed in the novel randomly throughout the day...." Read more
"...I think this romance is well written. It's not insta love. But it's a little angsty of course because if it wasn't it would be boring to read!..." Read more
Customers enjoy the character development. They find the new character Greyson Tolliver to be a great addition. The characters stay true to their personalities and the story is well-paced. Readers appreciate the talented voice actor and narrator for the audio book series.
"...The Thunderhead is such a complex character, and it’s fascinating how Neal Shusterman allows it and its view of humanity to develop...." Read more
"...I did enjoy the introduction of a new character, Greyson, though. I really adored how we were seeing from someone’s perspective who wasn’t a Scythe...." Read more
"...; The best part about this book is the extra, in depth development of some of the characters...." Read more
"...to know the characters from Scythe better, and was intrigued by the new characters...." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's quality. They find it an excellent follow-up to Scythe, and they enjoy it just as much as the first book. The story is described as enthralling, rich, and fascinating.
"This book is an ideal sequel to Scythe because it balances the amount of time with Rowan(Scythe Lucifer) and Citra(Scythe Anastasia) showing how..." Read more
"I loved Scythe, and Thunderhead was just as good!! If you’re looking for a great and interesting new series to read, look no further." Read more
"Scythe was incredibly good, but Thunderhead... oh, Thunderhead hits you right in the feels...." Read more
"Thunderhead was an excellent follow up to Scythe, and I thoroughly enjoyed it...." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's engaging plot and intricate web of characters. They find it easy to read and look forward to reading book three in September.
"...As with the first book, I found this writing very easy to read and page-turning...." Read more
"...The book is a compelling page turner to say the least...." Read more
"But it was a page turner! And i loved the end. Cant wait till the next comes out...." Read more
"...The twist and turns it takes are unprecedented and masterful...." Read more
Customers have different views on the pacing of the book. Some find it fast-paced and engaging, with a natural progression from the first book. Others feel the pacing is relatively slow, with the storyline moving slowly at times.
"...The beginning was terrific with Faraday and Rowan and it progressed very well. The ending was just AMAZING!..." Read more
"...An excellent book and series . . . so excellent that it draws you in and envelops you just to keep you hanging off a dang cliffhanger!" Read more
"...It was a little slow in some areas for me. Happy Reading! Mel ♥" Read more
"...Scythe series is Thunderhead and it packs in the tension, action, and deceit...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the emotional content. Some find it amazing and tense, with chilling moments and an unexpected ending. Others feel there is a lack of emotional development and that the hatred, misery, and horrific events make it painful to read.
"The foreshadowing was so obvious in hindsight. The thunderhead excerpts were chilling. I stan Anastasia. I am endlessly impressed with Sythe Curie...." Read more
"...in this book, but I almost feel like there is a lack of emotional development...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2018Rating: 5 stars
Shusterman does it again! Thunderhead is a spectacular novel, taking after its prequel, and perhaps even improving. A thrilling sequel which I knew from the very beginning was going to be a showstopper. A MUST READ!
This book starts off one year after the events of the first novel. Nothing blatant has changed as far as the readers know. Citra, or as we will come to call her, Scythe Anastasia, has been an apprentice for a year, still staying with Scythe Curie. Rowan, deemed Scythe Lucifer, has left Faraday to continue his efforts in eradicating corrupt Scythes. The true main character of this book though? The Thunderhead.
I think the characters in this book are the most important facet of many. Shusterman continues to be able to provide such unique characters with varying mindsets and goals throughout the novel. They are so relatable I feel as though any reader would find it hard not to feel connected to each of the characters’ journeys. Citra (Anastasia) and Rowan (Lucifer) are found to be crucial factors in changing the world on top of dealing with their already difficult lives. Shusterman also revisits old characters, putting more emphasis on their perspectives and building on their stories. Then there’s the introduction of a boy named Greyson. We quickly realize he is somebody special in the grand scheme of things. He is extremely loyal to the Thunderhead and its cause, which really drives his character. And as for the Thunderhead…
From the very beginning we realize why this book is called Thunderhead. The journal entries of the last book, Scythe, continue in Thunderhead, although this time in the point of view of the titular character. And yes, it is a character despite it being a computer program. It’s odd because at first the way the Thunderhead acts and the things it says seem like it could be humane and therefore corruptible, but that isn’t the case at all. And it may seem arrogant, but on the contrary it’s just being matter of fact. And the Thunderhead knows just about everything, which is pretty awesome when you’re the captive audience witnessing a pretty much omniscient being doing its thing. The Thunderhead is such a complex character, and it’s fascinating how Neal Shusterman allows it and its view of humanity to develop.
Where the last book was about personal growth and/in hardship, Thunderhead seems to focus on personal identity with a little or a lot of mystery. The mystery, the plot—it unravels before your eyes. Tyger’s and Greyson’s journeys, Rowan’s endeavors, the threat on Citra’s life, the Thunderhead’s evolution and realizations—they revolve around the same mysterious force driving the novel in such roundabout ways. Characters from past books show up in some of the most orthodox fashion, but it works. Shusterman again explores the characters he presents to us, and he does so in a way that makes you invested, that makes you care. Through the narration Shusterman also provides us with a little dramatic irony where the readers find out something really important in regards to several of the characters, but they themselves do not know.
The twists and turns are all over the place which just makes Thunderhead all the more enjoyable. It all leads up to a grand scheme, well a grand problem, but grand nonetheless. It was a roller coaster all the way through, and the thrill of adrenaline that came with the ride was exhilarating. Oh and get your tissues out because seriously, you’re going to need them. The crying and the hurt was real, but then so was the excitement and the joy and the exhilaration. So overall, I am fully satisfied with the novel Shusterman has graced us with and I really can’t wait for the third!
Happy Reading!
Jewelss
- Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2025The foreshadowing was so obvious in hindsight. The thunderhead excerpts were chilling. I stan Anastasia. I am endlessly impressed with Sythe Curie. And don’t get me started on Greyson’s whole plot line!!!
There are very few instances where the second book outshines the first, but this is definitely one of them.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2020“Death must exist for life to have meaning.”- Thunderhead.
SYNOPSIS: Rowan has gone rogue, and has taken it upon himself to put the Scythedom through a trial by fire. Literally. In the year since Winter Conclave, he has gone off-grid, and has been striking out against corrupt scythes—not only in MidMerica, but across the entire continent. He is a dark folk hero now—“Scythe Lucifer”—a vigilante taking down corrupt scythes in flames.
Citra, now a junior scythe under Scythe Curie, sees the corruption and wants to help change it from the inside out, but is thwarted at every turn, and threatened by the “new order” scythes. Realizing she cannot do this alone—or even with the help of Scythe Curie and Faraday, she does the unthinkable, and risks being “deadish” so she can communicate with the Thunderhead—the only being on earth wise enough to solve the dire problems of a perfect world. But will it help solve those problems, or simply watch as perfection goes into decline?
REVIEW: So much happened in this book, wow. Where do I even begin!? As with the first book, I really enjoyed this one and rated it four stars as well. This book dives deeper into the politics that surround both the Scythedom and the Thunderhead, so there was a lot of information to take in. This book also adds more to the plot and to the motivations of various characters. Overall, I think the book did an excellent job filling out the story and also putting it in a position for the final book and ending. As with the first book, I found this writing very easy to read and page-turning.
Overall, I did enjoy the characters once again as many of them were also present within the first book. I will say though that other than the main characters, some of the other side characters that are mentioned off-and-on can sometimes be a bit confusing. I think this is because of their Scythe names, and some of them having similar names. I noticed at some points I got confused a little around which side character did what, but I think it was okay in the end.
As with the first book, I still would like to see more character development. Yes, we do get more character development in this book, but I almost feel like there is a lack of emotional development. Maybe I’m expecting too much in that category, but to me some of the things the characters go through are very emotional and I just would like to see more exploration into their own feelings about it. I did enjoy the introduction of a new character, Greyson, though. I really adored how we were seeing from someone’s perspective who wasn’t a Scythe. I thought his story line brought so much to the book and introduced us to what else goes on behind the scenes.
Okay, so I have already started the final book, “The Toll”, because the ending of this book blew me away and I HAD to know what was going to happen next. In a way, I appreciate that I waited to read this trilogy so that I could read all three back-to-back. Especially with the introduction of more of the politics- reading them this way has been beneficial. Well, off to see what the ending holds!
- Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2025This book had just about everything. Twists and surprises everywhere! The ending was spectacular. Definitely a recommendation to anyone. You need to read this.
Top reviews from other countries
- ShellieReviewed in Canada on January 9, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars it was a gift
good
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Paula ValenteReviewed in Brazil on July 23, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Cativante
Ainda não acabei, mas estou achando uma ótima continuação do Scythe. A história prende, com muitas surpresas ao longo do livro
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RebeccaReviewed in Italy on June 4, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars A dimostrazioe che il secondo non è un tappa-buchi
Inizierò chiedendo: quando esce l’ultimo libro della trilogia?
Sono rimasta sconvolta dalla conclusione del libro, è come se qualcuno di portasse sull’orlo di un precipizio e poi se ne tornasse a casa, lasciandoti in bilico. Allora zio Neal, mi dici se devo cadere o no? Perché qui non so se resisto all’arrivo del terzo libro tradotto…
WOW! Che emozioni! Posso affermare con assoluta certezza che avrei voluto tirare uno schiaffo a molti personaggi durante il racconto, ma altrettante volte avrei voluti prenderli in braccio come peluches e coccolarli.
Credo di aver scritto almeno ogni due righe a Martina perché lo shock era un mood costante. Devo dire che lo stile di scrittura e scorrevolissimo e di sicuro Mr. Shustermann è un maestro dell’hype, perché io ho letto il libro a una velocità allucinante; mi sembrava di non riuscire a leggere abbastanza in fretta per riuscire a carpire tutte le informazioni utili.
I personaggi sono rimasti in linea con il loro passato, ma si sono anche evoluti in modo coerente. Mi è piaciuta molto la caratteristica distinzione tra Citra e Anastasia, facendo notare come in realtà in una sola persona possano convivere più personalità.
Madame Curie è un IDOLO!
Maestro Faraday non dava l’impressione nel primo libro, ma nel secondo ci si rende conto come lui non rompe le regola, ma si impegna per aggirarle e trovare dei cavilli tecnici che sono WOW. (He’s sneaky, I like it!)
- public nameReviewed in India on December 26, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars A great sequel.
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Neal Shusterman has such a way to keep the readers, constantly, on the edge of their seats.
The world-building is amazing and so is the character development. Each and every character is so complex, one of them being Rand. The ending just hits you so hard and you barely have time to process it because so many things are happening at the same time.
Can't wait to read The Toll.
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AtreidesReviewed in Mexico on July 25, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Hermosa edición
En cuanto al envío, tardó un poco menos de lo estimado lo que me encantó, es de tapa gruesa sin embargo no esperes la portada que se muestra en la imagen , si viene pero a forma de sobre portada PERO! Personalmente fue una grata sonrisa ya que la portada está hecha con un desnivel/ grabado ( un poco tenue ) con una imagen de nubes ( haciendo alusión al título del libro ) y en el color de la portada clásica, pedí este libro junto con el primero y es el mismo estilo, sólo que en vez de las nubes y el verde , está en un color rojo y un par de Guadañas cruzadas, una compra con la que estoy más que contento ya que la relación calidad / precio es excelente, tiene una pequeña franja negra del lado izquierdo de la portada que tiene un par de puntos blancos , que solo te importarán si eres muy quisquilloso, dichos puntos sólo venían en thunderhead por lo que pienso que fue un caso súper aislado.
AtreidesHermosa edición
Reviewed in Mexico on July 25, 2018
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