Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)

by Neal Shusterman

The greatest achievement of the human race was not conquering death. It was ending government.

I’m sure, like me, you are fairly disgusted by the world of politics. So often the people who are supposed to be public servants serve nothing but their own egos and interests. I suppose this was a bit of wish-fulfillment for me. Conquering death? That’s easy! But to get rid of dysfunctional government systems? That would take the Thunderhead!