Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. For years humans lived in a world without hunger, disease, or death, with Scythes as the living instruments of population control. These stories travel the timeline as the Arc of a Scythe goes on-- meeting new heroes, new foes, and some figures in-between. -- adapted from jacket . Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. For years humans lived in a world without hunger, disease, or death, with Scythes as the living instruments of population control. These stories travel the timeline as the Arc of a Scythe goes on-- meeting new heroes, new foes, and some figures in-between. -- adapted from jacket.

Sequel to: The toll.

The first swing -- Formidable -- Never work with animals -- A death of many colors - Unsavory Row -- A Martian minute -- The mortal canvas -- Cirri -- Anastasia's shadow -- The persistence of memory -- Meet cute and die -- Perchance to glean -- A dark curtain rises.