{"product_id":"rising-thunder-neal-shusterman-9781665972086","title":"Rising Thunder: A Prequel to Scythe","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Thunderhead's origin--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe fragile moment before the world changes forever and the hidden forces that set the storm in motion--in this long-awaited prequel to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and Printz Honor-winning Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd of course, as every school child knows, December 2042 marks the end of the Age of Mortality.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat no one has ever fully understood is \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e the world reached that moment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs death begins to seem optional, humanity looks for ways to bend the rules of existence. Twi-life centers begin storing the nearly-deceased, while eco-nihilists destroy civilization's icons and threaten to end the human race entirely. Public opinion fractures. Systems strain. The world feels...unstable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBehind the scenes, two powerful and diametrically opposed artificial intelligences set out to optimize, stabilize, and protect--each with its own idea of what that means. But in a world already tipping toward transformation, the consequences could be catastrophic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, in an obscure online chatroom, a small group of teenagers from around the globe debate both the glorious and the terrifying prospects of the future, never realizing that they stand on a very literal cutting edge--and that their conversations, their choices, their very existence matter far more than they realize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause when humanity stands on the brink of immortality, someone must decide what survives...and what must be cut away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neal Shusterman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1665972084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665972086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.63d","brand":"Neal Shusterman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48437834612991,"sku":"9781665972086","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53f21799-1fcb-4e5a-b27e-85b3c04a4f75.jpg?v=1777167089","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rising-thunder-neal-shusterman-9781665972086","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}