Scythe is a 2016 young adult novel by Neal Shusterman and is the first in the Arc of a Scythe series. – Steve Pavlik Howling Cry
For Olga (Ludovika) Nødtvedt, a faraway fan and friend
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
e creation of a novel is more than just the e
ff
ort of the writer
—there are many people involved in bringing a story to
fruition, and every single one of them deserves credit for their
contribution.
First and foremost, my editor David Gale and associate
editor Liz Kossnar, as well as everyone at Simon & Schuster,
who have been, and continue to be amazingly supportive:
Justin Chanda, Jon Anderson, Anne Zafian, Katy Hershberger,
Michelle Leo, Candace Greene, Krista Vossen, Chrissy Noh,
and Katrina Groover to name just a few. Also Chloë Foglia, for
what has to be one of my all-time favorite covers!
anks to Barb Sobel, my assistant who runs interference
and keeps my life organized; and Matt Lurie, who manages my
website and has built my social media presence.
anks to my book agent, Andrea Brown; my foreign rights
agent, Taryn Fagerness, my entertainment industry agents,
Steve Fisher & Debbie Deuble-Hill at APA; my manager,
Trevor Engelson; my contract attorneys Shep Rosenman and
Jennifer Justman, as well as trademark attorneys, Dov Scherzer
and Matt Smith.
At the writing of this,
Scythe
is being developed as a feature
film, and I’d like to thank everyone involved, including Jay
Ireland at Blue Grass Films, as well as Sara Scott and Mika
Pryce at Universal.
Forever and always, a special thanks to my kids, Brendan,
Jarrod, Joelle and Erin—who keep me on my toes, keep me
young, and always have thought-provoking comments and
suggestions. And, of course, my aunt Mildred Altman, who is
going strong at eighty-eight, and has read every single one of
my books!
