Hundreds of years into the future, mortality is an afterthought. As long as your body is recoverable, you can be brought back within a matter of weeks. People can be whatever age they want. And the need for flawed human governments is long gone. A pseudo perfect AI called the Thunderhead controls world affairs. (Except Texas, Texas is the only place with no laws). But the earth can't handle the ever growing population. An elite group of people known as Scythes are tasked with ending a small amount of people's lives each year. The Scythe's are dreaded, if a Scythe knocks at your door, it means it's the end. Most go peacefully, but some fight back. You are a Scythe, you must end these lives.