World without hunger and illnesses, world, in that there are neither wars nor poverty. Even death gave up humanity, and people got possibility of rejuvenation, and rapid renewal from terrible traumas, in former centuries not consonant with life.Only the special caste - reapers is have a right to take away lives, to hold the quantity of population under control.The teenagers of Ситра and Роуэн are select as apprentices of reaper, quite not wish although this to engage in. For one only year coming them to capture the "art" of withdrawal of life. One year - to become adults, to give up former habits and persuasions. Year of unbelievable tension of all forces - physical and heartfelt. Because, according to a law, for a reaper there can not be two apprentices, and that of them, who will appear weaker, subject to elimination.