false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179448721m/918866.jpg 918866 4 Even if Masamune Shirow is more widely known for creating <i>Ghost in the Shell</i>, it is for his magnum opus <i>Appleseed</i> that he became known as a master comics storyteller. And it's easy to see why. The fiction world that <i>Appleseed</i> takes place in--a near-future, post-WWIII utopia--is exquisitely crafted and detailed. Into this new utopia come Deunan Knute, a nomad street-smart soldier, and her cyborg partner, Briareos. This book moves at a leisurely pace as we are introduced to the characters and their new home on the island of Olympus. But once the stage is set and the pieces are in place, an action scene erupts that carries through the rest of the book. From here the central thematic conflict of the series is established: the human race's two options of (1) pursuing their every desire, thereby dragging their whole world into destruction, or (2) changing their very nature to preserve the present sterile utopia forever. This is essential reading for anyone interested in science fiction. 903937 1990 Appleseed: The Promethean Challenge ( Volume 1 ) total:72|5:22|4:28|3:15|2:7|1:0| 72 281 96 5 5 3 false false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 05:52:33 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 08:22:12 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 21:13:34 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 04:46:27 -0700 2007
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