false 21680383 597667 918866 1569710708 9781569710708 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179448721m/918866.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179448721s/918866.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/918866.Appleseed_The_Promethean_Challenge 3.84 64 Ghost in the Shell, it is for his magnum opus Appleseed that he became known as a master comics storyteller. And it's easy to see why. The fiction world that Appleseed 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.]]> 4866 4.03 858 60 1990 2 0 false Thu May 15 22:01:42 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 21:46:10 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 22:01:42 -0700 2008