In the mighty Yamata Empire, magic and technology are one and the same. Now the Empire is preparing its ultimate feat of psycho-science: the destruction of all the negative karma in the galaxy. But will this mystical purification be the salvation of humanity -- or its ultimate destruction? Only one being can save the Empire from its folly: Susano, ...more

This book is for fans of Masamune Shirow's science fiction comic book epic Appleseed. One of the elements that sets Shirow's manga (including his popular Ghost in the Shell book) apart from other comics is his incredible attention to the details of his fictional world, including its history, its science, its technology, and its politics. For ...more

In a world in which the human mind can be programmed like a computer, where does the human soul end and the cybernetic machinery begin? What does it mean to be human? From Masamune Shirow, the creator of Appleseed, Orion, and Dominion: Tank Police, comes an epic, dystopian tale of politics, covert actions, and cyborgs with too much attitude! Th...more