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Appleseed, Book 1: The Promethean Challenge Paperback – November 27, 2007

by Shirow Masamune (Author, Artist)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 183 ratings
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World War III is over, and nomad soldier Duenan Knute and her cyborg partner Briareos struggle to survive in the abandoned cities and demilitarized zones of the post-war wasteland, the "Badside." Matters appear on the upswing, however, when they are found and brought to Olympus, an urban utopia and centerpiece for the reconstruction of civilization. Duenan and Bri join the Olympus' police, a force that seems hardly necessary in such a paradise. But, like in most pretty pictures, perfection is an illusion, and Olympus' peaceful facade hides a dark secret, a violent struggle between human and cyborg that could once again plunge the world into war... and genocide.
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  1. Part of Series
    Appleseed
  2. Print length
    184 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Dark Horse
  5. Publication date
    November 27, 2007
  6. Dimensions
    5.75 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1593076916
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1593076917
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse; 3rd edition (November 27, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1593076916
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1593076917
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 183 ratings

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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Darkman
5.0 out of 5 stars For Starters…
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024
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Deunan and Briareos get picked up by Hitomi for Olympus. Everything seems hunky dory until some people start strapping on armor. All hell broke loose, Briareos get shot and Deunan strap on Guges armor to go out hunting. Afterwards, the duo start thinking they being used as guinea pigs. They’re not too happy about it.
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Nero84
4.0 out of 5 stars ) Other then this great price and book came in the condition it was ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2018
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Goodwill please stop putting stickers smack on the front of the cover of books you are selling :) Other then this great price and book came in the condition it was described.
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Michael Valdivielso
5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to the golden cage...
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2004
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World War Three is over. Nuclear weapons were not used, but just about everything else was. Old nations have died out and new powers have replaced them. A nomad soldier, Deunan Knute, and her cyborg partner, Briareos, have been taken from the ruins, out of the wastes, to utopia. A utopia called Olympus, the central city of the new Earth.
Yet, even utopia has power struggles. Will mankind be changed and became something better IF nonhuman or embrace total peace at the cost of his spirit? Or will it all be destroyed again by uncontrolled emotions such as hate and greed?
Or will mankind be able to find a way, a path that combines it all? Shirow is the best artist to help us ask the question and maybe the only one who can help us answer it.
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Mike K
5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic!
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2016
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A Classic cyberpunk manga that hold up very well. WW3 is over with no nukes! Two surviving soldiers are plucked from the wastelands and brought to paradise! All is not well in the new Garden of Eden. Power struggles between humans, cyborgs, and fibroids with a giant supercomputer called Gaia managing everything. Excellent science fiction with cyberpunk techno adventures!
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Brian
5.0 out of 5 stars Masamune Shirow is a genius
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2021
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Love this series! Thanks so much for the quick delivery!
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Larry
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Series
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2013
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This is such a great series of manga. I had lost these books and was so happy when I did a search on Amazon for them. Shirow Masamune is one of my favorite manga artist/authors. His ability to make scifi seem real is astounding. Reminds me Arthur C Clarke's books.
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Tiffany
4.0 out of 5 stars Tried to buy it on amazon
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2014
My husband Loves these comics so I decided to buy him the lot for a Christmas present. I bought this one back on december 11th 2013 when it told me it was back ordered, but it stated ORDER NOW and receive by January 7th. While I understand the back order I do not understand the sudden price jump. I tried to purchase it for $14 and after 2 weeks it jumped up to $400 making it silly to purchase. I ended up buying it from anime castle for a mere $20. The series itself is wonderful! If you ever get the chance pick it up and get lost in its exciting world!
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alecthinkswhat
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic series
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2012
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in my opinion, the books get better and better as they go. amazing art, very well-thought-out futuristic setting, and especial attention paid to general engineering principles. of course, it's science fiction, so you have to suspend a little disbelief, but the attention to detail is splendid.
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Francis
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on February 6, 2018
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Jim Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 26, 2019
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Loved it. I really don't have much to say other than that. I prefer the manga as Deunan is a lot more with it than the anime as opposed to being weaker.
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Nekochan
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic manga.
Reviewed in Australia on January 23, 2024
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This manga is a real classic and the entire story is very engaging.
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Björn Schmitz
5.0 out of 5 stars Klassischer Manga
Reviewed in Germany on October 13, 2014
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Dies ist ein klassischer manga auf englisch und lässt sich gut lesen.
Es ist ein futuristisches Szenario, mit leichtem Endzeitcharakter.
Das einzig negative ist das dieses Ebook, ganz so wie alle Mangas in die andere Richtung geblättert wird. also von links nach rechts.
Das bedarf einiger Eingewöhnung.
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青C4第120号
3.0 out of 5 stars [電子版]　よくわからない機能
Reviewed in Japan on November 21, 2014
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日本語で述べます。ご勘弁を。
今のところオリジナル＝日本語作品の方はまだ電子化されていないようなのと、こちら英語版のファイルサイズが結構あるので高解像度だろうと期待したのとで、自分の英語力のことは無視して買いました。
で面食らったのが、ダブルタップすると１コマごと拡大表示するという機能で；

1) その代わりなのか、１ページをそのまま拡大する操作には応じない。また、Fire HDX で試した限り、画面を横長に構えてもこの本は縦長のまま。
2) コマによって拡大率が違う。大きくなってない場合もある。
3) 拡大したコマは長方形の枠で表示するが、元のコマが常に長方形だとは限らないわけで、ちょっとズレることもある。

と。なんだか、要らないと思うけどなぁ。こういう方がイイというニーズが有るからこうなっているんですかねえ。
Book 2 以降もホントは欲しいけど、コレじゃ読む時イライラしそうで。保留だなぁ。
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