NOiSE

What starts as a routine investigation into a series of child kidnappings turns personal when detective Musubi Susono&rsquo;s partner is viciously murdered by a fanatical cult. Stymied by her superiors and armed only with a mysterious sword, Susono must descend into the depths of her decaying city in search of answers&mdash;and what she finds will remake the world as she knows it.<br><br>Set 3,000 years before the events of <i>BLAME!</i>, this dark, action-packed prequel from sci-fi visionary Tsutomu Nihei (<i>Knights of Sidonia</i>, <i>Aposimz</i>) provides a glimpse into the origins of the Safeguards and the NetSphere, while standing alone as a gritty masterpiece of cyberpunk noir. Finally back in print, <i>NOiSE</i> also includes Nihei&rsquo;s prize-winning debut story, an early version of <i>BLAME!</i>