Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Softcover

Yamada, Masaki

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1421513943 ISBN 13: 9781421513942

Publisher: Viz, 2007

Synopsis

Part man, but mostly machine, Batou is the toughest son of a bitch employed by a mysterious agency known as Section 9. When terrorists come to town, Batou straps on a battery of high-tech weaponry and goes to work.
But even a hulking cyborg like Batou has a sensitive side. After all these years, he still mourns the loss of his partner, Maj. Motoko Kusanagi. And now his beloved basset hound Gabriel has mysteriously disappeared. To complicate matters even further, he’s having reoccurring dreams about a son he never had. Combating violent insurgents is one thing; getting in touch with your feelings is totally different. Suddenly, Batou must grapple with the thing he understands the least: his own humanity!
Expanding on the concepts explored in the movie, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Masaki Yamada’s novel also stands as a wholly original piece of work not tethered directly to any Ghost in the Shell continuity. Say hello to After The Long Goodbye—highly recommended for readers looking for science fiction with a soul.

About this title

About the Author:

Born in 1950, Masaki Yamada has been one of the most honored authors in Japanese science fiction. He won the Nihon SF Taisho Award, Japan's equivalent of the Nebula, in 1982 for The Last Enemy. He also won the Seiun--the Japanese Hugo--four times, most recently for his alternate history novel, Kishin Corps, later adapted into an anime through Geneon Entertainment.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viz
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1421513943
• ISBN 13: 9781421513942
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200