From Tsutomu Nihei, the creator of Knights of Sidonia, APOSIMZ and
Biomega. NOiSE is the prequel to the hit series BLAME!
What starts as a routine investigation into a series of child
kidnappings turns personal when detective Musubi Susono'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--and what she finds will
remake the world as she knows it.
Set 3,000 years before the events of BLAME!, this dark, action-packed
prequel from sci-fi visionary Tsutomu Nihei (Knights of Sidonia,
Aposimz) 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, NOiSE also includes Nihei's prize-winning
debut story, an early version of BLAME!