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Ghost In The Shell - Stand Alone Complex Volume 1: The Lost Memory (Stand Alone Complex) | 
 enlarge | Author: Junichi Fujisaku
Creator: Camellia Nieh
Publisher: Dark Horse
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 277900
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st DH Press Ed
Pages: 213
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 1595820728
Dewey Decimal Number: 895.636
EAN: 9781595820723
ASIN: 1595820728
Publication Date: June 7, 2006
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Product Description
Since being formed as a shadow peacekeeping organization, Section 9 has faced almost countless adversaries both in the real world and in cyberspace, but none like "The Awakened," a group of terrorists who seem to have the ability to take over the minds and bodies of almost anyone and use them to commit crimes against the state, leaving their pawns unaware of who was controlling them. When Major Motoko Kusanagi is able to capture one of the boys used as a pawn she hacks into his cyberbrain to find out who the ringleader is, but what she discovers will take her and the operatives of Section 9 on a journey deep into the heart of cyberspace, and the answers she finds will shake Section 9 to its core.
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Not bad for a translation April 8, 2008
Evan the Dweezil (A Place-Sort Of, Montana)
There were a few things that didn't quite make the leap to English, but overall, this was a nice complimentary piece to the SAC universe. There was nothing too mind boggling and it wasn't overly simplified, making it a book that appeals the broad spectrum of fans of the show.
A very entertaining story. Must have for GITS fans September 20, 2007
Mauricio Torres (San Salvador, EL SALVADOR)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book a few days ago and I almost finish it. What I like thi most about it is that I can imagine every scene as I read through the pages. The story is as complex as what you would expect from an episode of the SAC series.
Basically this is just like another chapter of the series, but in the form of a book; it even mentions the Laughing Man case.
The book has some typos in it, but it's not a big thing. For example, one of the characters name is Shikawa, at some point the book uses this name to refer to Ishikawa, obviously a typo.
Other than that, I have no complaints whatsoever about this book. I'm glad I bought it. I ordered the other books, so I'm waiting for them to arrive. I highly recommend it to GITS fans.
Great compliment to the animated series January 11, 2007
Andre E. R. Soares (Rio, Brazil)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's like reading another chapter of the Stand Alone series. If you like it, you will probably enjoy the reading, if you're waiting for some mind bending phylosophy story, you will be disappointed. It could be a little longer too, and the ending is a little predictable, but the book is very fun to read and I recommend it.
If you are the fan of SAC..... December 3, 2006
Dong S. Kang (California USA)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I had little hope about this book when I purchased it from amazon.com. I never had a good luck with Japanese-English translation book when it comes to translation, and this book also disappointed me in that area. (what the heck is 'totaled'? Is that even a word?)
However, putting aside the translation issue, this book is nevertheless a great gift for us GITS fans. All of our favorite characters are here, and those who loved the first season of GITS TV series won't be disappointed. The plot is great, pace is great, and most of all, it has great characters.
Better than the average series tie-in novel. July 19, 2006
Amber Hoppenworth (Joliet, IL United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
When I originally started watching Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex on Adult Swim, I was rather pleasantly surprised to find a tightly-plotted political drama. GitS:SAC is very much not the average anime, so I was pleased to find out that the tie-ins marketed around it were a bit left of center as well.
Taking up the tradition started by Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence: After The Long Goodbye, The Lost Memory is a prose novel that takes the reader a little bit deeper into the GitS world. This novel focuses on suicide bomber teenagers and their possible threat to a world peace leader. (The theme of teenagers as a group being such a cause of alarm to the greater populace seems to be paralleled from the film Battle Royal. Being from a Western country, it is interesting to take note of the small but telling and important differences in philosophy and social tension.)
Unlike After The Long Goodbye, The Lost Memory is sheer adventure fun. It is set during the series' first season and generally does a great job of building on the show's established universe. The characters are spot-on (helped, I'm sure, but the author being one of the series writers), and the prose is above average for other media tie-ins that I've encountered. Basically, it's worth the $9 to revisit the GitS:SAC universe.
I very much plan on buying the other books and hope there are quite a few of them. The series is addictive and intense, and if the rest of the books are on par or better than this one, I shall be a happy, happy girl.
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