The Bible has its Genesis. The Matrix has The Second Renaissance. BLAME! has NOiSE. Viewed through the eyes of police officer Susono Musubi, this single-volume prequel offers readers a look at the world before the Netsphere went haywire. Witness the events that plunged the technologically advanced society into chaos: the cancerous expansion of the Megastructure, the emergence of the parasitic lifeforms known as Silicon Creatures, and the creation of the ruthless killing machines called the Safeguards. The compilation also includes Tsutomu Nihei's debut work, BLAME, which served as the prototype for the acclaimed 10-volume series, BLAME!.