It is the dawn of the fourth millennium, and for trader Nathaneal Freer it is business as usual. His latest commission - to deliver a shipment of nanoforges to the planet Eolhxir - is routine enough. All seems well, but it is not. A virulent data plague is infecting the local spiral arm of the galaxy all the way from Old Earth. And a trap has been laid that will draw Freer into an eonsold conflict. APPLESEED is filled with wild high tech, weird aliens, and wonderful vistas.