title: Ghost in the Shell: The Official Movie Novelization
author:  James Swallow 
description: James Swallow is the&#160;<i>New York Times</i>&#160;bestselling author of more than thirty-five books, including fiction from the worlds of <i>Star Trek</i>, <i>Doctor Who</i>, and more. His other credits feature scripts for videogames and radio drama, including <i>Deus Ex: Human Revolution</i>, <i>Fable: The Journey</i>, <i>Battlestar Galactica</i>, and <i>Killzone 2</i>. A BAFTA nominee, James lives in London.
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  [Cover](cover.xhtml)
  
  
  [Also Available from Titan Books](index_split_001.html#filepos2002)
  
  
  [Title Page](index_split_002.html#filepos2179)
  
  
  [Copyright](index_split_003.html#filepos3239)
  
  
  [Dedication](index_split_004.html#filepos5516)
  
  
  Prologue: A New Shell
  
  
  1: Solid State
  
  
  2: Inner Universe
  
  
  3: Interfaced
  
  
  4: Sound Business
  
  
  5: Human Error
  
  
  6: Ghost Hack
  
  
  7: City of Dolls
  
  
  8: Project 2571
  
  
  9: Stand Alone
  
  
  10: Disconnect
  
  
  11: Flashback Memory
  
  
  [Epilogue: Rise](index_split_008.html#filepos346480)
  
  
  [About the Authors](index_split_010.html#filepos351872)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  The Art of Ghost in the Shell
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  THE OFFICIAL  
  MOVIE NOVELIZATION
  
  
  BASED ON THE COMIC THE GHOST IN THE SHELL  
  BY SHIROW MASAMUNE  
  SCREENPLAY BY JAMIE MOSS AND WILLIAM WHEELER  
  AND EHREN KRUGER  
  DIRECTED BY RUPERT SANDERS  
  NOVELIZATION BY JAMES SWALLOW  
  AND ABBIE BERNSTEIN
  
  
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  Ghost in the Shell: The Official