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Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
Enter the Virtual World With This Cyberpunk Epic
What's it about?
Snow Crash (1992) is a cyberpunk sci-fi novel starring katana-wielding, pizza-delivering hacker Hiro Protagonist and his partner, spunky teen skateboarder Y.T. It features a virus called Snow Crash which pervades both the physical world and the virtual world, also known as the Metaverse. But it soon becomes apparent that Snow Crash is more than just a virus – as Hiro delves deeper, he discovers a conspiracy that has its roots in ancient Sumerian legends and poses a dire threat to humanity.
About the author
Neal Stephenson is an acclaimed author known for his genre-blurring works of speculative fiction, science fiction, and cyberpunk, among others. Some of the terms and concepts developed in his works have gone on to influence or inspire various household-name technologies, including Google Earth, the Metaverse, and cryptocurrency. His other best-selling novels include Cryptonomicon, Anathem, and Seveneves.
