Description
In a near-future world where corporate power, virtual reality, and global networks blur the line between the digital and the physical, a reluctant courier and hacker is pulled into a high-stakes battle against a mysterious, code-driven threat. As he races through both the streets and the metaverse, he uncovers a conspiracy that weaponizes information itself—turning language, culture, and technology into battlegrounds. Blending breakneck action with sharp satire, the novel explores themes of identity, addiction, media manipulation, and the strange ways technology reshapes human life. With Neal Stephenson’s fast, inventive prose and encyclopedic attention to systems and ideas, this is a landmark work that feels both wildly entertaining and unsettlingly prescient.
Available Editions
paperback
Goldmann
Published Jan 1, 1994
533 pages
ISBN: 9783442424504
paperback
Spectra
Published May 2, 2000
480 pages
ISBN: 9780553380958
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First Published
1992
Language
eng
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Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.