"Snow Crash" is the title of a cyberpunk novel by author Neal Stephenson, first published in 1992. A "Snow Crash", the book's protagonist explains, is the term that defines such a catastrophic computer software failure, that leaves the computer in a state where only static, or "snow", can be seen on the monitor.
In the near future governments and laws are essentially abolished and corporations have taken over everything, from public safety and hospitals, to religion and highways. And then, there is the metaverse, the virtual world wherein people meet and work together from all over the earth – programmers, businessmen or even tourists.
Hiro is a hacker, and according to his business card, the greatest sword fighter in the world. His associate, Y.T., is a teenage courier, whom he met during the time he was delivering pizzas for the Mafia's pizza restaurant franchise. One day someone in the metaverse tries to infect Hiro with a really unique virus, setting in motion a chain of events that will pit him and Y.T. against forces that have very dark intentions for mankind.
I enjoyed the book a lot, not so much because of the main plot, as much for the convincing universe and the clever and humorous writing.
8/10
In the near future governments and laws are essentially abolished and corporations have taken over everything, from public safety and hospitals, to religion and highways. And then, there is the metaverse, the virtual world wherein people meet and work together from all over the earth – programmers, businessmen or even tourists.
Hiro is a hacker, and according to his business card, the greatest sword fighter in the world. His associate, Y.T., is a teenage courier, whom he met during the time he was delivering pizzas for the Mafia's pizza restaurant franchise. One day someone in the metaverse tries to infect Hiro with a really unique virus, setting in motion a chain of events that will pit him and Y.T. against forces that have very dark intentions for mankind.
I enjoyed the book a lot, not so much because of the main plot, as much for the convincing universe and the clever and humorous writing.
8/10
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