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In a 21st-century Los Angeles that has split from a United States whose government has handed most of its power to private franchises, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for the Mafia, while in the virtual world called the Metaverse he is a hacker and warrior prince. He teams up with Y.T., a young skateboard courier, to gather and sell intelligence. When a man named Raven offers Hiro a datafile called Snow Crash, a new virus that strikes down hackers draws him into an investigation. Neal Stephenson's 1992 novel drew nominations for both the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the British Science Fiction Award.
Sergey Brin was reported to count it among his favorite novels, saying it was about ten years ahead of its time in anticipating what was coming.
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Sergey Brin (Co-Founder/Google)
Brin said he is a big sci-fi fan, and Stephenson's acclaimed 1992 novel "Snow Crash" is one of his favorites. The book "was really 10 years ahead of its time," Brin said. "It kind of anticipated what's going to happen, and I find that really interesting."
Recommended by Marvin Liao (Partner/500 Startups)
Source: Book-Talk with Marvin Liao, Partner at 500 Startups, Avid Reader & Tsundoku
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