Select A Store
Select Store
My Store:
Select A Store
Overview
Overview
One of Time's 100 best English-language novels - A mind-altering romp through a future America so bizarre, so outrageous, you'll recognize it immediately Only once in a great while does a writer come along who defies comparison--a writer so original he redefines the way we look at the world. Neal Stephenson is such a writer and Snow Crash is such a novel, weaving virtual reality, Sumerian myth, and just about everything in between with a cool, hip cybersensibility to bring us the gigathriller of the information age.
In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo's CosoNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he's a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that's striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about infocalypse. Praise for Snow Crash " Snow Crash is] a cross between Neuromancer and Thomas Pynchon's Vineland. This is no mere hyperbole."--The San Francisco Bay Guardian "Fast-forward free-style mall mythology for the twenty-first century."--William Gibson "Brilliantly realized . . . Stephenson turns out to be an engaging guide to an onrushing tomorrow."--The New York Times Book Review
In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo's CosoNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he's a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that's striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about infocalypse. Praise for Snow Crash " Snow Crash is] a cross between Neuromancer and Thomas Pynchon's Vineland. This is no mere hyperbole."--The San Francisco Bay Guardian "Fast-forward free-style mall mythology for the twenty-first century."--William Gibson "Brilliantly realized . . . Stephenson turns out to be an engaging guide to an onrushing tomorrow."--The New York Times Book Review
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Stephenson, Neal
- ISBN: 9780553380958
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.20 x 1.30
- Number Of Pages: 576
- Publication Year: 2000
Customer Reviews
Rating Snapshot
5 ★
100%
4 ★
0%
3 ★
0%
2 ★
0%
1 ★
0%
2 Ratings
0
0% Would Recommend
0 Recommendations
Review Images
Sort by:
-
Snow Crash
Harold N. - 5 years 5 months agoFantastic writing, hard to put down. Incredible detail and innovative ideas. #SpringPicks
-
Definitely read this book!!
Austin K. - 6 years 3 months agoWow, this book was a page turner after the first few chapters. Great mix of sci-fi with some ancient history thrown in, too. The characters were engaging, and the writing style is great for anytime, but also a perfect summer read- the material is not too light, not too heavy. One of my favorite’s of the genre and would definitely recommend for anyone new or old to the genre, too! #SummerReading