Snow Crash
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Welcome to a mind-bending future America, filled with innovative technologies and a society straining at the seams. Enter Hiro Protagonist, a pizza deliveryman for Uncle Enzo's CosoNostra Pizza Inc. in reality but a prince of the Metaverse in his digital life. He rides the virtual streets of the Metaverse like a confident warrior, but when a deadly new computer virus starts threatening hackers everywhere and taking down their brains, he is forced to return to the physical world. In 'Snow Crash', Neal Stephenson masterfully blends Sumerian mythology with virtual reality and introduces readers to a cyber landscape so bizarre, yet familiar that you won't be able to look away. It's a thrilling, genre-bending tale that combines high-tech thrills, corporate intrigue, and societal breakdown, leaving you hungry for more. No wonder it's considered one of Time's 100 best English-language novels of all time!