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Myth & Legend Fiction

Snow Crash

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  • 1992 first published
  • 460 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (200 ratings)
  • 41 editions
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Snow Crash is a 1992 mythic fiction novel by Neal Stephenson. The story is set in Future America, in Future. Characters include Hiro Protagonist, Y.T and Da5id Meier. It deals with ready player one, Open_syllabus_project, virtual reality and hackers.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 200 ratings, and 384 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 41 editions across 6 languages.

It runs to roughly 460 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Snow Crash

Within the Metaverse, Hiro is offered a datafile named Snow Crash by a man named Raven who hints that it is a form of narcotic. Hiro's friend and fellow hacker Da5id views a bitmap image contained in the file which causes his computer to crash and Da5id to suffer brain damage in the real world. This is the future we now live where all can be brought to life in the metaverse and now all can be taken away. Follow on an adventure with Hiro and YT as they work with the mob to uncover a plot of biblical proportions.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Future America

Era

Characters

  • Hiro Protagonist
  • Y.T
  • Da5id Meier
  • Juanita Marquez
  • Dr. Emanuel Lagos
  • Uncle Enzo
  • L. Bob Rife
  • Dmitri "Raven" Ravinoff

Subjects

  • American Science fiction
  • Ready player one
  • Science fiction
  • Suspense
  • Open_syllabus_project
  • Humorous
  • Virtual reality
  • Hard science fiction science fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Hackers
  • Computer viruses
  • Cyberpunk culture
  • Cyberspace
  • Sumerian Mythology
  • Cyberpunk
  • Dystopia

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Snow Crash?

Snow Crash was written by Neal Stephenson and first published in 1992.

What genre is Snow Crash?

It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction.

How long is Snow Crash?

The median edition has 460 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Snow Crash?

Readers who like it often enjoy Anansi Boys, The Sea of Monsters and Hogfather.

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