Snow Crash
Stephenson's cyberpunk novel follows a hacker-swordsman in a near-future where virtual reality and corporate franchise-states dominate. Exploring ancient Sumerian mythology, memetics, and consciousness, it examines how language and code shape reality. The work pioneered concepts like the metaverse and influenced how we think about virtual worlds.
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