Publisher's Synopsis
Only once in a great while doesa writer come along who defies comparison -- awriter so original he redefines the way we look atthe world. Neal Stephenson is such a writer andSnow Crash is such a novel, weavingvirtual reality, Sumerian myth, and just abouteverything in between with a cool, hipcyber-sensibility to bring us the gigantic thriller of theinformation age. In reality, Hiro Protagonist deliverspizza for Uncle Enzo's Cosa Nostra Inc., but itthe Metaverse he's a warrior prince. Plungingheadlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that'sstriking down hackers everywhere, he races alongthe neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroymission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening tobring about infocalypse. Snow Crashis a mind-altering romp through a future Americaso bizarre, so outrageous... you'll recognize itimmediately.From the Paperback edition.
