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Snow Crash
A pizza deliveryman who is also a master hacker finds a dangerous new drug that works inside a virtual world. It leads him into a conflict among franchised city-states, an eccentric media tycoon and a sword-wielding young courier.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 1992
- Pace
- Fast
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 448
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want zany, idea-packed cyberpunk with a satirical eye on corporations and religion.
Skip this if you dislike long info-dumps about language and history that interrupt the action.
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Quick answers about Snow Crash
- What is Snow Crash about?
- A pizza deliveryman who is also a master hacker finds a dangerous new drug that works inside a virtual world. It leads him into a conflict among franchised city-states, an eccentric media tycoon and a sword-wielding young courier.
- Who should read Snow Crash?
- Read it if you want zany, idea-packed cyberpunk with a satirical eye on corporations and religion. Skip it if you dislike long info-dumps about language and history that interrupt the action.
- How long and how fast is Snow Crash?
- It is a fast-paced, long read of about 448 pages, first published in 1992.
- Does Snow Crash have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Violence, Death.
- Can I borrow Snow Crash for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends Snow Crash; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after Snow Crash?
- Readers who liked it often move on to Neuromancer, Ready Player One, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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Neuromancer
The cooler, more atmospheric father of the genre, which this book riffs on.
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Ready Player One A simpler and more nostalgic virtual-world adventure that is easier to enter.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Equally comic and inventive in satirising its society, though gentler and more absurd.
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