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Snow Crash
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Overview
Snow Crash is a 1992 cyberpunk novel by Neal Stephenson. The novel is set in post-collapse Los Angeles in an imagined version of the 21st century, in which a young man becomes embroiled in a criminal scheme involving technology. As well as being credited as a foundational text in the cyberpunk genre, Snow Crash was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Stephenson was a relatively unknown author before publishing Snow Crash, which is considered his breakthrough novel. He has published 15 science fiction novels including Cryptonomicon, Seveneves, The Diamond Age and has won awards like the Hugo and Nebula Awards.
This study guide refers to the eBook version of the 2003 Bantam Spectra edition.
Content Warning: Snow Crash and this guide contain references to statutory rape and the threat of sexual violence.
Plot Summary
Snow Crash is set in a future version of Los Angeles that has endured a colossal economic collapse. With Los Angeles now separated from the United States, most government functions are now performed by private corporations. These corporations have their own militaries and police forces.
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