Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Deluxe Edition)

Author: Neal StephensonPublisher: Del Rey BooksHardcover: 576 pagesPrinting: 1stISBN: 978-0593599730Release Date: November 22, 2022Signing Date: November 22, 2022Note: Signed inside Book Description: Now in a gorgeous new hardcover edition featuring never-before-seen material, the “brilliantly realized” (The New York Times Book Review) breakthrough novel from visionary author Neal Stephenson, a modern classic that predicted the metaverse and inspired generations of Silicon Valley innovators Hiro lives in a Los Angeles where franchises line the freeway as far as the eye can see. The only relief from the sea of logos is within the autonomous city-states, where law-abiding citizens don’t dare leave their mansions. Hiro delivers pizza to the mansions for a living, defending his pies from marauders when necessary with a matched set of samurai swords. His home is a shared 20 X 30 U-Stor-It. He spends most of his time goggled in to the Metaverse, where his avatar is legendary. But in the clu