{"product_id":"9780241953181","title":"Snow Crash","description":"Author: Stephenson, Neal\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241953181\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Sep 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new look for cult author Stephenson's unstoppable sci-fi classic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the Internet, what came next?\u003cbr\u003eEnter the Metaverse - cyberspace home to avatars and software daemons, where anything and just about everything goes. Newly available on the Street - the Metaverse's main drag - is Snow Crash, a cyberdrug. Trouble is Snow Crash is also a computer virus - and something more. Because once taken it infects the person behind the avatar. Snow Crash bleeds into reality.\u003cbr\u003eWhich is really bad news for Hiro - freelance hacker and the Metaverse's best swordfighter (he wrote the code) - and Y. T. - skateboard kourier, street imp and mouthy teenage girl - because reality was shitty enough before someone started messing with it . . .\u003cbr\u003eExploring linguistics, religion, computer science, politics, philosophy, cryptography and the future of pizza delivery, Snow Crash is a riveting, brake-neck adventure into the fast-approaching future.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48135684030622,"sku":"UBD-9780241953181","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241953181.jpg?v=1786626832","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241953181","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}