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posted by martyb on Thursday December 06 2018, @01:32PM   Printer-friendly
from the read-and-discuss dept.

December: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.

The next poll will pick two books. I'd like to do it that way to keep a strong second place contender from being overlooked, and so I don't have to update the poll so often.

Discuss The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin in the comments below.

Snow Crash was written by Neal Stephenson in 1992. The novel features a bit of a Calexit scenario, and is known for popularizing the term "avatar" (paving the way for James Cameron's true magnum opus). These days, Neal moonlights as Magic Leap's "Chief Futurist". Seems appropriate.

Previously: Announcement postMars, Ho!Foundation


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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Sulla on Thursday December 06 2018, @07:23PM

    by Sulla (5173) on Thursday December 06 2018, @07:23PM (#770791) Journal

    This.

    My understanding of Snow Crash was a society where companies were large corporations that owned tons of land broken up across the whole globe. I couldn't tell if the US was broken up and completely decentralized with no-mans land between the various colonies or if that land belonged to the fed. Guess we will find out soon.

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