Now he's racing along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission, looking for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about Infocalypse. But in Metaverse, he's a freelance hacker and a warrior prince-the Deliverator, the greatest sword fighter in the world. In reality, Hiro delivers pizza for the CosaNostra. But now a strange new computer virus called Snow Crash has invaded even this sanctuary, striking down hackers everywhere, leaving young Hiro Protagonist as humankind's last best hope. Is it any wonder that most sane folks have chosen to live in a computer-generated universe? Here in virtual reality is a domain of pleasures limited only by imagination, where everyone is safe and free. The only relief from the sea of logos is within the well-guarded borders of the autonomous city-states that law-abiding citizens are afraid to leave. Lee's Greater Hong Kong, Uncle Enzo's CosaNostra Pizza, Incorporated. In the near future, Americans excel at only two things: writing software and delivering pizza in less than 30 minutes.įranchises line the Los Angeles freeway as far as the eye can see: Reverend Wayne's Pearly Gates, Mr.
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