A groundbreaking cyberpunk science fiction novel set in a hyper-commercialized future America. The story follows Hiro Protagonist, a hacker and pizza delivery driver, who investigates a mysterious digital drug called Snow Crash that affects both computer systems and human minds. Blending virtual reality, linguistics, ancient mythology, computer science, and action-packed adventure, the novel is widely regarded as one of the defining works of cyberpunk fiction and an early inspiration for the concept of the metaverse.