Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
Throughout Neuromancer, I found it difficult not to be reminded of Snow Crash. It is clear that Neuromancer influenced Snow Crash- and I together they changed the course of Science Fiction and possibly influenced technological innovation of the past few decades. In both, the protagonist starts out a talented burnout at the bottom of his game, only to be chosen by the ruling powers of the time and sucked in to an epic struggle for the fate of the future dystopia. Both protagonists are more concerned about the digital world than the real one, and both authors offer a chaotic future where the 20th century nation-built world order has collapsed. ...