Ask HN: What fiction books would you recommend for programmers?

- *Snow Crash* — Cyberpunk

also Snow Crash or Cryptonomicon both by Neal Stephenson

"Snow Crash" by William Gibson

Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson

- *Cryptonomicon* — Techno-thriller, Cyber-history

also Snow Crash or Cryptonomicon both by Neal Stephenson

Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson

Hichhikers guide to the galaxy is a must for everyone no matter what :)

- *Neuromancer* — Cyberpunk

William Gibson - Neuromancer and related - Cyberpunk series

Third, another set, Peter Watts’ Blindsight and its sequel Echopraxia.

- *Daemon* — Cyber-thriller, AI

"Daemon" by Daniel Suarez

- *Anathem* — Philosophical Science Fiction

Anathem and The Diamond Age too

- *The Diamond Age* — Nanopunk

Anathem and The Diamond Age too

Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu, himself a programmer.

Finally... --- Greg Egan's Permutation City ---

- *Permutation City* — Simulation Theory, Hard Sci-Fi

Permutation City by Greg Egan.

- *A Deepness in the Sky* — Hard Sci-Fi, Space Opera

It just might be my most favorite book.

A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge.

- *Ready Player One* — Sci-Fi, Gaming, Pop-Culture Adventure

"Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline