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Snow Crash

Neal Stephenson
90 readers · Science fiction, Fiction, Computing

lee · Mar 19, 2008

I'll also second Snowcrash as a must-read.

Ask YC: What's the most inspiring sci-fi book you've read?Original comment ↗

Cryptonomicon

Neal Stephenson
76 readers · Fiction, Science fiction, History

lee · Mar 19, 2008

Same with Cryptonomicon.

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The Baroque Cycle

Neal Stephenson
17 readers · Fiction, History, Economics

lee · Mar 19, 2008

His Baroque Trilogy I found to be the most inspiring read in the last few years

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