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24 alternatives to Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Snow Crash▲4

   Neal Stephenson's classic

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Snow Crash▲127

   A virus, a drug, and a religion

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Snow Crash▲8

   10 Fiction Books for Founders and Business Entreprenuers

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Snow Crash▲71

   This did to books what The Matrix did to movies.

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Seveneves▲76

   Neal Stephenson's latest novel about the end of the world

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

   Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Flight of the Silvers▲63

   A world of time travel and disruption.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   City on Fire: A novel ▲79

   Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Whiplash▲79

    How to Survive Our Faster Future

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage▲54

    A grizzly tale of hard decisions and high-stakes leadership

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Technotopia▲96

    A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Black Hole Focus▲70

    freaking awesome self improvement/motivational book

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Solipskier▲62

    Frantic Skiing. Brilliant indie classic by Mikengreg

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fahrenheit 451 ▲21

    A Book About Books

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    BubbleSort Zines▲64

    Zines about computer science!

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Flicker Men: An Novel▲54

    Modern "sci fi" thriller about science, theology, and fate

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Aurora ▲64

    Dystopian space epic by Kim Stanley Robinson

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Pragmatic Programmer▲87

    Solid advice and awesome analogies

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Morning Short - "Asleep In Armageddon" By Ray Bradbury▲60

    A psycho-thriller about an astronaut who crashes onto a....

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Wool▲67

    A post-apocalyptic adventure that will make you think

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Deep Survival▲62

    Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot ▲53

    A pilot explores (and explains) the phenomenon of flight

    2015 · its alternatives →

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