In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo's CosaNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he's a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a ne computer virus that's striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villian threatening to bring about Infocalypse. Snow Crash is a mind-altering romp through a future America so bizarre, so outrageous...you'll recognize it immediately.

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Site Layout

Our site is divided into three main areas:
The Black Sun, which contains general information regarding the impact of the novel as well as some background information.
Hiro's House(The Library), which is a searchable glossary of terms, places, and characters in the novel each with a brief description.
The Monorail, which serves as a table of contents.

The Street

In the novel many of the scenes take place in a virtual world called the Metaverse. The busiest and most popular part of the Metaverse is an area known as The Street. We have reconstructed a small section of The Street on this site. From The Street you can access the three main areas listed above.

VRML STREET Got to the VRML Meatverse
You Need to Download a VRML Plug-In, such as CosmoPlayer. If you don't have one gohere
STANDARD STREET (not vrml) Go to the standard site