The first cyberpunk novel featuring the initial hint of network personality and virtual reality. In addition, you will like the hero Hiro Protagonist (Japanese name), who is a hacker, Japanese samurai and pizza delivery man. The rise of the online world provides a wonderful space for science fiction writers to gallop through Wan Li. At the same time, science fiction has also contributed to the development of the online world and the formation of online culture. Many terms today are inspired by these talented writers. For example, the term "Cyberspace" was created by William Gibson in his short story "Burning Chrome" (1981), and then turned into a real example in his most famous novel "Neuromancer" (1984). This typical computer science fiction punk novel, science fiction, sex, psychedelic drugs plus rock and roll, plus this new vocabulary, has a special appeal to computer fans. However, for a more realistic interpretation and explanation of today's Internet, "Metaverse" may be better than "Cyberspace". "Virtual Reality" comes from the science fiction novel Snow Crash written by science fiction writer Neal Stephenson)1992. In the book, Stephenson describes a surreal digital space "Metaverse", in which people blocked by geographical space can interact with each other through their avatar, spend their leisure time and control their income at will.

Different from William Gibson and Rudy Rucker's early cyberpunks novels, Avalanche adds more black humor. At the same time, Stephenson has worked as a computer programmer and knows a lot about computer networks and hacker life. It can be said that Avalanche forcibly combines the world of Cyberpunk, complex linguistic theory and postmodern satire, which is the first Cyberpunk novel featuring network personality and preliminary hints of virtual reality. In the "Great Books Every CEO Must Read" published by Business 2. magazine in 23, the article commented on this book: "Few old media products can inject so many things into the new media world like this book. The sight of an enterprise-oriented government and extortion of pizza delivery is simply dizzying. Avalanche triggered the emergence of "Cyberpunk", and the latter can still get inspiration from this interesting and fascinating book. "

The story background of Avalanche is set in the United States in the near 21st century. At that time, the American society was completely corporatized, and the American government had collapsed. The government did business and became a second-rate enterprise, acting as a walk-on for big consortia and companies. Hiro Protagonist, the hero, is a born hacker, a Japanese samurai and pizza courier, who makes a living by delivering pizza for the mafia. When the deadly avalanche virus began to defeat hackers and threatened virtual reality itself, Hiro became the person who subdued the virus. Avalanche is indeed a glorious novel: it is a mixture of carnival, religion, unusual humor and exciting adventure plot in Cyberspace, as well as mafia, potentially deadly, 3-minute deadline for pizza delivery and semi-intelligent nuclear-powered watchdog. It is in sharp contrast with traditional punk novels such as William Gibson's NEUROMANCER and Pat Cadigan's SYNNERS. Stephenson was born in Maryland, USA on October 31st, 1959. Although Stephenson began to write novels very early, it was not until 1992 that he shot Avalanche that it went off like a gun, and he established himself as a master of science fiction. Since then, an average of four years published a large masterpiece. In 1995, The Diamond Age: or a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer described nanotechnology. In 1999, Cryptonomicon, a 1,-page book describing data encryption, was published, which integrated the elements of historical novels and sci-tech thrillers. Taking the two legendary stories of the cryptographer and computer development in World War II and the "data haven" established in Southeast Asia as clues, they are unfolded in parallel. There is no government interference in e-mail, online financial transactions and networks in the "information paradise" in the book, and customers will enjoy unprecedented freedom and security, and their privacy will be fully guaranteed. In 23, he released the first volume of "Baroque Cycle" (* * * three volumes), "Quicksilver". It is 927 pages long and traces the story that happened between 1656 and 1714, in which sparks of thought are everywhere. The story of this novel spreads around like lush branches and leaves, and the rich narrative always reveals a blasphemous attitude, conveying an eternal truth to readers: science has changed the whole world irreversibly. The main characters in the novel are Newton, Leibniz (a famous German philosopher and mathematician) and others who have made great contributions to science. Together with the fictional characters with strange characters but superhuman intelligence, they promote the development of the novel.