Damnation Alley
Roger Zelazny
Across a United States all but destroyed by war and characterized by violent storms and giant bats and snakes, men embark on a seemingly doomed mission to deliver an antiserum to plague-ridden Boston.
Read Time: ~4.8 hr
The Shockwave Rider
by John Brunner (1975)
About this book
This 1975 book pretty much nailed the contradictions inherent in global networking, long before the network was created. It's full of wiretapping spooks, genius kids, networked churches, fake identities, network worms, encryption, nonprofits that outfox the spooks to help society, the works.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe Shockwave Rider Lead Character
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