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A Review of “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson

A Review of “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson

Published by Jonathan Furneaux on November 20, 2020

In many ways, Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel Snow Crash reads as though it’s describing the modern-day. It has business franchises spreading like viruses, mafia-controlled mega-corporations, boats of refugees lashed together and fighting to escape their homeland while the West tries to push them back into the ocean. The unrelenting presence of capitalism grips each page of the novel. Hiro delivers pizzas for the Mafia with the skill of a getaway…

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Spirits In Your Area | The AnthologySpirits In Your Area Book Cover

Spirits In Your Area | The Anthology

Published by Jonathan Furneaux on July 2, 2020

Spirits In Your Area is an interconnected anthology of urban fantasy stories, mostly set in Australia and Greater Oceania. This collection of stories reimagines classic fairy tales and folk ghost stories in a dark, quirky, and surreal way. It’s like The Witcher meets The Castle. Set in a world very similar to our own, Spirits in Your Area is about humans who must wrestle with their understanding of death, loss, family, and…

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Lessons from the Wreckage | Book 1: The Lessons SagaMockup Cover Image of Lessons from the Wreckage

Lessons from the Wreckage | Book 1: The Lessons Saga

Published by Jonathan Furneaux on January 16, 2020

Prince Du Mon of Mars is a reluctant officer aboard the starship, Socrates. However, he quickly finds himself thrust into danger when pirates kill his best friend, and a devastating creature arrives at the edge of inhabited space. The prince quickly learns two things: First, someone onboard wants him captured or dead. Second, he must outwit a terrifying alien foe that he cannot comprehend. Lessons from the Wreckage mixes the…

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