Reddit reviews The Android's Dream

The Android's Dream by John Scalzi.

(Legit one of my favorite books.)

Perhaps some delicious BisonBoar?

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Well, as a rule, I've absolutely fallen in love with John Scalzi's Old Man's War series, as well as his one-shots like The Android's Dream.

A favorite for the last few years is John Ringo, author of too many series to mention here, but I'm almost done with his forthcoming Under a Graveyard Sky(available as an eARC from the baen website, and it's AMAZING zombie fun.

Also, The Legend of Eli Monpress by Rachel Aaron has some of the best characters I've read in years in a fantasy book.

That was a pretty good short story: http://www.amazon.com/The-Androids-Dream-John-Scalzi/dp/0765348284

It's a little dated now but I think you'd probably like the Greg Mandel series as well.

Have you tried John Scalzi

Snow Crash is a combination of cyberpunk, hacking, humour and geekiness which is pretty rare other than, perhaps, several other Stephenson books. The book I've read that is overall closest to Snow Crash that's not by Stephenson is The Android's Dream.

The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe.

This is my second try, and it's much more enjoyable. This isn't an easy book to read though.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Androids-Dream-John-Scalzi/dp/0765348284