I want to read a fictional book, a novel, about hacking and coding. It doesn't have to be the main subject of the book or as epic and accurate as a Neal Stephenson novel, i settle for a programmer character. For instance, i know The Girl with a Dragon Tatoo's Lisbeth is a hacker and that the trilogy is supposed to have a couple of lines of, i don't know, a hacker doing it's thing? The culture, and so... Bruce Sterling has written a couple i think, but you tell me.
Ask HN: Books on hacking (Fiction)
1–9 of 9 posts
Re: Ask HN: Books on hacking (Fiction)
#2Not quite hacking, and not quite fiction, but I think Microserfs as well as others by the same author are representational of the more above-ground hacking that goes on quite a bit.
Re: Ask HN: Books on hacking (Fiction)
#3Have you read "Emergency" by Neil Strauss? It's kind of all about hacking real life. Great read, IMO.
Re: Ask HN: Books on hacking (Fiction)
#4Not quite hacking, and not quite fiction, but I think Microserfs as well as others by the same author are representational of the more above-ground hacking that goes on quite a bit.
Awesome book. Didn't read it, actually, but listened to the audio book readed by Mathew Perry. Yes, the one from Friends. Love it anyway and might check jPod, from same author.
Re: Ask HN: Books on hacking (Fiction)
#5Have you read "Emergency" by Neil Strauss? It's kind of all about hacking real life. Great read, IMO.
Didn't knew this one, thanks!
Re: Ask HN: Books on hacking (Fiction)
#6Amazon looks like it may have a lot of what you're looking for:
Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Technothrillers
Lots of interesting looking books in there.
It looks like if you put "hacking" in Amazon's search field at the top, and then in the left margin drill down through the genres, you'll get a hacking focused list, e.g.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_n_16?rh=n%3A283155...
More generally, Amazon via Google:
Re: Ask HN: Books on hacking (Fiction)
#7Grumby by Andy Kessler
"its a very funny novel set in Silicon Valley (and Wall Street), about a hacker that creates the next great consumer electronics device (believe me, you’ll want one) and then the rollercoaster ride of getting screwed by VCs, hacked, the deluge of orders, Chinese manufacturing, privacy issues and going public amongst the chaos of competition and rivalries. the technology is its own character, eyes, ears, voice and face recognition, GPS, spy software and a wise-ass personality."
Re: Ask HN: Books on hacking (Fiction)
#8The Bug by Ellen Ullman was popular when it came out. I couldn't stand it.
Re: Ask HN: Books on hacking (Fiction)
#9Artemis Fowl? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Artemis-Fowl-Eoin-Colfer/dp/01413121... though just get it from your library (which may have a different cover).