If you like Dan Brown-Style books (and are able to overlook a couple of blatant technology-based plotholes), you might like Daniel Suarez' books "Daemon" and "F

If you like Dan Brown-Style books (and are able to overlook a couple of blatant technology-based plotholes), you might like Daniel Suarez' books "Daemon" and "Freedom™". They toy around with a couple of related ideas.