http://textiplication.com/2009/07/13/hackers-and-hacking-in-science-fiction/ http://textiplication.com/2009/07/13/hackers-and-hacking-in-... has many of the re

http://textiplication.com/2009/07/13/hackers-and-hacking-in-science-fiction/ http://textiplication.com/2009/07/13/hackers-and-hacking-in-... has many of the recommendations I'd make. I especially recommend Cryptonomicon if you want some pseudocode. I'll add a few newer books: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Player_One http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Player_One http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(technothriller_series) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(technothriller_series) However, have you considered some free nonfiction? http://www.mit.edu/hacker/hacker.html http://www.mit.edu/hacker/hacker.html The Hacker Crackdown http://hermetic.com/bey/taz3.html#labelTAZ http://hermetic.com/bey/taz3.html#labelTAZ Temporary Autonomous Zones You might also like scifi short stories: http://www.flurb.net/ http://www.flurb.net/