After Little Brother
Warcross by Marie Lu
If Marcus Yallow's cryptographic rebellion against surveillance states had you fist-pumping at your screen, Warcross delivers that same righteous hack with VR-fueled stakes. Marie Lu drops you into a world where a bounty-hunting coder discovers the game isn't entertainment—it's infrastructure for mass control, complete with exploit walkthroughs and the visceral thrill of dismantling corporate panopticons with nothing but wits and a keyboard.