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What's it about
What if escaping to a virtual world could solve all your real-world problems? In a bleak future, that's the reality for billions. For Wade Watts, the virtual utopia known as the OASIS isn't just an escape—it's a chance to win an unimaginable fortune and control of the system itself. You'll join Wade's quest to decipher a series of 80s pop-culture puzzles left behind by the OASIS's eccentric creator. Learn how he outsmarts a ruthless corporation in a high-stakes race where the lines between the game and reality blur, revealing what it truly means to connect.
Meet the author
Ernest Cline is the 1 New York Times bestselling author whose debut novel, Ready Player One, became a worldwide phenomenon and a blockbuster film directed by Steven Spielberg. A lifelong pop-culture connoisseur and self-professed geek, Cline channeled his obsessive love for 1980s video games, movies, and music into creating the immersive virtual universe of the OASIS. His deep-rooted passion for nostalgia and technology allowed him to craft a story that has captivated millions of readers and defined a generation of virtual reality fiction.
What's it about
What if escaping to a virtual world could solve all your real-world problems? In a bleak future, that's the reality for billions. For Wade Watts, the virtual utopia known as the OASIS isn't just an escape—it's a chance to win an unimaginable fortune and control of the system itself. You'll join Wade's quest to decipher a series of 80s pop-culture puzzles left behind by the OASIS's eccentric creator. Learn how he outsmarts a ruthless corporation in a high-stakes race where the lines between the game and reality blur, revealing what it truly means to connect.
Meet the author
Ernest Cline is the 1 New York Times bestselling author whose debut novel, Ready Player One, became a worldwide phenomenon and a blockbuster film directed by Steven Spielberg. A lifelong pop-culture connoisseur and self-professed geek, Cline channeled his obsessive love for 1980s video games, movies, and music into creating the immersive virtual universe of the OASIS. His deep-rooted passion for nostalgia and technology allowed him to craft a story that has captivated millions of readers and defined a generation of virtual reality fiction.
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