Ready Player One: A Novel (Book #1 of 2) [B0515]

2012 PB in great condition. Now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. "Enchanting . . . Willy Wonka meets The Matrix."-USA Today. "As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates."-Entertainment Weekly.

A world at stake. A quest for the ultimate prize. Are you ready? In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days. When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, based on his obsession with the pop culture of decades past. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune-and control of the OASIS itself. Then Wade cracks the first clue. Suddenly he's beset by rivals who'll kill to take this prize. The race is on-and the only way to survive is to win.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "I now have the urge to materialize in vrchat with the burning desire to save society with my super squad and our digital powers"; "I love this book so much. I even love the references to ages ago that i don't even get."; "This book was fantastic-such a page turner. You don't have to like video games to be drawn into this plot. It's about a future where most of human civilization is online in virtual reality and there is a mega competition to find a video game easter egg. Good vs evil, thought provoking, and really makes you think about human relationships.

10/10 recommend."