Ernest Cline's bestseller 'Ready Player One' is THE science fiction novel about the virtual reality revolution and the template for Steven Spielberg's big blockbuster movie.
In the year 2045, the world is an ugly place: The oil reserves are depleted, a large part of the population lives in poverty. The only ray of hope is the OASIS, a virtual substitute world where people can live, work, go to school and play. The OASIS is an entire universe; there are thousands of worlds, each as unique as it is imaginative. And it has a secret.
The eccentric creator of the OASIS has buried a treasure deep in the virtual code, and whoever finds it will inherit his entire estate - two hundred and forty billion dollars. A series of puzzles points the way, but the catch is: No one knows where the trail begins. Until Wade Watts, an ordinary boy living in a trailer on the outskirts of Oklahoma City, finds the first truly useful clue. The hunt is on ...
"'Ready Player One' is absolutely fantastic - great fun for the geek in me. I felt like the book was written just for me." Patrick Rothfuss.