# Ready Player One - Paperback

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by **Ernest Cline** (Author)

**#1 _NEW YORK TIMES_ BESTSELLER** \- **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.

**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY _Entertainment Weekly_ \- _San Francisco Chronicle_ \- _Village Voice_ \- _Chicago Sun-Times_ \- _iO9_ \- _The AV Club_**

"Delightful . . . the grown-up's Harry Potter."**\--_HuffPost_**

"An addictive read . . . part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart."**\--CNN**

"A most excellent ride . . . Cline stuffs his novel with a cornucopia of pop culture, as if to wink to the reader."**\--_Boston Globe_**

"Ridiculously fun and large-hearted . . . Cline is that rare writer who can translate his own dorky enthusiasms into prose that's both hilarious and compassionate."**\--NPR**

"\[A\] fantastic page-turner . . . starts out like a simple bit of fun and winds up feeling like a rich and plausible picture of future friendships in a world not too distant from our own."**\--_iO9_**

### Author Biography

**Ernest Cline** is a #1 _New York Times_ bestselling novelist, screenwriter, father, and full-time geek. He is the author of the novels _Ready Player One_ and _Armada_ and co-screenwriter of the film adaptation of _Ready Player One_, directed by Steven Spielberg. His books have been published in over fifty countries and have spent more than 100 weeks on _The New York Times_ bestsellers list. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his family, a time-traveling DeLorean, and a large collection of classic video games.

**Number of Pages:** 384

**Dimensions:** 0.88 x 8.01 x 5.22 IN

**Publication Date:** June 05, 2012

**Award:** Green Mountain Book Award (2015)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Ready Player One

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 6.7

**Point Value:** 23

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