Cover of Ready Player One

Ready Player One

First published 2008

About the book

In the year 2044. reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade’s devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world’s digital confines—puzzles that are based on their creator’s obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them.

But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade’s going to survive, he’ll have to win—and confront the real world he’s always been so desperate to escape. (Provided by publisher).

Readers on Hardcover call it adventurous, funny and lighthearted.

About the author

Ernest Cline, born 1972, United States.

Subjects

Catalogue record

Author
Cline, Ernest, 1972–
Statement
Ready Player One / Ernest Cline.

Book facts

Pages
387
ISBN
978-0-307-88743-6
4 more ISBNs
  • 978-0-307-88744-3
  • 978-0-307-88745-0
  • 978-0-606-26412-9
  • 978-0-09-956043-2
Records
Open Library Wikidata

Catalogue data checked 3 October 2026