Ready Player One
2011 science fiction novel by Ernest Cline / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ready Player One is a 2011 science fiction novel, and the debut novel of American author Ernest Cline. The story, set in a dystopia in 2045, follows protagonist Wade Watts on his search for an Easter egg in a worldwide virtual reality game, the discovery of which would lead him to inherit the game creator's fortune. Cline sold the rights to publish the novel in June 2010, in a bidding war to the Crown Publishing Group (a division of Random House).[1] The book was published on August 16, 2011.[2] An audiobook was released the same day; it was narrated by Wil Wheaton, who was mentioned briefly in one of the chapters.[3][4]Ch. 20 In 2012, the book received an Alex Award from the Young Adult Library Services Association division of the American Library Association[5] and won the 2011 Prometheus Award.[6]
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| Author | Ernest Cline |
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| Audio read by | Wil Wheaton |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Video games, Virtual Reality |
| Genre | LitRPG, science fiction, pop culture fiction, dystopian |
| Publisher | Crown Publishing Group |
Publication date | August 16, 2011 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 374 |
| ISBN | 978-1524763282 |
| Followed by | Ready Player Two |
A film adaptation, screenwritten by Cline and Zak Penn and directed by Steven Spielberg, was released on March 29, 2018. A sequel novel, Ready Player Two, was released on November 24, 2020, to a widely negative critical reception.[7][8]
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