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Ready player two a novel

Cline, Ernest (author.).

Summary: The highly anticipated sequel to the beloved worldwide bestseller Ready Player One, the near-future adventure that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg film. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AN UNEXPECTED QUEST. TWO WORLDS AT STAKE. ARE YOU READY' Days after winning OASIS founder James Halliday's contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything. Hidden within Halliday's vaults, waiting for his heir to find, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the OASIS a thousand times more wondrous'and addictive'than even Wade dreamed possible. With it comes a new riddle, and a new quest'a last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize. And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who'll kill millions to get what he wants. Wade's life and the future of the OASIS are again at stake, but this time the fate of humanity also hangs in the balance. Lovingly nostalgic and wildly original as only Ernest Cline could conceive it, Ready Player Two takes us on another imaginative, fun, action-packed adventure through his beloved virtual universe, and jolts us thrillingly into the future once again.

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  • ISBN: 9781524761356
  • ISBN: 1524761354
  • ISBN: 9781524761332
  • ISBN: 1524761338
  • Physical Description: electronic resource
    remote
    1 online resource
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2020]

Content descriptions

Source of Description Note:
Vendor supplied metadata.
Subject: Shared virtual environments -- Fiction
Regression (Civilization) -- Fiction
Virtual reality -- Fiction
Utopias -- Fiction
Puzzles -- Fiction
Easter eggs (Computer programs) -- Fiction
Treasure troves -- Fiction
FICTION / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure
Genre: Electronic books.
Science fiction.

  • Baker & Taylor
    A 1980s cultural assessment of the fantastical future of online behavior continues the story that began in the internationally best-selling futuristic novel, Ready Player One, that inspired a blockbuster Steven Spielberg film. Read by Wil Weaton. Simultaneous. Movie tie-in.
  • Random House, Inc.
    The highly anticipated sequel to the beloved worldwide bestseller Ready Player One, the “ridiculously fun and large-hearted” (NPR) near-future adventure that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg film.
     
    Praise for Ready Player One
     
    “Enchanting . . . Willy Wonka meets The Matrix.”—USA Today
     
    “An addictive read . . . part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart.”—CNN
     
    “Delightful . . . the grown-up’s Harry Potter.”—HuffPost
     
    “As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates.”—Entertainment Weekly
     
    “Gorgeously geeky, superbly entertaining, [and] spectacularly successful.”—Daily Mail (UK)
     
    “A geek touchstone.”—Rolling Stone

    “A geek fantasia, ’80s culture memoir and commentary on the future of online behavior all at once.”—Austin American-Statesman
  • Random House, Inc.
    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The thrilling sequel to the beloved worldwide bestseller Ready Player One, the near-future adventure that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg film.
     
    NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST • “The game is on again. . . . A great mix of exciting fantasy and threatening fact.”—The Wall Street Journal

    AN UNEXPECTED QUEST. TWO WORLDS AT STAKE. ARE YOU READY?

    Days after winning OASIS founder James Halliday’s contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything.

    Hidden within Halliday’s vaults, waiting for his heir to find, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the OASIS a thousand times more wondrous—and addictive—than even Wade dreamed possible.
     
    With it comes a new riddle, and a new quest—a last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize.
     
    And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who’ll kill millions to get what he wants.
     
    Wade’s life and the future of the OASIS are again at stake, but this time the fate of humanity also hangs in the balance.
     
    Lovingly nostalgic and wildly original as only Ernest Cline could conceive it, Ready Player Two takes us on another imaginative, fun, action-packed adventure through his beloved virtual universe, and jolts us thrillingly into the future once again.
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