This is where OASIS, a genius MMORPG utopia created by James Halliday arrived as the solution to … The authors knowledge of eighties movies and video games is admirable to a point, but it doesn't really make for a great read, although I did make it to the end, so maybe I saw a smidgen of potential in the debut author's scribblings.


August 16th 2011 Meanwhile, his online romance with Art3mis flourishes, and he enjoys frequent dates with her in the OASIS. I’d like to thank Craig for reading this one with me.

I ended up really enjoying this book, against my better judgment - it kept me hooked and I found myself picking it up, again and again, wanting to know what happened next. The first person to find it will inherit his entire fortune and gain absolute control over the OASIS.

Before Wade leaves the tomb, he makes the acquaintance of Art3mis, the famous female gunter he has a crush on.Meanwhile, a clue on the key leads Wade to a recreation of Halliday's childhood home.

What are your thoughts about the immersiveness and escapism of the Oasis and whether it has real-life parallels to social media? At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, READY PLAYER ONE is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut-part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by Blade Runner, and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed. Please try your request again later.Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2018 Welcome back.

But that didn't really matter; Ernest Cline's enthusiasm for the decade shines through, and the plot is a real rollercoaster.

I loved the premise - billionaire computer games developer dies and leaves a fortune to the first person to find an Easter egg hidden in the virtual world he created. To obtain the jade key, which is the second...Phone phreaking refers to the practice of manipulating audio frequencies in older analog phone systems for the purposes of making free international or long-distance calls.



If you grew up in the 80s, enjoy video games, or go crazy for popular culture, you will devour this one.

Will teenager Wade Watts be the one?In the dystopian future of 2044, the world is going down the crapper and many people spend most of their free time playing OASIS, an online virtual reality game, sifting through every minute detail of the creator's life, for whomever unravels a series of riddles James Halliday left behind inherits it all. Halliday stipulates that three keys (Copper, Jade, and Crystal) that unlock three secret gates must be found before the egg can be discovered.

This is the perfect starting point for readers looking to get immersed in a sci fi series as gripping as the game it’s based on. So yes, I always had those parallels in mind when I created the Oasis, and they only seemed to have deepened in the years since the book was first published. Fast paced adventure from the comfort of your own sofa.

Wade refuses, and Sorrento detonates explosives rigged to Aunt Alice's trailer, killing everyone in Wade's tower.
This is where OASIS, a genius MMORPG utopia created by James Halliday arrived as the solution to their need for escapism. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. While broadly similar in plot (a young gamer in the VR Oasis must obtain three hidden keys to inherit the Oasis itself and thwart the sinister IOI corporation), there are a lot of differences between novel and film - all the challenges are different,and this makes a lot of sense: the challenges in the book work well in narrative but would make for a much less intense film.