Personally signed by the author Ernest Cline. Directly onto the first free end paper. Ballantine Books (November 24, 2020). Ernest Cline "Ready Player Two".
This item includes a bookseller issued COA, Certificate of Authenticity. The books of Ernest Cline have been published in over fifty countries and have spent more than 100 weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers list.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. Willy Wonka meets The Matrix. USA Today As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates. A quest for the ultimate prize.
In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when hes 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 fortuneand control of the OASIS itself.
Then Wade cracks the first clue. Suddenly hes beset by rivals wholl kill to take this prize. The race is onand the only way to survive is to win.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 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 The game is on again. A great mix of exciting fantasy and threatening fact. Days after winning OASIS founder James Hallidays contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything. Hidden within Hallidays 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 wondrousand addictivethan even Wade dreamed possible. With it comes a new riddle, and a new questa last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize. And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one wholl kill millions to get what he wants. Wades 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. Praise for Ready Player Two. Many people think Ernest Cline writes about the future, but what hes really doing is writing about the complexities of the world we live in today. Whether youre black, white, woman, or man, this story is about you and what gaming has meant in your life.
We already live in the OASIS, and the journey of life is trying to find as many of those Easter eggs along the way! Praise for Ready Player One. Part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart. A geek fantasia, 80s culture memoir and commentary on the future of online behavior all at once. As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates.
Gorgeously geeky, superbly entertaining, [and] spectacularly successful. NAMED ONE OF AMERICAS 100 MOST-LOVED BOOKS BY PBSs THE GREAT AMERICAN READ. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE THE VILLAGE VOICE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES io9 THE A. ERNEST CLINE (born March 29, 1972) is an American science fiction novelist and slam poet. 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 Best Sellers list. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his family, a time-traveling DeLorean, and a large collection of classic video games. The item "Ernest Cline READY PLAYER ONE, TWO Signed First Edition Boxed Set COA Slipcased" is in sale since Tuesday, February 9, 2021. This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "veryfinebooks" and is located in Newburyport, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Author: Ernest Cline
- Subject: Science Fiction
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition