This article is about the novel by Ernest Cline. For the film based on the novel, see Ready Player One (film). For the novel by Douglas Coupland, see Player One.
Ready Player One
First edition cover
Author
Ernest Cline
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
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]
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]
^Coll, Kevin (June 21, 2010). "Cool Novel Ready Player One Gets Publishing Rights and Movie Deal". Fused Film. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Ready Player One by Ernest Cline". Random House Publishers. 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
^McWeeny, Drew (August 16, 2011). "Review: 'Ready Player One' is the geek book event of the year: Ernie Cline's first novel offers nostalgia, the future, and a gamer's dream". HitFix.
^"You want to accept Anorak's Invitation. Trust me. -". wilwheaton.net. August 15, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
^"YALSA's Alex Awards". American Library Association. 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
^Libertarian Futurist Society. "PROMETHEUS AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED". Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^Couch, Aaron (July 8, 2020). "'Ready Player One' Book Sequel Sets November Publishing Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
^Kemp, Ella (December 1, 2020). "The first reviews for 'Ready Player Two' are in: "An AI could write a better book"". NME. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
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