Cline is that rare writer who can translate his own dorky enthusiasms into prose that's both hilarious and compassionate.' -NPR ' fantastic page-turner. Cline stuffs his novel with a cornucopia of pop culture, as if to wink to the reader.' - Boston Globe 'Ridiculously fun and large-hearted. part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart.' -CNN 'A most excellent ride. the grown-up's Harry Potter.' - HuffPost 'An addictive read. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly - San Francisco Chronicle - Village Voice - Chicago Sun-Times - iO9 - The AV Club 'Delightful. The race is on-and the only way to survive is to win. Suddenly he's beset by rivals who'll kill to take this prize. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune-and control of the OASIS itself. 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. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days. Are you ready? In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. Willy Wonka meets The Matrix.'- USA Today - 'As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates.'- Entertainment Weekly A world at stake. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg.

For somewhere inside this giant networked playground, OASIS creator James Halliday has hidden a series of fiendish puzzles that will yield massive fortune-and remarkable power-to whoever can unlock them'-Dust jacket flap. And like most of humanity, Wade dreams of being the one to discover the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this virtual world. Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets. About the Book 'It's the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place.

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