Ready Player One mobi To download now please click the link below. http://bluewildcat.com/RPO.htm 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. It’s the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place. 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. And like most of humanity, Wade dreams of being the one to discover the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this virtual world. 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. For years, millions have struggled fruitlessly to attain this prize, knowing only that Halliday’s riddles are based in the pop culture he loved—that of the late twentieth century. And for years, millions have found in this quest another means of escape, retreating into happy, obsessive study of Halliday’s icons. Like many of his contemporaries, Wade is as comfortable debating the finer points of John Hughes’s oeuvre, playing Pac-Man, or reciting Devo lyrics as he is scrounging power to run his OASIS rig. And then Wade stumbles upon the first puzzle. Suddenly the whole world is watching, and thousands of competitors join the hunt—among them certain powerful players who are willing to commit very real murder to beat Wade to this prize. Now the only way for Wade to survive and preserve everything he knows is to win. But to do so, he may have to leave behind his oh-so-perfect virtual existence and face up to life—and love—in the real world he’s always been so desperate to escape. A world at stake. A quest for the ultimate prize. Are you ready?
Reviews "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline is a book written specifically for me ... or at least it feels that way. My wife asked, "So you're really reading a novel about ... playing video games?" And I answered, "Yeah. Isn't it awesome?" The plot is very simple and easy to follow. James Halliday was a gaming genius, multi-billionaire, and creator of the multiplayer online virtual reality world called OASIS. The book opens with James' death. In his will, he announces that he has hidden an Easter Egg somewhere inside of OASIS. The first person to find the Egg will inherit his entire fortune. What follows is a mad race to find the three keys that would open the gates to find the Egg. Think "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" meets "TRON." The book also has thousands of 1980s references, which is understandable, considering that was the era during which computer gaming first became big. So, not only did I enjoy the game, but I enjoyed reliving parts of my own past. And I even felt proud for being a geek. Because of the simple prose and simple plot, the book is a very fast, enjoyable read. My only complaint is that it had to come to an end. Though, there are a few hints near the end of a sequel. Ernest is currently working on a different story called "Armada." Perhaps it will occur inside of OASIS, but we'll see when that book comes out. As I read "Ready Player One," I kept an eye out for a possible Easter Egg by Ernest himself. My notso-diligent search came up empty, but I learned after the fact, that he did indeed put in an Easter Egg. Those who found it were led to a website where they were tasked to find three gates, and the person who finished first won a Delorean complete with a flux capacitor. Dude! I wouldn't recommend this book for younger children, as there are f-bombs (no more than 10) and a few brief adult situations mentioned, though I'm not sure why they were included. Other than that, today's kids would love this book. If you're an older geeky "kid" like me who loves video games, then this book is required reading. Pick it up today and enjoy the read.
Sure I was born in '89 and didn't live through a majority of the nostalgia mentioned here. However I am one with the Force. Just because things were before my time doesn't mean I don't enjoy them just as much. I read it one more time a month later and decided once and for all I needed the hardcover. I needed a copy that was going to last forever and to show off on my shelf, and that's just where it is (until I pull it down to read it again soon). The story, while laden to the teeth with culture references, is still a lively, fast-paced, and unique tale. Sure coming of age tales and hero's journey tales have been cookie cutter for centuries on end, but the premise here is unique. The world is unique. Maybe the Sixers are too one dimensional.
Maybe Wade is too two dimensional. But the context makes it fun and exciting and fun and exciting is precisely what the story should be to properly fit the context. Star Wars and video games and crazy kids cartoons are all about fun and excitement. It would only be fitting to have a tale so reliant upon those to be just so. Their simplicity is why they're so easy to love. And a majority of the material can never be dated because it relies on the fact that this culture constantly referenced is dead and gone, a remnant of times past. There's another reason why Ready Player One is great. While some may believe that it may be farfetched, the reality is that everything surrounding the Oasis is in production. These technologies are coming or exist. The ability to create a program like the Oasis is already here and possible. Affordable, easy to use, convincing virtual reality goggles are already here (look up Oculus Rift). "Haptic" gloves and technologies are being researched (or are here, if anyone has links feel free to share). The fact that a story could be so very out there and obviously improbable but still end up capturing exactly the direction the industry is headed is incredibly exciting. I read heavy novels and enjoy them too, but I'll never go more than a year without reading Ready Player One simply because it reminds me of the magic of those things that shape your life as you grow up and how they hold a special place in your heart no matter how old you become. But it also reminds me of just how fun and exciting books and the imagination and the memory can be. The creation of excitement, wonder, and child-like awe and curiosity, that my friends is true magic.
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