Ready Player One

By: Ernest Cline

Narrated by: Wil Wheaton

Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg.

“Enchanting . . . Willy Wonka meets The Matrix.”—USA Today • “As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates.”—Entertainment Weekly

A world at stake. A quest for the ultimate prize. Are you ready?

In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. 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.

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 fortune—and control of the OASIS itself.

Then Wade cracks the first clue. Suddenly he’s beset by rivals who’ll kill to take this prize. The race is on—and the only way to survive is to win.

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 grown-up’s Harry Potter.”—HuffPost

“An addictive read . . . part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart.”—CNN

“A most excellent ride . . . Cline stuffs his novel with a cornucopia of pop culture, as if to wink to the reader.”—Boston Globe

“Ridiculously fun and large-hearted . . . Cline is that rare writer who can translate his own dorky enthusiasms into prose that’s both hilarious and compassionate.”—NPR

“[A] fantastic page-turner . . . starts out like a simple bit of fun and winds up feeling like a rich and plausible picture of future friendships in a world not too distant from our own.”—iO9

©2011 Ernest Cline (P)2011 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

2017, Laura Hillenbrand Outstanding Literary Award, Winner

“The science-fiction writer John Scalzi has aptly referred to Ready Player One as a ‘nerdgasm’ [and] there can be no better one-word description of this ardent fantasy artifact about fantasy culture. . . . But Mr. Cline is able to incorporate his favorite toys and games into a perfectly accessible narrative.” (Janet Maslin, The New York Times)

“This non-gamer loved every page of Ready Player One.” (Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series)

Great Book if you have a long time in a good way

This is a great book full of action and I love the voice of Will Wheaten, he does this book perfectly a dais always expressing the feelings of the characters. The book is full of comedy and craziness, but it does have swear words. In all this is my favorite book on tape!

I might be bias.

I love this book! Wil Wheaton narrated it perfectly! Now I need to go see the movie and compare!

A must for any pop culture fan.

If you have this app, get this book. simple. use a credit, wait for a sale, but either way get this book. You are clearly someone smart enough to download and use Audible so I assume that translates into you're over all intelligence. Prove me right, experience this story.

fantastic original story!

this story will especially strike a chord (a power cord on your air guitar, of course) with the gen-x-ers who grew up in the 80's.

loved it.

I always knew the 80's were the future.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Outstanding story, Wil Wheaton is a great reader.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ray Halloday, an eccentric billionaire with a love of many of my favourite things.

Which scene was your favorite?

The final battle

holy shit this was amazing.

From start to finish this book was great. I had first heard about it when I was in high school 6 years ago and feel like and idiot for putting it off for so long. finally decided to check this out after seeing the trailer for the movie and man it was great. best book Ive read slash listened to since Pushing Ice 10/10/10/10

awesome!

this book was great. if you like fantasy with a nerdy twist it's excellent. love references? it's got em. love romance? that too. buddy stories? present. giant robot combat involving icons of cinema and TV? look no further. I can't recommend this book enough.

Fantastic! Well written and perfectly narrated

Loved this story! It tugged at all my own 80's memories. The visuals it conjured up made this book really come alive. Tears, laughter, pounding fists and joy! I actually jumped in the middle of an airport baggage claim when I heard the final recounts of his victory.

One word "WoW" . Loved it.

While you wait for the movie to come out in 2018 go ahead and listen to this amazing book. You will love it. Takes you back to the 80's on a red carpet. A big thanks to Bridgette who referred me to the book.

Well Written by a Fellow Geek

All the references were spot on for a geek that grew up in the 70s & 80s. Brought back a lot of memories. Wil Wheaton did a great job bringing the story and characters to life.