Ready Player One

De: Ernest Cline

Narrado por: Wil Wheaton

Brought to you by Penguin.

***NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG***

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

It's the year 2044, and the real world has become an ugly place. We're out of oil. We've wrecked the climate. Famine, poverty, and disease are widespread.

Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes this depressing reality by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia where you can be anything you want to be, where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets. And like most of humanity, Wade is obsessed by the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this alternate reality: OASIS founder James Halliday, who dies with no heir, has promised that control of the OASIS - and his massive fortune - will go to the person who can solve the riddles he has left scattered throughout his creation.

For years, millions have struggled fruitlessly to attain this prize, knowing only that the riddles are based in the culture of the late twentieth century. And then Wade stumbles onto the key to the first puzzle.

Suddenly, he finds himself pitted against thousands of competitors in a desperate race to claim the ultimate prize, a chase that soon takes on terrifying real-world dimensions - and that will leave both Wade and his world profoundly changed.
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If you loved READY PLAYER ONE and can't wait for more, check out ARMADA, Ernest Cline's latest geek masterpiece!

'Wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, Ready Player One is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut' Independent

'Part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart' CNN

'Ernest Cline's novel deserves to be a modern classic' SciFiNow

'Gorgeously geeky, superbly entertaining, this really is a spectacularly successful debut' Daily Mail

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Reseñas de la Crítica

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 byBlade Runner, and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed (Justin Trudeau)

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 favourite toys and games into a perfectly accessible narrative (Janet Maslin)

A most excellent ride . . . the conceit is a smart one, and we happily root for [the heroes] on their quest . . . fully satisfying

Gorgeously geeky, superbly entertaining, this really is a spectacularly successful debut

If you grew up with an Atari or maybe had a Commodore 64 back in the day, you are going to really enjoy this one. Cline really captures the feeling of those good old days in Ready Player One

The strength of Cline's first novel, other than its geeky referencing of 1980s pop culture, is the characterisation of the Candide-like Wade and his redemptive quest in both VR and the real world

Ernest Cline’s novel deserves to be a modern classic…the most relevant novel of the 21st Century to date (Steve Wright)

The mystery and fantasy in this novel weaves itself in the most delightful way, and the details that make up Mr. Cline's world are simply astounding. Ready Player One has it all

Enchanting . . . Willy Wonka meets the Matrix. This novel undoubtedly qualifies Cline as the hottest geek on the planet right now. [But] you don't have to be a geek to get it

Fascinating and imaginative...It's non-stop action when gamers must navigate clever puzzles and outwit determined enemies in a virtual world in order to save a real one. Readers are in for a wild ride

one of the best book in last 5-8 years! thank's.

for hardcore game players and "newcommers" in video games. exited from 1 chapter to last

Fantastic

Pretty sure this is my favourite audiobook.

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Such a good frikken book!

Takes you back and reminds you how awesome the 80s actually we're! Futuristic, interesting and fun!

Fantastic listen

A brilliant listen. I was unsure at first but by the end I wanted more.

Pretty hard to put down once started

First, this is not only for gamers although the title might suggest that way. It is true that knowledge about games and stuff enjoyed by geeks would make this a must read. The story is well written and well narrated by Wil Wheaton. One of the few books I had a marathon run listening.

Great nostalgia

Good story

It kept me suspended until the very end. Good content and Will Wheaton did a great job reading it.

loved it

It was a great story, and an excellent reading as well. My only qualm is that the writing got a bit juvenile in places. This book isn't without faults, but its exactly my kind of book, so I loved it. if you like fantasy and adventure and are a fan of the underdog beating everyone else, then you should get this book for sure.

Worth the time

Certainly better than the movie. Great story, highly recommend . . . . . .

Like a 12 year old first watching The Goonies

What did you love best about Ready Player One?

Immersive, descriptive imagery.

What did you like best about this story?

The massive scale.

What about Wil Wheaton’s performance did you like?

Honest, committed and pitched right. Except for Og's voice - which was just wrong. But that was such a small part of the book it doesn't matter. Also it was too slow, but on 1.25x speed on the Audible app it was fine.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Something terrible. Because a movie will water this book down and leave it a tepid, lame version of the original.

Any additional comments?

Awesome.

Very good story definitely worth your credit

This gem of a book jusprised me in a very good way and sent sent me back to me childhood growing up in 1980’s. Now i am going to read the second book… lets find out if the hype continues