Wir schreiben das Jahr 2044, die Welt ist zu einem hässlicher Ort verkommen. Es gibt kein Öl mehr, das Klima spielt vollkommen verrückt, Hunger, Armut und Krankheit sind allgegenwärtig. Wie viele andere Menschen, zieht auch Wade Watts sich in die virtuelle Welt von OASIS zurück, ein Ort, wo man alles sein kann, was man will und die Möglichkeiten unendlich sind. Und es liegt ein Schatz in OASIS verborgen. Der Gründer, welcher ohne Erben verstarb, versprach demjenigen, der seine Rätsel zu lösen vermag, sein gesamtes Vermögen und alleinige Kontrolle über OASIS. Seit Jahren ist es niemandem gelungen, einen Hinweis zu finden, doch nun hat Wade das erste Rätsel gelöst...

Informationen zum Autor Ernest Cline is a bestselling novelist, screenwriter, father, and full-time geek. He is the author of the novels Ready Player One and Armada and co-screenwriter of the blockbuster film adaptation of Ready Player One , directed by Steven Spielberg. His books have been published in over fifty countries and have spent more than 150 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his family, a time-travelling DeLorean, and a large collection of classic video games. Klappentext ERNEST CLINE is an internationally best-selling novelist, screenwriter, father, and full-time geek. He is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the novels Ready Player One and Armada, and co-screenwriter of the blockbuster film adaptation of Ready Player One , directed by Steven Spielberg. His books have been published in over fifty countries and have spent more than 100 weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers list . He lives in Austin, Texas, with his family, a time-traveling DeLorean, and a large collection of classic video games. Zusammenfassung 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.

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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG

The Sci-Fi Sensation of the Year - a jaw-droppingly cinematic space opera, part classic coming-of-age story, part brilliant pop-culture mash-up

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ERNEST CLINE is an internationally best-selling novelist, screenwriter, father, and full-time geek. He is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the novels Ready Player One and Armada, and co-screenwriter of the blockbuster film adaptation of Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg. His books have been published in over fifty countries and have spent more than 100 weeks on *The New York Times Best Sellers list*.** He lives in Austin, Texas, with his family, a time-traveling DeLorean, and a large collection of classic video games.

Zusammenfassung
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.