Ready Player Two
A Novel
Readers rate it 3.2 (1.1K on Hardcover)
385 pages · Released Nov 24, 2020 · Ballantine Books
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Ready Player Two is a sci-fi adventure sequel aimed primarily at teen and adult readers with appeal to older YA audiences. The story involves virtual-reality combat and a villain willing to kill millions, though most violence occurs in the OASIS simulation rather than the physical world. The book contains scattered profanity, occasional sexual references, and themes of addiction and obsession that lean darker than typical middle-grade fiction, making it better suited for mature teens.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The thrilling sequel to the beloved worldwide bestseller Ready Player One, the near-future adventure that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg film. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST • “The game is on again. . . . A great mix of exciting fantasy and threa... #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The thrilling sequel to the beloved worldwide bestseller Ready Player One, the near-future adventure that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg film. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST • “The game is on again. . . . A great mix of exciting fantasy and threatening fact.”—The Wall Street Journal AN UNEXPECTED QUEST. TWO WORLDS AT STAKE. ARE YOU READY? Days after winning OASIS founder James Halliday’s contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything. Hidden within Halliday’s vaults, waiting for his heir to find, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the OASIS a thousand times more wondrous—and addictive—than even Wade dreamed possible. With it comes a new riddle, and a new quest—a last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize. And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who’ll kill millions to get what he wants. Wade’s life and the future of the OASIS are again at stake, but this time the fate of humanity also hangs in the balance. Lovingly nostalgic and wildly original as only Ernest Cline could conceive it, Ready Player Two takes us on another imaginative, fun, action-packed adventure through his beloved virtual universe, and jolts us thrillingly into the future once again.
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- Fiction
- Weak Character Development
- Diverse Characters
- Unloveable Characters
- Plot driven
- A mix driven
- Strong Character Development
- Loveable Characters
- Not Diverse Characters
- science-fiction
- N/A driven
- Adventurous
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ISBN 9781524761332 · Ballantine Books