Ready Player Two - Large Print

Zusatztext Praise for Ready Player Two   “Many people think Ernest Cline writes about the future, but what he’s really doing is writing about the complexities of the world we live in today. Whether you’re black, white, woman, or man, this story is about you and what gaming has meant in your life. We already live in the OASIS, and the journey of life is trying to find as many of those Easter eggs along the way!” —Trevor Noah Praise for Ready Player One “Enchanting . . .  Willy Wonka  meets  The Matrix .” — USA Today   “An addictive read . . . part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart.” —CNN   “Ridiculously fun and large-hearted.” —NPR   “A geek fantasia, ’80s culture memoir and commentary on the future of online behavior all at once.” — Austin American Statesman   “Delightful . . . the grown-up’s  Harry Potter .” — HuffPost   “As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates.” — Entertainment Weekly    “A geek touchstone.” — Rolling Stone    “Gorgeously geeky, superbly entertaining, [and] spectacularly successful.” — Daily Mail  (UK)  NAMED ONE OF AMERICA’S 100 MOST-LOVED BOOKS BY PBS’s  THE GREAT AMERICAN READ    NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY  ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE  •  THE VILLAGE VOICE • CHICAGO SUN-TIMES • io9 • THE A.V. CLUB Informationen zum Autor Ernest Cline Klappentext The highly anticipated sequel to the beloved worldwide bestseller Ready Player One, the "ridiculously fun and large-hearted" (NPR) near-future adventure that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg film. Praise for Ready Player One "Enchanting . . . Willy Wonka meets The Matrix."-USA Today "An addictive read . . . part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart."-CNN "Delightful . . . the grown-up's Harry Potter."-HuffPost "As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates."-Entertainment Weekly "Gorgeously geeky, superbly entertaining, [and] spectacularly successful."-Daily Mail (UK) "A geek touchstone."-Rolling Stone "A geek fantasia, '80s culture memoir and commentary on the future of online behavior all at once."-Austin American-Statesman Leseprobe Cutscene After I won Halliday’s contest, I remained offline for nine straight days—­a new personal record. When I finally logged back in to my OASIS account, I was sitting in my new corner office on the top floor of the GSS skyscraper in downtown Columbus, Ohio, preparing to start my gig as one of the company’s new owners. The other three were still scattered across the globe: Shoto had flown back home to Japan to take over operations at GSS’s Hokkaido division. Aech was enjoying an extended vacation in Senegal, a country she’d dreamed of visiting her whole life, because her ancestors had come from there. And Samantha had flown back to Vancouver to pack up her belongings and say goodbye to her grandmother, Evelyn. She wasn’t due to arrive here in Columbus for another four days, which seemed like an eternity. I needed to distract myself until our reunion, so I decided to log back in to the OASIS and try out a few more of the superuser abilities my avatar now possessed. I climbed into my brand-­new top-­of-­the-­line OASIS immersion rig, a Habashaw OIR-­9400, then put on my visor and haptic gloves and initiated the login sequence. My avatar reappeared where I’d last logged out, on the planet Chthonia, standing outside the gates of Castle Anorak. As I’d anticipated, there were thousands of other avatars already gathered there, all waiting patiently for me to make an appearance. According to the...

Product details

• Authors: Ernest Cline
• Publisher: Random House USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9780593400388
• ISBN: 978-0-593-40038-8
• No. of pages: 608
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Large Print Edition
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy