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Ready Player One

A 2011 science fiction novel written by American author Ernest Cline. Set in a dystopian future in 2045 the novel follows the protagonist Wade Watts on his search for an Easter Egg in a global virtual reality game. Finding the Easter Egg would lead to discovering the game creator’s fortune.

The novel was adapted for film by Cline, Zak Penn and Steven Spielberg in 2018.