Ernest Cline's bestseller "Ready Player One" is the science fiction novel about the virtual reality revolution and the basis for Steven Spielberg's major blockbuster film. In the year 2045, the world is a grim place: oil reserves are depleted, and a large part of the population lives in poverty. The only glimmer of hope is the OASIS, a virtual substitute world where people can live, work, go to school, and play. The OASIS is an entire universe, with thousands of worlds, each as unique as it is imaginative. And it holds a secret. The eccentric creator of the OASIS has buried a treasure deep within the virtual code, and whoever finds it will inherit his entire fortune - two hundred and forty billion dollars. A series of puzzles leads the way, but the catch is: no one knows where the trail begins. Until Wade Watts, an ordinary boy, comes into the picture.