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~ Winner of the Prometheus Award for Best Novel - 2012, the ALA Alex Award - 2012, the Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fictional Work - 2016, and the Ictineu Prize for Best Translated Novel - 2017
In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's spent his life studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines -- puzzles that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them.
When Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win -- and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape . . .
