In the year 2044 the US has been in steady decline for 30
years. For many, the only escape from
the drudgery of life is the virtual reality world called OASIS. James Halliday, the multi billionaire creator
of OASIS, passed away four years earlier and left his vast fortune to the first
person who could find the Easter egg that he hid within the immense,
galaxy-sized OASIS.
Wade Watts, who attends high school, and spends all of his free time, inside
OASIS, is battling against an untold number of other egg hunters, as well as
the evil IOI Corporation, to find the keys that will lead to the hidden
egg. The searchers look for clues in the
movies, sitcoms, comic books, role playing games, rock music, and video games
from the 80s that James Halliday loved.
You don’t have to be a geek who grew up in the 80s to like
this book, but it doesn’t hurt. This
book, written in a conversational style, will appeal to geeks and nerds of all
ages, anyone interested in 80s pop culture, as well as fans of good old
fashioned underdog vs. evil corporation/government tales.
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