Ready Player One

New York: Crown (2011). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 372 pp. Original black paper covered boards, stamped in white, in original unclipped ($24.00) dust-jacket. About fine. Light handling, shelf wear. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, firm and square. Previous owner’s gift inscription to reverse of ffep, else interior unmarked.

Dust Jacket: Fine

Hardcover: Fine

Ready Player Two

New York: Ballantine (2020). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 370 pp. Original black paper covered boards, stamped in silver, in original unclipped ($28.99) dust-jacket. Almost fine. Light edge wear, rubbing from handling. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm. Bottom corners bumped, rubbed. Interior is clean and unmarked.

Dust Jacket: Near Fine

Hardcover: Near Fine

“Ready Player One is a 2011 science fiction novel, and the debut novel of American author Ernest Cline. The story, set in a dystopia in 2045, follows protagonist Wade Watts on his search for an Easter egg in a worldwide virtual reality game, the discovery of which would lead him to inherit the game creator's fortune. In November 2017, Cline acknowledged that the resurgence in his motivation to write Ready Player Two was due to working on the first film's script, as well as its successes both financially and critically. The author stated that a sequel may be desired by the film studio.”