Oh Snap Ready Player One by Ernest Cline!

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Ok I know I don't get to just write a blog post like i used to do. In fact my pod cast is now my weekly stream of thought, but today I have my youngest son at home and I find myself with some time to write. between diaper changes and naps I will tell you all about a book I read though www.audible.com called "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline. First break, man what did I feed that kid, ok back to "Ready Player One" This is were I gloat about being born in 74, loving the 80's as a child and finding the first sci-fi book that made me feel like, the holding on I've done to that era, the trying to find that childhood spark, well in a few words is ok!!

Mr. Cline paints two futrue worlds, one of depair and the other the virtual world of OASIS. In OASIS you can be whoever you want, and look however you want. This is the parrell drawn from today's internet and mmo games, which I've played a few. ( WOW, STO, WOT) The Delevolper, James Halliday, a 8o's geek/Fan and one of the richest man on the planet,  dies and revels he has left an "easter egg" in the game which will give the finder all of his riches, which is great because OASIS has become a global engine for replacing common wealth. So if you have credits in the game  you can transfer them to the real world and get paid!! Parzival is the first to get to the frist of three keys that open three gates.  After that his world is not the same, but you need to read the book to find out more.

I really recommend this read either by audio book or papperback, especially if your like me and love Godzilla, War Games, Big Trouble in Little China, A Clockwork Orange, Ghostbusters,Pac-man, Tempest, Zork.

I think you get what I'm saying, also it's being written into a movie.

 

I love this book!

Get it here @ www.audible.com or here www.amazon.com