Ready Player One

January 14th 2012

Will our popular culture survive into the future?

Many works of science fiction agree that we’ll all be reading Shakespeare until the heat death of the universe. But what about the works of Isaac Asimov, George Lucas, JK Rowling, and Steven Moffat? What, if any, cultural legacy will we leave to people the who come after us, and will we like the way…

io9 Lauren Davis Jan 14

August 22nd 2011

Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One, plays Joust and explains his new novel at the same time

We caught up with Ernest Cline, author of dystopian gamer novel Ready Player One, and challenged him to the ultimate geek test. Could he play Joust and talk about the cultural meaning of videogames at the same time? See for yourself! We also talked to him about the novel that’s rapidly becoming the summer’s most…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 22

August 16th 2011

Read the first two chapters of Ernest Cline’s new novel, Ready Player One

We’re excited about Ernest Cline’s first novel, Ready Player One, which is about a dystopian future where gamers fight to control the future of their virtual world, the OASIS. Will it fall into the hands of the IOI Corporation, which wants to make the OASIS pay-per-access and to prevent people from using anonymous avatars? Or…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 16

August 11th 2011

Ready Player One is a dystopian gamer novel that’s as addictive as a great game

In the 2040s, energy resources and the economy in America have collapsed. The poor live in “stacks,” vertical trailer parks outside cities where old mobile homes are piled on top of each other. A few lucky kids get to attend school online, in a virtual world called the OASIS that has replaced the Web with…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 11

July 25th 2011

The Biggest Winners and Losers of Comic-Con 2011

San Diego Comic Con is a mosh pit of tastemakers. A good showing at Comic Con can generate unstoppable buzz for a project, that can last for months. A weak showing can deal a devastating setback to a creator’s dreams. Here are the projects and creators that we saw gaining buzz at San Diego Comic…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 25

June 23rd 2010

Fanboys author ascends to fan nirvana: A book and movie deal

Ernie Cline, writer of Fanboys, in which four geeks journey to Skywalker Ranch, has reportedly closed a book and movie deal for his debut YA novel, Ready Player One. Which is being called Avatar meets Matrix, with a little Wonka. Heat Vision broke the news that Warner Brothers won the massive bidding war for Cline’s…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 23

Will our popular culture survive into the future?

Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One, plays Joust and explains his new novel at the same time

Read the first two chapters of Ernest Cline’s new novel, Ready Player One

Ready Player One is a dystopian gamer novel that’s as addictive as a great game

The Biggest Winners and Losers of Comic-Con 2011

Fanboys author ascends to fan nirvana: A book and movie deal

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