Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
Ready Player One is Ernest Cline's debut science fiction novel, first published by Crown in New York on 16 August 2011. In 2045 Wade Watts hunts for a hidden prize inside the virtual world OASIS, whose finder will inherit its creator's fortune. Steven Spielberg's film version followed in 2018.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Crown, 2011
- First published
- Crown Publishers, New York, 2011
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Who published the first edition of Ready Player One?
The first edition of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline was published in New York City, New York, USA by Crown in 2011.
How many editions of Ready Player One are there?
We track 2 editions of Ready Player One, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
How can I tell if my copy of Ready Player One is a first edition?
Check the title page and its reverse (the copyright page) against the edition: publisher, place and date should match, with no later printing or edition stated. Where we know the issue points, they are listed on the edition's page.
Where these facts come from
- Ready Player One, Wikipedia, 2026 (en.wikipedia.org)
- Ready Player One editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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