18 books like Ready Player One

What to read after Ready Player One — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Murderworld Allen White · 2018 · 449p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Perry Dunne, San Francisco corporate lawyer, is forced by his bullying boss to play the world's most popular game, the vast, ultra-real, blood-drenched simulation MURDERWORLD. His task: enhance his legal firm's prestige by earning five kills during the current tournament—or get fired. When Perry crosses paths with homicide virtuoso Mari Night, he seizes the chance to hire her as his mentor, not… Shares: Virtual reality, Video Games, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction

The World of Cyberpunk 2077 Marcin Batylda · 2020 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Dark Horse Books and CD Projekt Red present The World of Cyberpunk 2077--an extensive examination of the rich lore of a dystopian epic. Learn all about the history of the neon-tinted districts of Night City! Examine cybernetics, weapons, characters and more in this intricate fusion of art and lore thats a necessity for fans of the hit RPG video game, Cyberpunk 2077! Shares: Video Games, Cyberpunk

Opening Moves Cosimo Yap · 2016 · ★ 4.3 · 355p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The Earth is changing. The alien invasion brought social upheaval, advanced technology, and an armada of peacekeeping robots. But Alan, a college student pursuing a now-useless degree, cares little about all of this. He has only one thing on his mind: the Game.A fully immersive virtual reality, the Game appears to be a major part of the invading civilization. Alan can't wait to play, recklessly… Shares: Virtual reality, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction, Adventure

The man who ended war Hollis Godfrey · 1908 · 190p · ≈ 6h · Challenging The Secretary of War of the United States receives a letter sent to his and all other nations, declaring that war has too long devastated the earth and the time has come for peace. It orders them to destroy their weapons of warfare and disband their militaries. The letter ends: "One year from this date will I allow for disarmament and no more. At the end of that time, if no heed has been paid to… Shares: Utopias, Science Fiction

Vortex S. J. Kincaid · 2013 · ★ 4.3 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "While serving as a superhuman government weapon during World War III, teenager Tom Raine's loyalties are tested by corruption and nefarious enemies"-- Shares: Virtual reality, Video Games, Science Fiction, Adventure

Blade Runner K. Perkins · 2022 · ★ 3.4 LOS ANGELES, 2009. Il detective del LAPD Cal Moreaux indaga sulla morte di una scienziata che stava lavorando a un nuovo tipo di replicante, un sospetto suicidio. Determinato a scoprire la verità su un caso apparentemente di routine, scopre una cospirazione letale all’interno della Tyrell Corporation. Ambientato dieci anni prima del celeberrimo film Blade Runner di Ridley Scott e della serie… Shares: Cyberpunk, Science Fiction

The Lost Thorn Joshua P. Aguayo · 2015 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Moderate The Lost Thorn is a science fiction novel with a strong, and insane, female protagonist. It fuses the ideas of cyberpunk with dashes of urban fantasy. It's a heart pounding adventure told from the perspective of a highly unstable and chaotic girl who has lost everything she held dear, leaving her with just a powerful drug as a means to cope with the inescapable pain. Cyberpunk meets… Shares: Action, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction, Adventure

Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior #3 Cube Kid · 2017 · ★ 4.5 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Minecraft meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid in book 3 of the very popular 8-Bit Warrior series of the journal of a young Minecraft villager who dares to dream of becoming a Minecraft warrior! THESE ARE THE REAL BOOKS BY CUBE KID! DIARY OF AN 8-BIT WARRIOR: CRAFTING ALLIANCES WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS WIMPY VILLAGER KINDLES 9 & 10. Competition stiffens in book three of the 8-Bit Diary series, as… Shares: Video Games, Action, Adventure

The Takeshi Kovacs Collection Richard K. Morgan · 2017 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN EXCITING SERIES FROM NETFLIX • The shell that blew a hole in his chest was only the beginning in this “tour de force of genre-bending, a brilliantly realized exercise in science fiction.”—The New York Times Book ReviewIn the twenty-fifth century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in… Shares: Cyberpunk, Science Fiction

Synners Pat Cadigan · 1991 · ★ 3.5 · 441p · ≈ 14h · Moderate In Synners, the line between technology and humanity is hopelessly slim. A constant stream of new technology spawns crime before it hits the streets; the human mind and the external landscape have fused to the point where any encounter with "reality" is incidental. Shares: Virtual reality, Cyberpunk

Snow Crash Neal Stephenson · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Within the Metaverse, Hiro is offered a datafile named Snow Crash by a man named Raven who hints that it is a form of narcotic. Hiro's friend and fellow hacker Da5id views a bitmap image contained in the file which causes his computer to crash and Da5id to suffer brain damage in the real world. This is the future we now live where all can be brought to life in the metaverse and now all can be… Shares: Virtual reality, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction

Grey Sky Blues (An Inspector Thomas Sullivan Thriller) (Volume 3) K.C. Sivils · 2017 · 324p · ≈ 10h · Moderate xi, 308 pages ; 22 cm Shares: Cyberpunk, Science Fiction

How Quini the Squid Misplaced His Klobucar Rich Larson · 2020 A dark, fast-moving novelette, Rich Larson's "How Quini the Squid Misplaced His Klobucar," is a Tor.com original short story about a high-tech heist in future Spain, planned by a professional thief who's interested in revenge more than money. The object in question is in the hands of a dangerous crime lord.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management… Shares: Cyberpunk, Science Fiction

PopularMMOs Presents A Hole New World Patrick Julianelle · 2018 · ★ 4.5 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate An accidental trip into the underworld sends Pat and Jen on an adventure, but their attempts to flee puts them face-to-face with the most evil villain of all, Evil Jen. Shares: Video Games, Adventure

Clockwork VRDraco · 2015 Clockwork is the inner workings of either clocks and watches (where it is also called the ''movement'') or other mechanical devices that work similarly, using a series of gears driven by a spring or a weight. Shares: Virtual reality, Action, Adventure

Clockwork VRDraco · 2015 Clockwork is the inner workings of either clocks and watches (where it is also called the ''movement'') or other mechanical devices that work similarly, using a series of gears driven by a spring or a weight. Shares: Virtual reality, Action, Adventure

Clockwork VRDraco · 2015 · ★ 3.9 Clockwork is the inner workings of either clocks and watches (where it is also called the ''movement'') or other mechanical devices that work similarly, using a series of gears driven by a spring or a weight. Shares: Virtual reality, Action, Adventure

Stations of the Tide Michael Swanwick · 1991 · ★ 3.8 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The story of a nameless bureaucrat who is sent by the Office of Technology Transfer, charged with restricting the flow of dangerous technologies, to the planet Miranda to search for a fugitive in possession of forbidden technological knowledge. His search is complicated by his quarry's deep local knowledge and the imminence of the continent-inundating Jubilee tides, which have thrown the world… Shares: Cyberpunk, Science Fiction

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