I heard about this book a couple of weeks ago through a friend on Facebook. She said, "Found a book that combines (in a major way) video games, 80's culture, puzzles, and an atheist protagonist. I haven't been this excited to read in while" and immediately my interest was piqued. I'm quite the gamer myself, and a good book influenced by the above is pretty hard to find. I looked about for a while, and finally decided to take the plunge and buy it. I began reading it while sitting in a hospital waiting room, and when my consultant finally called me in, I almost wanted to tell her to hold on a bit, because I didn't want to put it down. The book ...  Read the complete review

A short while ago, I stumbled across a highly enjoyable film called ''Fanboys'', about a bunch of ''Star Wars'' fans trying to break into George Lucas' mansion to get a sneak preview of the new film. I didn't pay much attention to the name of the writer, until I came across Ernest Cline's author bio in ''Ready Player One'' and realised it was written by the same person. This immediately gave me high hopes. James Halliday, the creator of ''Oasis'', the ultimate in virtual reality multi-player online games, has dies. Leaving no heirs, he hides the rights to his fortune within his creation, which can only be found by solving clues set within his farewell video ...  Read the complete review

I picked a copy of this up to make up numbers on a three for two deal at Waterstones. It usually retails for £11.99 or currently £6.83 on Amazon. It is a sci-fi novel set about 50 years from now in which society has become impoverished due to vastly reduced oil reserves. Very few people can afford to travel and live in very close proximity in what are left of large cities. The majority of citizens spend a lot of time hooked into 'OASIS' which is a cross between the internet and a huge role playing game where anyone can do pretty much anything they like across a multitude of virtual worlds. When the designer of the game dies he leaves a challenge that whoever ...  Read the complete review