In 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse, people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday. When Halliday dies, he sparks a contest that grips the entire world by promising his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS. Unlikely young hero Wade Watts joins the breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery, and danger.
