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Books Like Ready Player One

by Ernest Cline · about this book

Loved Ready Player One by Ernest Cline? If its science fiction, virtual reality and video games hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Eye of Minds, Arena and Dungeon Crawler Carl. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Ready Player One: Science Fiction · Virtual Reality · Video Games · Nostalgic · Pop Culture

1. 

   The Eye of Minds

   James Dashner

   Virtual Reality · Video Games · Near Future · Technology and Society · Science Fiction

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   Arena

   Holly Jennings

   Virtual Reality · Video Games · Near Future · Technology and Society · Dystopian

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   Dungeon Crawler Carl

   Matt Dinniman

   LitRPG/GameLit · Underdog · Video Games · Dystopian · Adventure

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   Accel World, Vol. 1: Kuroyukihime's Return

   Reki Kawahara

   Virtual Reality · Video Games · LitRPG/GameLit · Underdog · Near Future

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   AlterWorld

   D. Rus

   Virtual Reality · Video Games · LitRPG/GameLit · Adventure · Fast-Paced

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6. 

   Otherworld

   Jason Segel, Kirsten Miller

   Virtual Reality · Video Games · Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Fast-Paced

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7. 

   Click Here to Start

   Denis Markell

   Video Games · Puzzles and Riddles · Treasure Hunt · Adventure · Teen Protagonist

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8. 

   Dream Park

   Larry Niven, Steven Barnes

   Virtual Reality · Video Games · LitRPG/GameLit · Near Future · Science Fiction

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9. 

   Epic

   Conor Kostick

   Video Games · Virtual Reality · LitRPG/GameLit · Science Fiction · Fast-Paced

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10. 

    Project Daily Grind

    Alexey Osadchuk

    Virtual Reality · Video Games · LitRPG/GameLit · Underdog · Science Fiction

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11. 

    Insignia

    S.J. Kincaid

    Virtual Reality · Video Games · Technology and Society · Science Fiction · Teen Protagonist

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12. 

    Red Rising

    Pierce Brown

    Underdog · Dystopian · Science Fiction · Adventure · Fast-Paced

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13. 

    The Kartoss Gambit

    Vasily Mahanenko

    Virtual Reality · Video Games · LitRPG/GameLit · First Person Narrator · Fast-Paced

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14. 

    Neuromancer

    William Gibson

    Virtual Reality · Near Future · Dystopian · Technology and Society · Science Fiction

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15. 

    User Unfriendly

    Vivian Vande Velde

    Virtual Reality · Video Games · LitRPG/GameLit · Teen Protagonist · Science Fiction

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16. 

    The Running Man

    Stephen King

    Underdog · Near Future · Technology and Society · Dystopian · Science Fiction

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17. 

    The City of Ember

    Jeanne DuPrau

    Puzzles and Riddles · Underdog · Dystopian · Science Fiction · Fast-Paced

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18. 

    Reboot

    Domino Finn

    Virtual Reality · Video Games · LitRPG/GameLit · Science Fiction · Fast-Paced

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19. 

    The Land: Founding

    Aleron Kong

    Virtual Reality · Video Games · LitRPG/GameLit · Fast-Paced · Series Starter

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20. 

    Snow Crash

    Neal Stephenson

    Virtual Reality · Dystopian · Science Fiction · Technology and Society · Fast-Paced

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