Ready Player One
A science fiction novel set in a dystopian future where a teenage orphan competes in a high-stakes virtual treasure hunt inside a vast online universe, with the prize being control of the digital world itself.
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Ranked #63 of 1942 · 462 pages · Published 2008
Mentioned 11× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 11 episodes, most recently on Oct 31, 2025.
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Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 03:18:41 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
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Mentioned by Adam Frank · 01:50:50 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:55:25 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
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Book data: ISBN 9781524755614. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.