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Ready Player One Reading Order

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline has 2 main books (2011–2020). Start with Ready Player One (2011) and read the numbered books in order.

By Ernest Cline

Ready Player One books in order

Your reading speed

  1. #1

    Ready Player One

    2011 · 462 pages

    8 h 5 min
  2. #2

    Ready Player Two

    2020 · 464 pages

    8 h 7 min

Main books together: 926 pages, about 16 h 12 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Ready Player One: common questions

How many books are in the Ready Player One series?
There are 2 main books in Ready Player One. The most recent main book listed here is Ready Player Two (2020).
What order should I read Ready Player One in?
Read Ready Player One in its numbered order: Ready Player One, Ready Player Two.
What is the first Ready Player One book?
The first book is Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, published in 2011.
How long does it take to read the whole Ready Player One series?
The 2 main books add up to about 926 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 16 hours of reading, or about 33 days at 30 minutes a day.

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