World of Wade's CraftMeet our narrator, Wade Owen Watts: initials W.O.W. Wow, that's a great name for a superhero, isn't it? He's the hero of our story, and like most superheroes, he had a tragic u...

Oompa Loompa Doompadee Doo, He's Got Another Puzzle For You USA Today described Ready Player One as "Willy Wonka meets The Matrix" (source). This is a good comparison, making James Halliday, t...

Swoon & BoardWade, and we readers, know quite a bit about Art3mis before we even meet her. You see, Wade's just a smidge cyber-obsessed with her, and pores over her blog on '80s pop culture, "A...

Comparing Apples to ApplesOgden Morrow and James Halliday are described as the Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs of MMO gaming, in that they're a "partnership destined to alter the course of human histo...

Samurai KingsThe brothers Daito and Shoto round out the High Five—the first five gunters who find the Copper Key, including Wade, Aech, and Art3mis. Out of the five, we learn the least about Dait...