A hundred years after an ancient demonic being is found by workers digging the Panama Canal, linguist Andrew Dennison is called in to communicate with the newly reawakened creature, teach it English, and learn its secrets.
Days after winning OASIS Founder James Halliday's contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything. Hidden within Halliday's vaults, waiting for his heir to find, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the OASIS a thousand times more wondrous - and addictive - than even Wade dreamed possible. With it comes a new riddle and a new quest - a last Easter egg...