Virtual Worlds Books

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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,286,427 ratings — published 2011
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Snow Crash Snow Crash (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.01 — 296,264 ratings — published 1992
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The Making of Second Life: Notes from the New World The Making of Second Life: Notes from the New World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.33 — 99 ratings — published 2008
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Reamde Reamde (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.99 — 57,103 ratings — published 2011
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Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.89 — 360,436 ratings — published 1984
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City of Golden Shadow (Otherland, #1) City of Golden Shadow (Otherland, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.93 — 28,684 ratings — published 1996
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Warcross (Warcross, #1) Warcross (Warcross, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.13 — 121,982 ratings — published 2017
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Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0, #1) Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.00 — 42,159 ratings — published 2013
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Second Life: The Official Guide Second Life: The Official Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.12 — 104 ratings — published 2006
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Otherworld (Last Reality, #1) Otherworld (Last Reality, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.69 — 10,143 ratings — published 2017
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The Land: Founding (Chaos Seeds, #1) The Land: Founding (Chaos Seeds, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 25,698 ratings — published 2015
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AlterWorld (Play to Live, #1) AlterWorld (Play to Live, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.13 — 7,021 ratings — published 2013
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Opening Moves (The Gam3, #1) Opening Moves (The Gam3, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 4,825 ratings — published 2016
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Survival Quest (The Way of the Shaman, #1) Survival Quest (The Way of the Shaman, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.16 — 10,945 ratings — published 2012
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Omnitopia: Dawn (Omnitopia, #1) Omnitopia: Dawn (Omnitopia, #1)
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avg rating 3.74 — 924 ratings — published 2010
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Perfect State Perfect State (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.04 — 15,934 ratings — published 2015
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The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.08 — 480,961 ratings — published 2006
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,464,556 ratings — published 1985
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The Eye of Minds (The Mortality Doctrine, #1) The Eye of Minds (The Mortality Doctrine, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.84 — 44,448 ratings — published 2013
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Alif the Unseen Alif the Unseen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.84 — 17,920 ratings — published 2012
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Freedom™ (Daemon, #2) Freedom™ (Daemon, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.26 — 30,183 ratings — published 2010
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Daemon (Daemon, #1) Daemon (Daemon, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.16 — 48,311 ratings — published 2006
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Killobyte Killobyte (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.58 — 1,721 ratings — published 1993
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Halting State (Halting State, #1) Halting State (Halting State, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.80 — 12,406 ratings — published 2007
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A Virtual Dream (The Dragon's Wrath, #1) A Virtual Dream (The Dragon's Wrath, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,301 ratings — published 2015
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Ashes of the Fallen (The Dragon's Wrath, #2) Ashes of the Fallen (The Dragon's Wrath, #2)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,731 ratings — published 2015
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Dragonsbane (Freehaven Online, #1) Dragonsbane (Freehaven Online, #1)
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avg rating 3.77 — 129 ratings — published
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Nothing to See Nothing to See (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.84 — 505 ratings — published 2020
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Fall; or, Dodge in Hell Fall; or, Dodge in Hell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.58 — 19,966 ratings — published 2019
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Surface Detail (Culture, #9) Surface Detail (Culture, #9)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.27 — 30,018 ratings — published 2010
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When We Were Real When We Were Real (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,314 ratings — published 2025
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The Matrix Comics The Matrix Comics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.99 — 182 ratings — published 2019
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Cyberpunk: The Big Book of Hardware, Software, Wetware, Revolution and Evolution Cyberpunk: The Big Book of Hardware, Software, Wetware, Revolution and Evolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.76 — 453 ratings — published 2012
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Burning Chrome (Sprawl, #0) Burning Chrome (Sprawl, #0)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.06 — 42,377 ratings — published 1986
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Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl, #3) Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.02 — 48,057 ratings — published 1988
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Virtual Light (Bridge, #1) Virtual Light (Bridge, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.88 — 26,647 ratings — published 1993
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Count Zero (Sprawl, #2) Count Zero (Sprawl, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.02 — 59,171 ratings — published 1986
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This Inevitable Ruin (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #7) This Inevitable Ruin (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #7)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.68 — 47,989 ratings — published 2024
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The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6) The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.66 — 61,278 ratings — published 2023
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Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess (Light Novel) Vol. 9 Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess (Light Novel) Vol. 9
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.52 — 23 ratings — published 2023
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Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies (And Why We Don't Learn Them From Movies Any More) Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies (And Why We Don't Learn Them From Movies Any More)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 3.78 — 2,447 ratings — published 2015
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The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5) The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.69 — 72,015 ratings — published 2022
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The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4) The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.55 — 82,542 ratings — published 2021
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3) The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.45 — 97,999 ratings — published 2021
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The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel), Vol. 1 The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel), Vol. 1
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,499 ratings — published
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Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess (Light Novel) Vol. 5 Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess (Light Novel) Vol. 5
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.49 — 97 ratings — published 2020
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Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess (Light Novel) Vol. 7 Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess (Light Novel) Vol. 7
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.25 — 63 ratings — published 2022
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Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess (Light Novel) Vol. 6 Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess (Light Novel) Vol. 6
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.43 — 75 ratings — published 2021
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Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess (Light Novel) Vol. 3 Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess (Light Novel) Vol. 3
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.38 — 121 ratings — published 2019
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Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess (Light Novel) Vol. 8 Free Life Fantasy Online: Immortal Princess (Light Novel) Vol. 8
by (shelved 1 time as virtual-worlds)
avg rating 4.44 — 43 ratings — published 2023
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“When I was 11 it was spelled with a Big I. That was how I was taught it. How autocorrect corrected it. Like god to God. It was a place to visit. A proper noun. The Internet. The thinspo forums and videos of Saddam’s execution and the pics from that bat mitzvah I wasn’t invited to. I could go there and I went there that day after school on my clunky white laptop. I went there and I never came back. I went there because it was a world to escape into. I was Lucy walking through the wardrobe. I walked through the fur coats and when I turned around to face the door it was gone. It was like coming a long way through a dark tunnel and turning around to look at the speck of light from which I came, but there was no light. No opening on either side. No sun forcing its way through. No oncoming train. No place from which I came. The tunnel was and always will be my world.”
Honor Levy

Alex M. Vikoulov
“The next major technological platform for creative expansion of the mind will be cyberspace, or more specifically the Metaverse, a functional successor to today’s 2D Internet, with virtual places instead of Webpages. The Internet and smartphones have enabled the rapid and cheap sharing of information, immersive computing will be able to provide the same for experiences. That means that just as we can read, listen to, and watch videos of anything we want today, soon we’ll be able to experience stunning lifelike simulations in virtual reality indistinguishable from our physical world. We’ll be walking and actively interacting in the Metaverse, not slavishly staring at the flat screens. We would be able to turn our minds inside out and show our dreams to each other in this ecstadelic matrix of our own making.”
Alex M. Vikoulov, The Syntellect Hypothesis: Five Paradigms of the Mind's Evolution

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