Now i know that most people consider his popular book, ready player one, scifi, and fantasy, but, those of us who are litrpg fans know the truth. He is also a spoken word artist and a screenwriter. Armada audible audiobook unabridged ernest cline author, wil wheaton narrator, random house audiobooks publisher. The nostalgic narcissism of ernest clines armada the. He is one of the founding fathers of the litrpg genre. Ernest cline audio books, best sellers, author bio. Armada is at once a rollicking, surprising thriller, a classic comingofage adventure, and an alieninvasion tale like nothing youve ever heard before one whose every minute is infused with author ernest clines trademark popculture savvy. Ernest cline armada a novel part 01 audiobook youtube. Ready player one is about losing yourself in a video game, literally. Ready player one ready player one audiobook, by ernest cline. In the midst of an alien assault, with humankind on the brink of doom, members of the gaming generation come to the rescue by playing the most epic starfighter game ever.
Armada by ernest cline read by wil wheaton audiobook. Armada is essentially a new version of the last starfighter or enders game, in that its about a kid who is so good at. Ernest cline is an american author of science fiction novels and nonfiction books. But you dont need to be queen geek from nerdsville, arizona to get them the references are all from pop culture and if you are of a certain age, theres plenty you. His original 2011 book has taken on a life of its own and is set to be released as a movie next year. Armada is a science fiction novel by ernest cline, published on july 14, 2015 by crown publishing group a division of penguin random house. Cline s gamingcentric story, chockfull of pop references, is keenly executed by wil wheaton. Ernest cline, wil wheaton, random house audiobooks. From the author of ready player one, a rollicking alien invasion thriller that embraces and subverts sciencefiction co. Im equally honored and excited to have him perform the audiobook of armada. He vastly prefers the countless sciencefiction movies, books, and videogames hes. Mar 29, 2018 ernest cline, whose novel ready player one is the basis for a new movie, grew up reading.
The story follows a teenager who plays an online video game about defending against an alien invasion, only to find out that the game is a simulator to prepare him and people around the world for defending against an actual alien invasion. He is the author of the novels ready player one and armada and coscreenwriter of the film adaptation of ready player one, directed by steven spiel. Hes daydreaming through another boring math class, with just one more month to go until graduation and freedomif he can make it that long without getting suspended again. Today in news that could only be nerdier if it were also directing a movie about han solo, prince nerd of nerdopolis, wil wheaton, will be narrating the audiobook version of armada, ready player one author ernest clines new novelwhich will be in stores next week. Stream armada by ernest cline audiobook extract read by wil wheaton by penguin books uk from desktop or your mobile device. Wil wheaton and ernest cline reunite for armada audiobook. Also, ernest cline is making his career into a reference based steam engine. A novel thriller supernatural book by ernest cline. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in. Like many nerdy kids, i dont know how i would have survived without being able to. Ernie lives in austin, texas, with his family, a timetraveling delorean, and a large collection of classic video games.
Cline doesnt shy away from using them as metaphors, for dialogue, for plot twists for just about anything really. Like ready player one, armada is heavily steeped in the world of eighties video games, films and music. Dreaming that the real world could be a little more like the countless sciencefiction books, movies, and videogames hes spent his life consuming. He was the author who introduced me to the genre of litrpg, a subgenre of fantasy. Author ernest cline confirms that he is indeed working on a ready player one sequel novel. Ernest cline armada a novel part 02 audiobook youtube. There are millions of nerds just like me, and were getting sick of people like you blaming your problems on us. Those familiar with his work know that his writing is favoured by nerd culture, as his stories pull inspiration from retro gaming and pop culture. Read armada a novel by the author of ready player one by ernest cline available from rakuten kobo. Screenwriter and novelist who is best known for writing 2009s fanboys. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. May 18, 2015 im equally honored and excited to have him perform the audiobook of armada. If you are a fan of video games and sci fi books and movies, then its quite likely armada will float your boat.
Ready player one by ernest cline is about a highly introverted billionaire, james halliday, whom leaves his fortune and control of his company to one lucky winner of a treasure hunt he has created inside the virtual reality environment the oasis that he has also created wow, realized i wrote a sentence that could easily become some sort of. He is the author of the novels ready player one and armada and coscreenwriter of the film adaptation of ready player one, directed by steven spielberg. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Bookclub armada by ernest cline official discussion thread. Ernest cline armada a novel part 02 audiobook jesse long. Talking about characters, the hero is simply so darn unlikeable, that i cant stand it. Spoken word poetry wednesday, jul 26, 2017 by ernest cline. An irate attheworld, oppositional rebellious, geeked out gamer with daddy issues must be a standout amongst the most unappealing jumble of character qualities you can put into a hero. Armada is ernest clines second major novel, with the first being the new york times bestseller, ready player one. Armada by ernest cline audiobook extract read by wil. The story follows a teenager who plays an online video game about defending against an alien invasion, only to find out that the game is a simulator to prepare him and people around the world for defending against an actual alien. Ernest cline wrote a decent book which i finished on my daily commute in a couple of days but its unlikely i will read it again. Armada is at once a rollicking, surprising thriller, a classic coming of age adventure, and an alieninvasion tale like nothing youve ever read beforeone whose every page is infused with author ernest clines trademark popculture savvy.
From the author of ready player one audiobook by ernest cline. Wil wheaton to narrate the audiobook of ready player. Armada by ernest cline overdrive rakuten overdrive. Listen to ready player one audiobook by ernest cline, narrated by wil wheaton. Thu at 1pm, becky chambers author of the long way to a small, angry planet check out the weekly recommendation thread. Ernest cline is a novelist, screenwriter, father, and fulltime geek. The only time teenage wade watts really feels alive is when hes jacked into the virtual utopia known as the oasis.
Aug 06, 2015 the nostalgic narcissism of ernest clines armada armada by ernest cline and reamde by neal stephenson. Ive watched every erotic film in existence, and i have never jerked off. Et july 20, 2015 armada, the second novel by austin, texasbased writer ernest cline, is. Wil and i are the same age, and we grew up watching, reading, listening to, and loving a lot of the same stuff, so hes. Ernest clines first published book is called ready player one. In june 2010, random house subsidiary crown publishing group purchased the manuscript for his first novel, ready player one. From the author of ready player one, a rollicking alien invasion thriller. I like the ideas of being able to tie relevant references into books, and even have a book so reference based as rpo, but wheres the line. He vastly prefers the countless sciencefiction movies, books, and videogames hes spent his life consuming.
From the author of ready player one, a rollicking alien invasion thriller that embraces and subverts sciencefiction conventions as only ernest cline can. His books have been published in over fifty countries and have spent more than 100 weeks on the new york times. Wades devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden. Ernest cline is an internationally bestselling novelist, screenwriter, father, and fulltime geek. The new novel from the bestselling author of ready player one its just another day of high school for zack lightman.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. His first novel, ready player one, was a new york times and usa today bestseller and appeared on. Armada quiz ernest cline this study guide consists of approximately 48 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of armada. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Im hoping hes been saving his literary genius up for the rpo sequel. Subreddit rules message the mods related subs ama info the faq the wiki this is a moderated subreddit. The nostalgic narcissism of ernest clines armada armada by ernest cline and reamde by neal stephenson. At once gleefully embracing and brilliantly subverting sciencefiction conventions as only ernest cline could, armada is a rollicking, surprising thriller, a classic coming of age adventure, and an alien invasion tale like nothing youve ever read beforeone whose every page is infused with the popculture savvy that has helped make ready. In the world of the book, which is parallel to our own in many ways, wade prefers to spend his time in a virtual world, aptly named oasis. Ernest cline geeks out about wil wheaton reading armada. Armada ebook by ernest cline 97808047263 rakuten kobo. Dreaming that one day, some fantastic, worldaltering event. He spent much of his youth working mindless tech support jobs, which enabled him to surf the web all day long and laid the foundation for his pop culture perversion. From the author of ready player one, a rollicking alien invasion thriller that embraces and subverts sciencefiction con.
Ive noticed that there dont seem to be any porno movies that are made for guys like me. Ready player one movie tiein by ernest cline, paperback. I love the way ernest cline wears his influences like a badge of honour. Clines gamingcentric story, chockfull of pop references, is keenly executed by wil wheaton. Like many nerdy kids, i dont know how i would have survived without being able to escape into. His first novel, ready player one, was a new york times and usa today bestseller and appeared on numerous best of the year lists. Armada is at once a rollicking, surprising thriller, a classic comingofage adventure, and an alieninvasion tale like nothing youve ever heard before one whose every minute is infused with author ernest cline s trademark popculture savvy.
Bookclub armada by ernest cline official discussion. Browse ernest clines bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Written by ernest cline, audiobook narrated by wil wheaton. The bestselling cult classicnow a major motion picture directed by steven spielbergin the year 2044, reality is an ugly place.