Beaverton is the hometown for the hero in ernest cline s latest novel, armada. Cline was born and raised in ashland, ohio, the son of faye imogene nee williams and ernest christy cline. While staring out his classroom window, zack lightman spies a sobrukai glaive, an interstellar fighter vessel from his favorite video game. Ernest cline on the film in 2011, ernest cline s ready player one riveted readers to the page as unlikely hero wade watts used his gaming skills and his knowledge of 1980s popculture trivia to find clues left by billionaire james halliday. The collectible ernest cline ready player one the hype around this book is huge and will get bigger when the movie directed by spielberg will be out. The official author page of ernest cline, bestselling author of ready player one and armada. Ready player one author ernest cline living the vr dream in real life cline is now a bestselling author and his story has been brought to cinematic life by steven spielberg. Apr 11, 2016 its been a year since ernie clines armada arrived in bookstores. His two novels, armada and ready player one, were both new york times and usa today bestsellers, and ready player one is currently being adapted into a film by warner brothers and director steven spielberg. There are times when we are literally reading about a kid talking about how much fun he is having playing an old atari game, which isnt really all that much. The only time teenage wade watts really feels alive is when hes jacked into the virtual utopia known as the oasis. Ernie cline is writing a sequel to ready player one the. Apr 20, 2015 ready player one by ernest cline published by broadway books on june 5, 2012 source.
Jul 31, 2015 this is the first book by miranda kenneally that i have read and i absolutely loved it. Ernest lives in austin, texas, with his family, a timetraveling delorean, and a large. 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. While plenty of folks on amazon are giving it mediocre ratings, i think its because they dont understand what cline really did here. Apr 03, 2015 hello, im jen im the author of the weird things customers say in bookshops series, and the bookshop book. Ernest cline is a geek, novelist, poet, and screenwriter based in austin, texas. Clines last novel was 2015s armada, another story stuffed with easter eggs. Jun 11, 2012 ready player one by ernest cline is a book that i probably would never have chosen to read on my own, but i am so glad i did read it. The second book armada is scheduled to be published in july along with us signing tour. Cline is the writer of fanboys, a 2009 comedy movie about star wars fans, and ready player one, his 2011.
If i had to rate it then i would probably give it a 4 out of 5. Jul 17, 2015 friday, july 17, 2015 the raid the arcade playlist from armada by ernest cline if youve read armada by ernest cline, you know how important this killer playlist is to zack lightman. 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. If youre a geek and havent read cline s first novel, ready player one, ill give you a pass this one time and let you know that you have until july 14, 2015, to grab a copy, sit down, and read it. Photo by jesse nichols bestselling author ernest cline spoke at the 90th chuckanut radio hour at whatcom community college in bellingham on thursday, july 16, during the tour for his latest science fiction book, armada, released tuesday, july 14.
Armada by ernest cline and reamde by neal stephenson. His debut as a novelist came in 2011 with ready player one, which became a new york times and usa today bestseller. His first novel, ready player one, was a new york times and usa today bestseller, appeared on numerous best of the year lists, and is set to be adapted into a motion picture by warner bros. The only time teenage wade watts really feels alive is. The scifi novelist behind ready player one, which steven spielberg will helm for warner bros, just. Ernest cline is a writer and producer, known for ready player one 2018, fanboys 2009 and armada. Ready player ones author ernest cline seals monster book. Inside ecto88, ernie clines soupedup scifi delorean wired. Author ernest cline visited seattle earlier this month, as part of his book tour for ready player one. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ernest cline books online. Martin, his delorean, and how star wars and video games changed his life. Afterwards, ernest was able to visit the wizards of the coast offices.
Ernest cline is a novelist, screenwriter, father, and fulltime geek. In addition to winning poetry slams, cline is known for screenwriting fanboys, released in 2009. Ernest cline on new book, armada the clarionledger. Ready player one is a 2011 dystopian sciencefiction novel written by ernest cline. The ready player one book released in 2011 and cline describes it as if willy wonka were a video game designer instead of a candy maker and. At the seattle stop, wil wheatonwho narrates the audio versionalso participated, lending his voice to the reading. Like many a car enthusiast, the ready player one author has seen the boys in blue in his rearview mirror once or twice.
Clines fastpaced and engrossing writing will appeal to anyone who loves an adventure. Jul 22, 2015 from the opening chapter of ernest clines new novel, armada, theres quite a bit to followeven if you were a teenager of the 80s. The scifi novelist behind ready player one, which steven spielberg will helm for warner bros, just made another whopping deal with. Ernest cline talks ready player one movie plus read an. Ready player one author ernest cline living the vr dream in real life cline is now a bestselling author and his story has been brought to cinematic life by steven spielberg thu, mar 29, 2018. Ernest cline is an internationally bestselling novelist, screenwriter, father, and fulltime geek. Ernest cline on new book, armada ernest cline will sign copies of armada at lemuria books in jackson at 5 p. Ready player one takes place in the future, but not too farits 2044. No one in the world gets what they want and that is beautiful. Ernest cline delivers high stakes and 80s videogame. In june 2010, cline sold his first novel, ready player one, a book that. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
Ernie cline s 2011 debut novel ready player one is being made into a blockbuster movie thanks to steven spielberg, but it looks like cline might be bringing readers back to. Ready player ones author ernest cline seals monster. Ernest clines first published book is called ready player one. Ernie cline is just begging for a speeding ticket in his soupedup delorean, a slick 80s ride thats loaded with scifiinspired gadgets. Author ernest cline visits bellingham on tour the western front. Discount prices on books by ernest cline, including titles like the art of ready player one.
Upon its publication, the book quickly became a new york times bestseller and received critical acclaims for its innovative exploration of virtual reality, as well as a film adaptation by steven spielberg that is slated for release in 2018. Ready player one cares more about virtual reality than actual reality steven spielbergs adaptation of ernest clines bestselling novel is a little confused. It had been described to me as a genrebusting novel containing irresistible nostalgia. Armada is a science fiction novel by ernest cline, published on july 14, 2015 by crown publishing group a division of penguin random house. The books main character is zack lightman, a teenager who is. Paul di filippo on comic fantasy april 14, 2016 august 17, 2017 admin ernest clines signing tour for the paperback edition of armada runs through april 23rd. Armada is a science fiction novel by ernest cline, published on july 14, 2015 by crown. He eventually chose to express his love of pop culture full time as a screenwriter his 2009 film fanboys became a cult phenomenon and author. Ernest cline is becoming the next hollywood franchise author.
In armada, cline presents our intrepid teenage narrator, 18yearold zack. Let me know if you have read this book, or if you are excited to read it. Ready player one author ernest cline talks about the movies easter eggs well never find duration. Filled with clines signature popculture references, this book is a mustread for anyone who has ever proudly labeled themselves a nerd, geek, or gamer.
Armada hardcover by ernest cline 2015 edition hardcover 1672 4. Ernest clines latest nostalgia delivery system, also a book. The new novel armada is ernest clines followup to ready player one. The raid the arcade playlist from armada by ernest cline.
Aug 10, 2015 ernest cline is becoming the next hollywood franchise author. Inside ecto88, ernie cline s soupedup scifi delorean. Ernest cline books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Completely fricking awesomethis book pleased every geeky bone in my geeky body. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. Although by no means is the near future world zack lives in an ideal one, its one i wouldnt mind. We all knew the day was coming, and now its almost here. Jul 24, 2015 too many books get dragged out and become stale by the end of a companion novel or trilogy, but with ernest cline s witty writing style and so many aspects of the world that hadnt been explored, i would have happily read another book based in the ready player one universe. Ernest cline s first published book is called ready player one. Ernest cline is working on a ready player one sequel book riot. Author photo by dan winters books features ernest cline share tweet submit pin from the opening chapter of ernest cline s new novel, armada, theres quite a bit to followeven if. His followup, armada, is no differenta tale of video gamers tasked with using their skills to save the world from aliens, it wears its influences on its sleeve, especially orson scott cards enders game, another book about a.
Anthony del vecchio 0 comments one of the most anticipated novel adaptations in geek culture over the past few years has been ready player one, the ambitious love letter to all things 80s by ernest cline. The most obvious adaptation to capitalize on the success of ready player one is the same project that followed cline s book on to the bestseller shelves. The book that was on everyones high school reading list, brave new world, should actually be on every science fictionlovers list as well. Bestselling author ernest cline spoke at the 90th chuckanut radio hour at whatcom community college in bellingham on thursday, july 16, during the tour for his latest science fiction book, armada, released tuesday, july 14. He also recently sold the film rights to his latest book, armada. Armada by ernest cline published by crown publishing group on july 14th. Author ernest cline visits bellingham on tour the western front bestselling author ernest cline spoke at the 90th chuckanut radio hour at whatcom community college in bellingham on thursday, july 16, during the tour for his latest science fiction book, armada, released tuesday, july 14. Science fiction, young adult amazon book depository add to goodreads.
Author ernest cline signs his new book, armada, after speaking at the chuckanut radio hour on thursday, july 16, at whatcom community college. Ernest cline clearly geeks out on obscure references scattered throughout the book, but his indepth descriptions of littleknown video games and japanese tv shows bogs down the narrative. Ernie cline is writing a sequel to ready player one the verge. Ernest cline s second book, armada, is almost as wonderful as his first book, ready player one. Armada by ernie cline arrives in paperback geekdad. Ernest cline made his debut as a published author in 2006 with the nonfiction book the importance of being ernest.
Laughs if i were going to run out of juice to talk about videogames, that probably would have happened years ago. Below is a list of ernest clines books in order of when they were originally released. In 2015, rumors went flying about a sequel, but cline cleared that up in an interview with unbound worlds, saying, i wrote outlines for two potential sequels to ready player one, shortly after i finished my hardcover tour. Im talking about the release of geekguru ernest cline s second novel, armada.
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. Ernest cline has 11 books on goodreads with 1525850 ratings. Ernest cline s signing tour for the paperback edition of armada runs through april 23rd. The nostalgic narcissism of ernest clines armada washington post. Ernie clines 2011 debut novel ready player one is being made into a blockbuster movie. Dec 11, 2017 he went on to say that spielberg had offered input, allowing cline to bounce ideas off of him. Photo by dan winters ernie cline was so impressed with beaverton when he was in town for a book. The book s best aspect to me was its ability to make the frankly ridiculous seem credibly plausible. Lucky for me, as a fiction writer, i get to write about the stuff. Reviewing armada by ernest cline rakuten overdrive. Jul, 2015 ernest clines debut novel ready player one is a story drunk on science fiction, loaded with references and homages to legendary sf books, tv shows, and movies. Bookstores are one of his favorite places in the world. It is a dystopian, scifi novel about wade watts, a teenager in the year 2044.
Ernest cline s ability to shake up the mundane, to place real, lifealtering meaning into video games, was just such an awesome concept. Ernest cline has tried his hand at many things, but his primary occupation has always been geeking out. Jesse is an eighteen year old country music star and maya is a high school senior who is an aspiring musician. Taking a page out of that geek bestseller, ernie will roll up to our store in his sweet ride and park it while he reads from and signs the new paperback edition crown. Paul di filippo on comic fantasy april 14, 2016 august 17, 2017 admin. Ready player one author ernest cline living the vr dream in. Jun 14, 2012 cline used the advance for his first novel ready player one to purchase a vintage delorean.