{"title":"Books by Ernest Cline","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780099560432","title":"Ready Player One","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BOOK BEHIND THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCNN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Ernest Cline's novel deserves to be a modern classic' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSciFiNow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gorgeously geeky, superbly entertaining, this really is a spectacularly successful debut' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA world at stake. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA quest for the ultimate prize. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAre you ready?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's the year 2044, and the real world has become an ugly place. We're out of oil. We've wrecked the climate. Famine, poverty, and disease are widespread.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes this depressing reality by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia where you can be anything you want to be, where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets. And like most of humanity, Wade is obsessed by the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this alternate reality: OASIS founder James Halliday, who dies with no heir, has promised that control of the OASIS - and his massive fortune - will go to the person who can solve the riddles he has left scattered throughout his creation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor years, millions have struggled fruitlessly to attain this prize, knowing only that the riddles are based in the culture of the late twentieth century. 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A wild ride. Make this into a movie now.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Ernest Cline takes \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e, gives it a software update, adds some more nostalgia and delivers sheer joy in \u003ci\u003eReady Player Two\u003c\/i\u003e.' \u003c\/b\u003ePhil Williams, \u003ci\u003eTimes Radio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A stunning, futuristic thrill-ride, full of nostalgia and wonderful set-pieces. 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And his skills-as well as those of millions of gamers across the world-are going to be needed to save the earth from what's about to befall it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet even as he and his new comrades scramble to prepare for the alien onslaught, Zack can't help thinking of all the science-fiction books, TV shows, and movies he grew up reading and watching, and wonder: Doesn't something about this scenario seem a little too... \u003ci\u003efamiliar? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArmada \u003c\/i\u003eis at once a rollicking, surprising thriller, a classic coming of age adventure, and an alien-invasion tale like nothing you've ever read before-one whose every page is infused with author Ernest Cline's trademark pop-culture savvy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere's what everyone's saying about this epic masterpiece:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'a modern classic' - \u003ci\u003eR.M. Rangeley on Amazon, \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A modern masterpiece full of \u003cb\u003ea new style of literary magic\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e- Spiros Kagadis on Amazon,\u003cb\u003e 5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Excellent. \u003cb\u003eEven better than \u003ci\u003eReady Player One.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e' - \u003ci\u003eDavid Hay on Amazon, \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eOne of my favourite books\u003c\/b\u003e of all time. Incredibly well written' - \u003ci\u003eErin Coppin on Amazon, \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Awesome! \u003cb\u003eIf you liked \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, would be very surprised if you don't like this' - \u003ci\u003eT. Llewellyn-Sanders on Amazon, \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely awesome!!! \u003cb\u003eRead in less than 24 hours\u003c\/b\u003e, hooked on every page' - \u003ci\u003eR. Nicholson on Amazon, \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAmazing\u003c\/b\u003e and a great follow up read to \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e!' - \u003ci\u003eChris on Amazon, \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'an incredible story which \u003cb\u003ehad me on the edge of my seat\u003c\/b\u003e the whole time... a joy to read' - \u003ci\u003eHelen Ratcliffe on Amazon,\u003cb\u003e 5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Cline brings you back to all those \u003cb\u003eamazing, unbelievable things\u003c\/b\u003e you imagined could happen as a kid and makes them real' - \u003ci\u003eAmazon reviewer, \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely brilliant! \u003cb\u003eCouldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e, a must read' - \u003ci\u003eSam Bean on Amazon, \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'a love letter to old school alien invasion sci-fi... \u003cb\u003eHighly, HIGHLY recommended\u003c\/b\u003e for all fans of Cline's previous novel, \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as any classic science fiction fan' - \u003ci\u003eIzzy on Amazon, \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eErnest Cline is celebrating this culture in a way that's not just adding another book to the genre, but actually \u003cb\u003etruly celebrating it\u003c\/b\u003e, the possibilities, wonders and madness of it all' - \u003ci\u003eHeather on Amazon, \u003cb\u003e5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'majorly, fantastically geeky... \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmada \u003c\/i\u003ejust ticked all my boxes\u003c\/b\u003e' - \u003ci\u003eH. 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