Armada

By Ernest Cline

Armada - Ernest Cline
  • Release Date: 2015-07-14
  • Genre: Adventure Sci-Fi
Score: 4
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From 1,267 Ratings

Description

From the author of Ready Player One, a rollicking alien invasion thriller that embraces and subverts science-fiction conventions as only Ernest Cline could. 

Zack Lightman has never much cared for reality. He vastly prefers the countless science-fiction movies, books, and videogames he's spent his life consuming. And too often, he catches himself wishing that some fantastic, impossible, world-altering event could arrive to whisk him off on a grand spacefaring adventure.

So when he sees the flying saucer, he's sure his years of escapism have finally tipped over into madness.

Especially because the alien ship he's staring at is straight out of his favorite videogame, a flight simulator callled Armada--in which gamers just happen to be protecting Earth from alien invaders.

As impossible as it seems, what Zack's seeing is all too real. And it's just the first in a blur of revlations that will force him to question everything he thought he knew about Earth's history, its future, even his own life--and to play the hero for real, with humanity's life in the balance.

But even through the terror and exhilaration, he can't help thinking: Doesn't something about this scenario feel a little bit like...well...fiction?

At once reinventing and paying homage to science-fiction classics as only Ernest Cline can, Armada is a rollicking, surprising thriller, a coming-of-age adventure, and an alien invasion tale like nothing you've ever read before.

Reviews

  • soooo gooood!!!!

    5
    By Cdog!!!!!!
    soooo gooood!!!!
  • Nostalgic Fun

    5
    By Rufus P. McGrudie
    An inventive story, not as original as “Ready Player One” but a good read with plenty of action.
  • It’s ok, but nothing compared to RPO

    3
    By Maverz
    I really enjoyed Ready Player One, but this does not compare at all. Way to many pop culture references, literally felt like he was trying to squeeze in as many as he could per sentence. Also the story just doesn’t make sense to me or seem realistic at all.
  • Sounds like a teenager wrote it

    1
    By TristansHaze
    All praise to Ernest Cline for getting published, making money, being successful, et cetera. However this book is a steaming pile of crap. It seems like a shameless love letter to everything teens liked about 20 years ago. It’s sophomoric and intellectually sterile, and I feel like I lost about 20 points of IQ by reading it. I’ve played video games with better dialogue writing. Do yourself a favor and read something else. Also, the plot is a total rip-off of Enders Game. This novel made me decide to finally write the sci-if novel I’ve been thinking of writing for the better part of 15 years - I thought “if this fool can get published, I certainly can”. It’s a pretty low bar. Oy gevalt.
  • 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

    4
    By amandax345
    A great read! Fantastic for fans who love Ready Player One!! Wish they would make a movie!
  • Yass

    5
    By bludavo
    A fun romp in space!
  • Good book for a weekend read.

    4
    By JaYmZ1983
    I found this, as many others, by Ready Player One and its sequel. I will say that it’s a very easy read, but also lacks any real character building minus the main character. RPO is definitely a better read, but this one is better than Ready Player Two. Have fun, this book does give you that at least.
  • When’s the next one?

    5
    By James Anorak
    When’s the next book coming out?
  • Entertaining, but weak climax

    4
    By ProfCartlidge
    Author began with a strong development of protagonist who is relatable and you can’t help but like. The plot is somewhat believable and well-constructed. A five-star book would have offered a better climax, instead of every challenge quickly being overcome. I’d recommend it for a read, if you enjoyed Ready Player 1.
  • Not as good as Ready Player One

    1
    By James-1776
    I went into this book expecting the same great experience I got when reading Ready Player One; an immersive, compelling book that needs to be read in one sitting. Instead, I got a slow, boring book filled with forced references that just felt like trying to make lightning strike twice instead of letting it come naturally. I just hope that Ready Player Two will be better.