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Armada

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 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A rollicking alien invasion thriller that embraces and subverts science-fiction conventions, from the author of the worldwide phenomenon Ready Player One

“Exciting . . . mixes Star Wars, The Last Starfighter, Independence Day, and a really gnarly round of Space Invaders.”—USA Today

“A thrilling coming of age story.”—Entertainment Weekly

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, Armada is a rollicking, surprising thriller, a coming-of-age adventure, and an alien invasion tale like nothing you've ever read before. Adventure Fiction First Contact Science Fiction Space Opera Thriller & Suspense Fantasy
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Good story by Earnest Cline, not quite as awesome as RPO, but an entertaining read for sure! Neat plot, lots of fun story twists and humorous narrative voice.
Fantastic delivery by Will Wheaton; he really brought the story to life!

Entertaining tale of adventure

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I liked the pace of the story, with an unexpected ending. Looking forward to his next novel.

Very Engaging

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wil Wheaton (as always) does an amazing job, the book is entertaining as a whole and fans of Ready Player One will definitely enjoy it! There was times when Cline's writing was quite predictable after his aforementioned mega hit, but it's necessarily a bad thing when it does come up. would recommend to any fans of gaming and sci fi from any era!

Predictable at times, overall very entertaining!

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great book from start to finish, kept me engaged and wanting more as I read. another gem by kline

another great by ernest Kline

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With Will Wheaton narrating and the book itself being so good, this is top of my list for favorite reads!

Great book and narration

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