ERNEST CLINE is an internationally best-selling novelist, screenwriter, father, and full-time geek. He is the author of the novels Ready Player One and Armada and co-screenwriter of the film adaptation of Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg. His books have been published in over fifty countries and have spent more than 100 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his family, a time-traveling DeLorean, and a large collection of classic video games.
"The science-fiction writer John Scalzi has aptly referred to READY
PLAYER ONE as a "nerdgasm" [and] there can be no better one-word
description of this ardent fantasy artifact about fantasy
culture...But Mr. Cline is able to incorporate his favorite toys
and games into a perfectly accessible narrative."--Janet Maslin,
The New York Times "Triggers memories and emotions embedded in the
psyche of a generation...[Cline crafts] a fresh and imaginative
world from our old toy box, and finds significance in there among
the collectibles. A-"--Entertainment Weekly "A most excellent
ride...the conceit is a smart one, and we happily root for [the
heroes] on their quest...fully satisfying."--Boston Globe
"Enchanting...Willy Wonka meets the Matrix. This novel undoubtedly
qualifies Cline as the hottest geek on the planet right now. [But]
you don't have to be a geek to get it."--USA Today "Ridiculously
fun and large-hearted, and you don't have to remember the Reagan
administration to love it...[Cline] takes a far-out premise and
engages the reader instantly...You'll wish you could make it go on
and on."--NPR.org "A fun, funny and fabulously entertaining first
novel...This novel's large dose of 1980s trivia is a
delight...[but] even readers who need Google to identify Commodore
64 or Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde, will enjoy this memorabilian
feast."--Cleveland Plain Dealer
"The grown-up's 'Harry Potter'...the mystery and fantasy in this
novel weaves itself in the most delightful way, and the details
that make up Mr. Cline's world are simply astounding. READY PLAYER
ONE has it all."--Huffington Post "Incredibly
entertaining...Drawing on everything from "Back to the Future" to
Roald Dahl to Neal Stephenson's groundbreaking "Snow Crash," Cline
has made READY PLAYER ONE a geek fantasia, '80s culture memoir and
commentary on the future of online behavior all at once."--Austin
American-Statesman
"READY PLAYER ONE is the ultimate lottery ticket."--New York Daily
News "This non-gamer loved every page of READY PLAYER
ONE."--Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
the Sookie Stackhouse series "A treasure for anyone already
nostalgic for the late 20th century. . . But it's also a great read
for anyone who likes a good book."--Wired.com "Gorgeously geeky,
superbly entertaining, this really is a spectacularly successful
debut."--Daily Mail (UK) "A gunshot of fun with a wicked sense of
timing and a cast of characters that you're pumping your fist in
the air with whenever they succeed. I haven't been this much on the
edge of my seat for an ending in years."--Chicago Reader "A
rollicking, surprise-laden, potboiling, thrilling adventure
story.... I loved every sentence of this book"--Mark Frauenfelder,
BoingBoing "A 'frakking' good read [featuring] incredible creative
detail...I grinned at the sheer audacity of Cline's
imagination."--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"[A] fantastic page-turner....READY PLAYER ONE may be science
fiction, but it's also written for people who have never picked up
an SF novel in their lives..."--Annalee Newitz, io9.com
"Fascinating and imaginative...It's non-stop action when gamers
must navigate clever puzzles and outwit determined enemies in a
virtual world in order to save a real one. Readers are in for a
wild ride."--Terry Brooks, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
the Shannara series "I was blown away by this book...A book of
ideas, a potboiler, a game-within-a-novel, a serious
science-fiction epic, a comic pop culture mash-up-call this novel
what you will, but READY PLAYER ONE will defy every label you try
to put on it. Here, finally, is this generation's
Neuromancer."--Will Lavender, New York Times bestselling author of
Dominance "I really, really loved READY PLAYER ONE...Cline expertly
mines a copious vein of 1980s pop culture, catapulting the reader
on a light-speed adventure in an advanced but backward-looking
future."-- Daniel H. Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of
Robopocalypse "A nerdgasm...imagine Dungeons and Dragons and an 80s
video arcade made hot, sweet love, and their child was raised in
Azeroth."--John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author of Old
Man's War
"Completely fricking awesome...This book pleased every geeky bone
in my geeky body. I felt like it was written just for me."--Patrick
Rothfuss, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wise Man's
Fear "An exuberantly realized, exciting, and sweet-natured
cyber-quest. Cline's imaginative and rollicking coming-of-age geek
saga has a smash-hit vibe."--Booklist, starred review "This
adrenaline shot of uncut geekdom, a quest through a virtual world,
is loaded with enough 1980s nostalgia to please even the most
devoted John Hughes fans... sweet, self-deprecating Wade, whose
universe is an odd mix of the real past and the virtual present, is
the perfect lovable/unlikely hero."--Publishers Weekly, Pick of the
Week
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