Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Based on novel by ready player one author ernest cline. Ernest cline is an american author, slam poet, and screenwriter. Like his characters, cline has described himself as addicted to movies and video games. Ready player one by ernest cline book summary minute book report duration. When the third wave of the alien armada arrived a few hours later, the drones didnt attack. Sites like sparknotes with a armada study guide or cliff notes.
He is the author of the novels ready player one and armada. It also uses some of the same 80s terminology used in ready player one, but not overly so. A comprehensive guide to aid in discussion and discovery 30 multiple choice questions on the book, plots, characters, and author insightful resource for teachers, groups, or individuals keep track of scores with results to determine fan status share. Ernest cline biography list of works, study guides.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading armada. Its just another day of high school for zack lightman. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this armada study guide and get instant access to the following analysis. Ernest or ernie, to his fans clines website and blog has all the info you need on upcoming appearances, international publications, and all the 80s minutiae you. Zacks dad gives the order to abandon stations and evacuate the base, but ernest cline has some minor characters to kill off so it seems like things are actually happening in this story. Ready player one study guide from litcharts the creators of. This detailed literature summary also contains quotes and a free quiz on armada by ernest cline. Armada characters ernest cline this study guide consists of approximately 48 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of armada. Armada quiz ernest cline this study guide consists of approximately 48 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of 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. Armada summary and analysis like sparknotes free book notes. Zach lightman has waited all his life for something amazing to happen. 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. Let me know what your thoughts on it were down in the comments.
Following the box office success of ready player one, universal has hired dan mazeau to write a new draft of its scifi thriller armada, based on ernest cline s 2015 novel. First of all, everyone can relate to the main character. Armada portuguese edition audiobook by ernest cline. That futuristic story featured a nerdysavvy 17yearold gamer boy whose quest to solve puzzles in an. She is a technological genius and hacked her and zacks qcomm basically a super smartphone that is given to every eda soldier. July 14 bring the release of armada, the new book from ernie cline, the writer of ready player one. Zacks mom is super hot matthewjulius july 15, 2016 4 before we dive into todays chapter, theres one thing from yesterdays infodump chapter that id like to draw extra attention to, because its one thing in particular that drives me insane about ernest cline s writingmainstream geek culture as a whole. The europans antagonists climax falling actionresolution lex larkin was a fellow recruit among zack and shortly became zacks love interest. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the us. Triviaquiz for fans features youll discover inside. Not as epic or as good in any way as its predecessor armada does feature clines inimitable ability to weave elements of pop culture, especially gaming and sff, into a fun adventure. He is an avid fan of everything pop culture as well as obsessed with the 1980s.
As with ready player one, it is very centered around video games, but with a heavier focus on science fiction. Please see the supplementary resources provided below for other helpful content related to this book. Armada is a science fiction novel by ernest cline, published on july 14, 2015 by crown publishing group a division of penguin random house. Armada by ernest cline follows young, fatherless zack lightmans rapid fire journey from average high school gamer kid to ace pilot in the earth defense alliance defending our fine planet from alien baddies from elsewhere in our own solar system, where his video gaming skills for good reason come in particularly handy. Author ernest cline follows up his brilliant 2011 novel ready player one with 2015s armada. Ernest cline, you had me at pass the blue milk, aunt beru. Armada by ernest cline used very good 9780099586746.
Universal moving ahead on ernest clines scifi armada. Quotations by ernest cline, american novelist, born march 29, 1972. As in ernest cline s previous book, ready player one, the text is full of references to popular culture, especially movies, scifi, and music from the 80s. His books have been published in over fifty countries and have spent more than 100 weeks on the new. Welcome to the litcharts study guide on ernest clines ready player one. If there is a sparknotes, shmoop, or cliff notes guide, we will have it listed here. Armada is a science fiction novel by ernest cline, published on july 14, 2015 by crown. If you would like to pick up your own copy of armada, you can do so while also supporting my channel by using one of the links.
Cline published a second science fiction novel, armada, in 2015, and is working on a sequel to. Armada summary and analysis like sparknotes free book. This study guide consists of approximately 48 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character. It is a dystopianscifi novel that is very rewarding once you finish it. Finally, two months before graduation, he sees an alien space craft. The plot and overall feel of the story is completely different. Ernest cline armada a novel part 01 audiobook youtube. That doesnt work and they get inside the base, so they switch over to the humanoid athid war drones, which also immediately goes terribly. Armada by ernest cline chapters 1 2 summary and analysis. Find all available study guides and summaries for armada by ernest cline.
Like if there were other civilizations out there, why would they ever want to. Much like his previous work ready player one, armada is full of pop culture references mainly from the 80s, since the author is, as anyone can see, a geek the story is about zack lightman, a video game geek with a disappeared dad who finds out that the video games he has been playing arent exactly fictional. Parents need to know that armada is a humorous sciencefiction adventure about an alien invasion. Armada is a book by ernest cline who also wrote ready player one. Ernest cline is an internationally bestselling novelist, screenwriter, father, and fulltime geek. Here are my quick thoughts on armada by ernest cline. Zach has been consumed with the desire to know his father for as long as he can remember. It also means something to the reader, whether youre looking at the book at the bookstore, the kindle store, or on your coffee table at home. His only other remaining family is his mother, who is a nurse. Everything you need to understand or teach armada by ernest cline.
This study guide consists of approximately 48 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes. Armada is another book by ernest cline that bases its foundation on gaming. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. This study guide consists of approximately 48 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of armada. Once the world learns of the impending alien attack on earth, everyday gamers like zack band together to take on the armada. I enjoyed ernest cline s armada for a number of reasons. Ernest cline s new novel is a virtual retread of his previous work, ready player one.
The violence is mostly limited to starship battles, although theres a shootout in which a main character is wounded. Ready player one thesis analysis escapism introduction i have read the book ready player one, by ernest cline and in this thesis i want to draw parallels between the book, which takes place in a video games virtual world, and our own reality. Published in 2011, ready player one is ernest clines love letter to the eighties the decade he grew up inand all its celebrities, culture, and awesome. Armada is at once a rollicking, surprising thriller, a classic comingofage adventure, and an alieninvasion tale like nothing youve ever heard before one whose every minute is infused with author ernest cline s trademark popculture savvy. This page shows the list of characters who made their appearance known in the armada story. Instead, they landed and began to help humanity rebuild its civilization, as well as its planets fragile environment. Zack and company go to starbase ace, the video game store he used to work at with the secret eda agent ray, to equip themselves with highend video game equipment to rejoin the fight. The author, ernest cline, got the phrase from the capcom game black tiger, which features in the novel. Also includes sites with a short overview, synopsis, book report, or summary of ernest cline s armada. Zach lightman, is simply a regular teenager who enjoys playing video games and likes talking about movies and comics with his friends, cruz and diehl. Like if there were other civilizations out there, why would they ever want to make contact with. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Also includes sites with a short overview, synopsis, book report, or summary of ernest clines.
Armada by ernest cline chapters 3 4 summary and analysis. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of armada by ernest cline. If you liked ready player one, you will like this book. From the author of ready player one by ernest cline, in very good condition. Find books like armada from the worlds largest community of readers. A novel by the author of ready player one kindle edition by cline, ernest. A comprehensive guide to aid in discussion and discovery 30 multiple choice questions on the book, plots, characters, and author insightful resource for teachers, groups, or individuals keep track of scores with results to determine. A novel by the author of ready player one by ernest cline. Then ernest cline really decides, yeah, im done with writing now.