Armada

nFrom the author of Ready Player One, a rollicking alien invasion thriller that embraces and subverts science-fiction conventions as only Ernest Cline can. nZack 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. n nSo when he sees the flying saucer, he's sure his years of escapism have finally tipped over into madness. n nEspecially 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. n nAs 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. n nBut even through the terror and exhilaration, he can't help thinking: Doesn't something about this scenario feel a little bit like . . . well . . . fiction? n nAt 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. n nPraise for Armada n nA thrilling coming-of-age story.--Entertainment Weekly n nNerd-gasmic . . . another science fiction tale with a Comic-Con's worth of pop-culture shout-outs.--Rolling Stone n nAn amazing novel that] proves Cline has the ability to blend popular culture with exciting stories that appeal to everyone.--Associated Press n nMixes Star Wars, The Last Starfighter, Independence Day and a really gnarly round of Space Invaders into a tasty sci-fi stew.--USA Today n nA fantastic second novel . . . fans of Ready Player One, it is time to rejoice.--Huffington Postn