{"product_id":"books-armada-by-ernest-cline","title":"Armada","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e, a rollicking alien invasion thriller that embraces and subverts science-fiction conventions as only Ernest Cline can. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZack 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo when he sees the flying saucer, he's sure his years of escapism have finally tipped over into madness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEspecially because the alien ship he's staring at is straight out of his favorite videogame, a flight simulator callled \u003ci\u003eArmada--\u003c\/i\u003ein which gamers just happen to be protecting Earth from alien invaders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut even through the terror and exhilaration, he can't help thinking: Doesn't something about this scenario feel a little bit like . . . well . . . fiction? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once reinventing and paying homage to science-fiction classics, \u003ci\u003e Armada\u003c\/i\u003e is a rollicking, surprising thriller, a coming-of-age adventure, and an alien invasion tale like nothing you've ever read before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eArmada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA thrilling coming-of-age story.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNerd-gasmic . . . another science fiction tale with a Comic-Con's worth of pop-culture shout-outs.\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn amazing novel  that] proves Cline has the ability to blend popular culture with exciting stories that appeal to everyone.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMixes \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Starfighter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/i\u003e and a really gnarly round of \u003ci\u003eSpace Invaders\u003c\/i\u003e into a tasty sci-fi stew.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA fantastic second novel . . . fans of \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e, it is time to rejoice.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480283832593,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780804137270.jpg?v=1777545328","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-armada-by-ernest-cline","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}