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High school student Zack Lightman glances out his classroom window and spots a UFO. The ship he’s staring at is straight out of the videogame he plays every night, a hugely popular online flight simulator called Armada—in which gamers just happen to be protecting Earth from alien invaders. |
High school student Zack Lightman glances out his classroom window and spots a UFO. The ship he’s staring at is straight out of the videogame he plays every night, a hugely popular online flight simulator called Armada—in which gamers just happen to be protecting Earth from alien invaders. When a Glaive fighter from Armada picks him up at school and delivers him to a top-secret military facility, he learns about the existence of the Earth Defense Alliance (EDA). The EDA reveals to Zach and other young recruits that the Armada video game was actually developed as a simulation of an imminent alien threat, kept secret from the public, to identify video gamers who could pilot drone ships to protect Earth.<ref name="boingboing2">{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/take-a-first-look-at-ernest-clines-armada-and-win-a-1708228944/ |title=Take A First Look At Ernest Cline's Armada... And Win A Signed Copy!|publisher=[[io9]] |date=2015-01-16 |accessdate=2015-06-29}}</ref> |
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| Author | Ernest Cline |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Crown |
Publication date | July 14, 2015 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 368 |
| ISBN | 0804137250 |
Armada is a science fiction novel by Ernest Cline, due to be published on July 14, 2015.[1] The sale of Armada to Crown Publishing Group (a division of Random House) was announced on December 5, 2012.[2]
Wil Wheaton, who narrated the audiobook version of Cline's previous novel, Ready Player One, announced he would be performing the audiobook of Armada as well.[3]
Plot Summary
High school student Zack Lightman glances out his classroom window and spots a UFO. The ship he’s staring at is straight out of the videogame he plays every night, a hugely popular online flight simulator called Armada—in which gamers just happen to be protecting Earth from alien invaders. When a Glaive fighter from Armada picks him up at school and delivers him to a top-secret military facility, he learns about the existence of the Earth Defense Alliance (EDA). The EDA reveals to Zach and other young recruits that the Armada video game was actually developed as a simulation of an imminent alien threat, kept secret from the public, to identify video gamers who could pilot drone ships to protect Earth.[4]
Film Adaptation
On December 7, 2012, Cline announced the sale of the film rights to Armada to Universal Pictures for a reported seven-figure sum.[5]
References
- ^ "Armada". Penguin Random House. 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "A Long Overdue Update". Ernie's Blog. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Wil Wheaton and Ernest Cline reunite for Armada audiobook". Boing Boing. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ^ "Take A First Look At Ernest Cline's Armada... And Win A Signed Copy!". io9. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ^ "Universal sets sail with 'Armada'". Variety. 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2014-02-24.