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Ernest Cline is a bestselling author, screenwriter, and slam poet; he is also a husband, dad, and a geek (which are all full time gigs). He was born in the city of Ashland, Ohio on March 29, 1972 to parents Ernest Cline and Faye Imogene Williams.
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Order of Ready Player One Series
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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| 1 | Ready Player One | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
| 2 | Ready Player Two | 2020 | Description / Buy |
Order of Ernest Cline Standalone Novels
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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| 1 | Armada | 2015 | Description / Buy |
Order of Ernest Cline Non-Fiction Books
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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| 1 | The Importance of Being Ernest (Short Story) | 2006 | Description / Buy |
Order of Ernest Cline Children's Books
| # | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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| 1 | Bridge to Bat City | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Ernest Cline Anthologies
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| 1 | Robot Uprisings | 2014 | Description / Buy |
He has a younger brother named Eric, who is in the United States Marine Corps and has the rank of major; his job sees him deal with disposing of explosive ordinances. He married Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz (who writes non-fiction and poetry) in the year 2016; the couple met at a poetry slam in the year 1998. After getting married, the couple lives together in Austin, Texas with his vintage video game collection and DeLorean (which can travel through time). His favorite video game is called “Black Tiger”, which he features heavily in the first novel he ever wrote.
His first novel was published in the year 2011, and was called “Ready Player One”. His books are from the science fiction genre, and include video games in some way, as well as many pop culture references throughout the ages. He wrote an episode of “Red vs. Blue” that was an homage to “Reservoir Dogs”. And was one of sixteen writers for a “Mystery Science Theater 3000” episode, as well as serving as a writer for a movie called “Fanboys”, which came out in the year 2009.
ERNEST CLINE AWARDS
His work has made many different lists that count down the best books of the year.
ERNEST CLINE BOOKS INTO MOVIES
His debut novel, “Ready Player One”, was adapted into a movie, based off a script that he and Zak Penn wrote. The movie is directed by Steven Spielberg.
BEST ERNEST CLINE BOOKS
For those readers looking to get into novels by Ernest Cline, this section will help with that. It will go over the novels “Ready Player One” and “Armada”.
Ready Player One: This is the first stand alone novel and was released in the year 2011. Reality is quite an awful place in the year 2045. Wade Watts (who is just a teenager) only feels really alive is when he has jacked in OASIS (which is the virtual utopia). It is a great place to escape. Wade spends his time studying every single puzzle that is hidden in the world that come from the creator of the world’s obsession with all the pop culture from the past. They promise all kinds of fortune and power to anyone who should be able to unlock them.
When he finds a clue, Wade finds himself hunted by other players that would be willing to kill him to take away this big prize. He is going to have to win, as the race is on, and he will have to come face to face with the real world, the one he has always wanted to get escape from.
Armada: This is the second stand alone novel and it was released in the year 2015. Zack Lightman’s life is built around dreaming. Mainly that the real world he lives in would be more like all the sci fi books, video games, and films that he consumed throughout his life. He dreams that some great thing would happen to alter this world, taking him to a great space spanning adventure.
There is nothing wrong with some escapism. Zack is sure about the differences between reality and fantasy. The real world never has teenage gamers without ambition and anger problems saving the universe. Then he catches a glimpse of the flying saucer.
This ship, oddly enough, is out of the game he plays every single night; the game is a huge online flight simulator game that is called Armada. The point of the game is that you keep Earth safe from any aliens trying to invade.
Zack has not lost his mind. Impossible though it may seem, it is actually real. His skills, along with millions of other gamers, will be needed to actually save the Earth from what is coming to destroy the world.
Here it is: Zack gets a chance to play hero, but for real this time. Even with all of the excitement and terror, he has a hard time not thinking about all the sci fi stories he grew up on. It makes him think about how the scenario just seems a tad too familiar for him.
When Does The Next Ernest Cline book come out?
Ernest Cline doesn't seem to have an upcoming book. Their newest book is Bridge to Bat City and was released on April, 9th 2024. It is the newest book in the Montana Men Series.