His primary occupation, however, has always been geeking out, and he eventually threw aside those other promising career paths to express his love of pop culture fulltime as a spoken word artist and screenwriter. Ernest cline has worked as a shortorder cook, fish gutter, plasma donor, elitist video store clerk, and tech support drone. Aug 16, 2011 ernest cline is a geek, novelist, poet, and screenwriter based in austin, texas. Ready player one my avatar materialized in front of my locker on the second floor of my high schoolthe exact spot where id been standing when id logged out the night before. Its just another day of high school for zack lightman. Books edit in june 2010, cline sold his first novel, ready player one, a book that takes place in a dystopian vision of the 2040s. Discount prices on books by ernest cline, including titles like the art of ready player one. Ernest cline books list of books by author ernest cline. Everything inside the oasis was beautifully rendered in three. Ernest cline confirms hes writing a ready player one. In fall 20 write bloody publishing published a new edition of the importance of being ernest with new cover art by gary musgrave and new interior illustrations by len peralta. Ernest cline has confirmed that a sequel to ready player one is in the works. It was a really nice adventure and i am looking forward to armada to come to brazil. The real world, in 2045, is the usual dystopian horror story.
Ernest cline ernest cline, author of ready player one. Ernest cline confirms hes writing a ready player one sequel. Theres two camps when it comes to ernest clines 2011 scifi novel ready player one, which steven spielberg has turned into a feature length film arriving in theaters next year. Hi ernest, i loved your book and i have recommended ready player one to several people and they all enjoyed it.
In addition to winning poetry slams, cline is known for screenwriting fanboys, released in 2009. Ernest cline is a writer and producer, known for ready player one 2018, fanboys 2009 and armada. In the world of the book, which is parallel to our own in many ways, wade prefers to spend his time in a virtual world, aptly named oasis. The scifi novelist behind ready player one, which steven spielberg will helm for warner bros, just made another whopping deal with. Ernie cline is writing a sequel to ready player one the verge. Then i grabbed my oasis console, a flat black rectangle about the size of a paperback book. It takes place on a grimy version of earth where people prefer to live in a virtual reality video game rather than in real life. Below is a list of ernest clines books in order of when they were originally released. I would like to know more about the process of creating the references in the book ready player one did not read armada yet. More details on the new ernest cline book and almost certainly inevitable film adaptation after the jump. Wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, ready player one is a spectacularly genrebusting, ambitious, and charming debut independent part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart cnn. Ready player one 2 will explore other facets of pop.
Ernest cline dishes details on books and upcoming film. Author ernest cline says the ready player one sequel novel will explore different areas of pop culture. Armada, on the other hand, was the biggest bunch of horse manure of a. Ernie clines 2011 debut novel ready player one is being made into a blockbuster movie thanks to steven spielberg, but it looks like cline might be bringing readers back to. Ernest cline ohio, 1972 es escriptor, guionista, pare i geek a temps complet. Ernest clines universe is about to get a lot larger. Ernest clines first published book is called ready player one.
Ernest cline is a bestselling author, screenwriter, and slam poet. The ready player one book released in 2011 and cline describes it as if willy wonka were a video game designer instead of a candy maker and. A new subculture was born, composed of the millions of people who now devoted every free moment of their lives to searching for hallidays egg. Ernest clines pop culture odyssey ready player one is making its way to the big screen next year, but it looks like somewhere down the road the new. Cline sold the rights to publish the novel in june 2010, in a bidding war to.
Ready player one 2 will explore other facets of pop culture. Ernest cline audio books, best sellers, author bio. Mar 28, 2018 ernest clines bestselling novel ready player one takes americas obsession with pop cultural references, the unstoppable push of technology, and an unlikely hero and combines them all. Ernest cline is an internationally bestselling novelist, screenwriter, father, and fulltime geek. When the movie was done he says, that he had already finished a draft for the second book and getting ready to work on the second movie. Ernest cline books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. He was the author who introduced me to the genre of litrpg, a subgenre of fantasy. Mar 29, 2018 ernest cline, whose novel ready player one is the basis for a new movie, grew up reading. So id rigged up an external antenna and mounted it on the hood.
Dec 11, 2017 ernest cline has confirmed that a sequel to ready player one is in the works. Jul 25, 2015 ernest cline on new book, armada ernest cline will sign copies of armada at lemuria books in jackson at 5 p. He had died a sixtysevenyearold bachelor, with no living relatives and, by most accounts, without a single friend. Ready player one ernest cline page 3 read online free books. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Ernest cline is becoming the next hollywood franchise author. Looks like ready player one is getting a book sequel. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. 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.
Ernest cline is a geek, novelist, poet, and screenwriter based in austin, texas. Ernest cline is working on a ready player one sequel. Ready player one, written by the 40yearold ernest cline, is a science fiction novel set in 2044. He is one of the founding fathers of the litrpg genre. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Ernest cline made his debut as a published author in 2006 with the nonfiction book the importance of being ernest. Ready player one book sequel from ernest cline coming. He also recently sold the film rights to his latest book, armada. Originally ernest cline, the author of the book, did not want the book to become a movie. On the down side, his writing was so good that hollywood decided to turn ready player one into a movie. His books have been published in over fifty countries and have spent more than 100 weeks on the new york times bestseller list.
Ernest cline on new book, armada ernest cline will sign copies of armada at lemuria books in jackson at 5 p. Someone needs to make a bot that posts this exact quote every time ernest cline or his work is discussed. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. His books have been published in over fifty countries and have spent more than 100 weeks on the new.
The book has since been translated into 20 languages. Aug 10, 2015 ernest cline is becoming the next hollywood franchise author. Ready player one book 2 sequel what to expect nexternest cline. Ernest cline has 11 books on goodreads with 1542390 ratings. If you loved ready player one and cant wait for more, check out armada, ernest clines latest geek masterpiece. Its just over a month before ready player one is set to open theatrically, a movie based on his 2011 book of the same name. With the longawaited film version of ready player one now in theaters, the novels author. Like many nerdy kids, i dont know how i would have survived without being able. Ernest clines bestselling novel ready player one takes americas obsession with pop cultural references, the unstoppable push of technology, and an unlikely hero and combines them all. The official author page of ernest cline, bestselling author of ready player one and armada.
Ready player one book 2 sequel what to expect nexternest. Dec 10, 2017 ernie clines 2011 debut novel ready player one is being made into a blockbuster movie thanks to steven spielberg, but it looks like cline might be bringing readers back to the oasis for another. It had a wireless network antenna built into it, but the reception inside the van was for shit, since it was buried under a huge mound of dense metal. Nov 11, 2019 so ernest cline said that while on the set of the movie, he had already been working on book 2. My virtual surroundings looked almost but not quite real.
Like many nerdy kids, i dont know how i would have survived without being able to escape into. Now i know that most people consider his popular book, ready player one, scifi, and fantasy, but, those of us who are litrpg fans know the truth. At first, these individuals were known simply as egg hunters, but this was quickly truncated to the nickname gunters. Buy a cheap copy of ready player one book by ernest cline.
He was born in the city of ashland, ohio on march 29, 1972 to parents ernest cline and faye imogene williams. Thr reports crown publishing has scooped up clines next novel in a pact estimated to. The scifi novelist behind ready player one, which steven spielberg will helm for warner bros, just. Ready player one by ernest cline nook book ebook barnes. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Ready player ones author ernest cline seals monster book.
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