Armada

The thrilling sci-fi novel from the global bestselling author of Ready Player One

De: Ernest Cline

Narrado por: Wil Wheaton

THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF READY PLAYER ONE

It’s just another day of high school for Zack Lightman. He's daydreaming through another boring math class, with just one more month to go until graduation and freedom—if he can make it that long without getting suspended again.

Then he glances out his classroom window and spots the flying saucer.

At first, Zack thinks he’s going crazy.

A minute later, he’s sure of it. Because the UFO 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 the earth from alien invaders.

But what Zack’s seeing is all too real. And his skills—as well as those of millions of gamers across the world—are going to be needed to save the earth from what’s about to befall it.

Yet even as he and his new comrades scramble to prepare for the alien onslaught, Zack can’t help thinking of all the science-fiction books, TV shows, and movies he grew up reading and watching, and wonder: Doesn’t something about this scenario seem a little too… familiar?

Armada is at once a rollicking, surprising thriller, a classic coming of age adventure, and an alien-invasion tale like nothing you’ve ever read before—one whose every page is infused with author Ernest Cline’s trademark pop-culture savvy.

Reseñas de la Crítica

A novel so fun, you'll want to reboot it and read it again…the best novel this gamer geek has read in a long, long time.

Those conspiracies you imagined when you were fourteen turn out to be true in this masterful tale of Earth's desperate struggle against a powerful alien foe.

Another geektastic celebration of the nerd and nerd culture…Really clever, really captivating.

A thrilling coming-of-age story.

Built like a summer blockbuster…Cline recombines the DNA of Ender’s Game, Star Wars, The Last Starfighter, and old-school arcade games like Asteroids into something that’s both familiar and unpredictable. It’s a mutant homage to sci-fi tropes past.

Expect Cline’s blend of masterful storytelling filled with nerdy references…with twists that’ll have you turning the pages like there’s no tomorrow.

All round a cracking title and for me, a definite Sci-Fi favourite of the year.

Must-read summer blockbuster novel.

Compelling…a love letter to the eighties.

It's epic, it is majorly, fantastically geeky, full of wonderful pop culture references and most of all it is just an amazing joy to read…I loved this, it is one of these rare books that lives with you afterwords, one to be discussed over and over again, it is a modern classic.

Wil Wheaton is fantastic!!!

Unfortunately the story was a bit too fst paced and short and tge characters cpuld have been explored more, as I think I would have really liked them... but then the whole story happens in less then a day, so it makes a little sense too. ...would love a sequel to this..

Fun, not deep but fun

It's like a Harry Potter of a book - you won't get anything out of it and it's fairly predictable, but it's a fun and easy read all the way through.

A must-listen for fans of the genre

Yes. It's no Ready Player One" (how could it be?) but (proud) geekdom will still find this a highly satisfying and heartening offering from the same author. And, really, what can be better than Wil Wheaton once again taking us on the joyride?
It's not life altering (probably) and is just a tad heavy handed somehow in dishing out some of its pop culture pearls (the very beauty of Cline's work I know and agree) but you will enjoy the storytelling way too much to let that detract.

Better than Ready Player One..

Enjoyable read and a different premise involving aliens and video games. Liked it better than Ready Player One.

The book does suffer from author taking liberties around hacking, just like Ready Player One did.

Wil Wheaton was perfect fit as the narrator for the book, again, much like Ready Player One.

In awe

Great story and social commentary delivered entertainingly by Will Wheaton. Loved it from beginning to end.