We begin the story with an introduction to our protagonist Zack Lightman, worrying that he might be losing his mind. In many ways the two books are different, but in many ways they are similar as well - both are stories about average young men in the position to save the world, thanks to their super awesome Powers of the Geek! Needless to say, as an avid gamer with particular penchant towards massively multiplayer online (MMO) games, I must shamelessly confess to having a natural inclination to stories of this type more than once, reading Armada made me wish that Eve Online and Dust 514 played like the games described in the book, or that Star Citizen was released already. And I think if you enjoyed Ready Player One, you might enjoy this one too. The new book is again a novel with pop culture references galore, but whereas Ready Player One was like a love letter to the 80s set in not-too-distant future, Armada takes place in present day with a shift in focus to all things sci-fi and gaming. All opinions are my own.įor fans of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, I don’t think there’s any other book coming out this year as highly anticipated as his second novel Armada. A review copy was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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