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Ernest Cline Biography & Facts
Ernest Christy Cline (born March 29, 1972) is an American science fiction novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter. He wrote the novels Ready Player One, Armada, and Ready Player Two and co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg. Life and career Cline was born and raised in Ashland, Ohio, the son of Ernest Cline and Faye Imogene Cline. As a youth in the 1970s and 1980s, Cline was "addicted to video games and movies," especially Star Wars, the movies of John Hughes, and the tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons. He worked in information technology in his twenties and worked on screenwriting during his spare time. Fanboys Cline co-wrote the screenplay for Fanboys, based on a storyline he had developed in the late 1990s while his mother was dying of cancer. Cline shot some low-budget scenes himself and shared his screenplay draft with Harry Knowles, whose connections in the film industry helped Cline get the film produced. The final film was co-written by Adam F. Goldberg and directed by Kyle Newman. It was finally released in 2009 after reshoots, re-edits, and delays. Cline later recalled that the film "changed my whole life. Fanboys is my first real original screenplay, and it got made." Spoken word From 1997 to 2001, Cline performed his original work at Austin Poetry Slam venues. He was the Austin Poetry Slam Champ in 1998 and 2001. Cline also competed on the Austin Poetry Slam Teams at the 1998 Austin National Poetry Slam and the 2001 Seattle National Poetry Slam. His most popular spoken-word pieces include "Dance, Monkeys, Dance," "Nerd Porn Auteur," and "When I Was a Kid." Cline subsequently reworked "Dance Monkeys Dance" into a faux educational filmstrip, which became a popular viral video that has now been translated into 29 different languages. In 2001, Cline self-published a chapbook collection of his spoken-word writing, The Importance of Being Ernest, and released an album, The Geek Wants Out. In the fall of 2013, 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. Books In June 2010, Cline sold his first novel, Ready Player One, a book that takes place in a dystopian 2040s. The book was sold in a bidding war to the Crown Publishing Group (a division of Random House). The film rights to the novel were sold the following day, to Warner Bros., with Cline co-writing the screenplay. Ten months later, with the hardcover release coinciding with the paperback release, Cline revealed on his blog that both the paperback and hardcover editions of Ready Player One contain an elaborately hidden Easter egg. This clue formed the first part of a series of staged video gaming tests, similar to the plot of the novel. Cline also revealed that the competition's grand prize would be a 1981 DeLorean. The prize was awarded in 2012. The paperback is currently in its 17th printing. Cline's second novel, Armada, was released on July 14, 2015, by Crown Publishing Group. In December 2015 the film rights to Armada were sold to Universal Pictures for a seven-figure sum. His third novel, Ready Player Two was announced in August 2015 and released on November 24, 2020 as a sequel to Ready Player One. As of 2020, a film adaptation of the novel was in early development. His fourth novel, Bridge to Bat City was announced in June 2023 with a planned release by Little, Brown and Company in April 2024. It will be Cline's first children’s novel and is described as a “'mostly true tall tale' about a recently orphaned young girl named Opal B Flats, who forms an unexpected friendship with a music-loving colony of bats and helps them find a new home against all odds." Readyverse In January 2024, it was announced that Cline has partnered with tech company Futureverse Studios to launch the Readyverse, “a multi-world, multi-IP, interoperable open metaverse experience for mass consumers.” Readyverse will feature licensed digital props and other intellectual property from director Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One through a deal with distributor Warner Bros. Readyverse also holds the rights to Cline’s other novels (including Ready Player Two) as well as his future works. Personal life From 2003 to 2013 Cline was married to author Susan Somers-Willett, with whom he has one daughter. In 2016, he married poet/nonfiction writer Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, whom he met at the 1998 National Poetry Slam and began dating in 2013. They have one daughter. Cline's all-time favorite video game is the arcade classic Black Tiger, which features prominently in the plot of Ready Player One. Bibliography Novels Ready Player One series: Ready Player One (2011) Ready Player Two (2020) Standalone: Armada (2015) Bridge to Bat City (2024) Short stories "The Omnibot Incident" (2014), short story in Robot Uprisings, anthology edited by Daniel H. Wilson and John Joseph Adams. Poetry The Importance of Being Ernest (2013) Adaptations Ready Player One (2018), film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on novel Ready Player One References External links Official website Ernest Cline at IMDb Ernest Cline at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database . Discover the Ernest Cline popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Ernest Cline books.
Best Seller Ernest Cline Books of 2024
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Shock Wave
Clive CusslerA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily MailThe thirteenth adrenalinefilled Dirk Pitt classic from multimillioncopy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.A hu...
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The Animals Of Farthing Wood
Colin DannAfter their legendary journey out of danger and into the safe haven of White Deer Park, the animals of Farthing Wood look forward to getting used to their new life in the nature re...
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Questland
Carrie Vaughn"Questland is a thrill ride . . . Richly imagined, actionpacked, maximum fun." Charles Yu, New York Times bestselling author of Interior ChinatownYOU FIND YOURSELF IN A MAZE FULL ...
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Things From the Flood
Simon StålenhagThe basis for the new Amazon Prime Original Series! From the author of the imaginative and “aweinspiring” (New York Journal of Books) narrative art book The Electric State comes th...
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I Love You, But ...
Colm LiddyCouples.Couples at war.Couples apparently at peace with war simmering beneath the surface.Desire frustrated.Desire, satisfied but in surprising ways.Revenge at its most creative....
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Armada
Ernest ClineZack Lightman ist ein Träumer und Geek. Seine Freizeit verbringt er am liebsten vor dem Computer, und richtig gut ist er nur in ›Armada‹, einem VirtualRealityShooter, in dem eine a...
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CTRL S
Andy BriggsLOG IN > LOAD WORLD > SAVE HER.Life in the near future's NOT ALL BAD. We've reversed global warming, and fixed the collapsing bee population. We even created SPACE, a virtual...
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Cure for the Common Universe
Christian McKay HeidickerPrepare to be cured by this quirky and hilarious debut novel about a sixteenyearold loner who is sent to rehab for video game addiction“perfect for teen gamers and readers who are ...
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The Electric State
Simon StålenhagNPR Best Books of 2018A teen girl and her robot embark on a crosscountry mission in this illustrated science fiction story, perfect for fans of Ready Player One and Black Mirror. I...
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The Freedom Frontier
Jeff NortonThe thrilling final instalment of the actionpacked METAWARS series. With the Guardians and Millennials eliminated, Jonah and Sam are left to fend for themselves. When they discover...
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Flood Tide
Clive CusslerA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily MailThe fourteenth incredible Dirk Pitt classic from multimillioncopy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.Tracking a...
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Alpha Omega
Nicholas BowlingStranger Things meets Black Mirror and Ready Player One in this unsettling, nearfuture science fiction standalone. Something is rotten in the state of the NutriStart Skills Academ...
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Summary of Ready Player One
Speedy ReadsSummary of Ready Player OneBy Ernest ClineReady Player One is a science fiction novel by Ernest Cline, published in 2011. The setting of the novel is a dystopian Earth in 2044...
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Tales From the Loop
Simon StålenhagThe basis for the new Amazon Prime Original Series! Perfect for fans of E.T. and Stranger Thingsthe first narrative artbook from acclaimed author and artist Simon Stålenhag about a...
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A Trick Of Light
Stan Lee & Kat RosenfieldFrom Stan Lee, the pop culture legend behind Marvel’s The Avengers™, Black Panther™, XMen™, SpiderMan™, The Fantastic Four™, and Iron Man™, comes a major literary event featuring t...
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The Patient
Nick TyroneA chilling dystopian novel filled with dark humour, for fans of Andrew Hunter Murray's THE LAST DAY or Christina Dalcher's Q.She went willingly to the hospital. She couldn't have a...
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Summary of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
SpeedyReads“Wanna Read But Not Enough Time?Then, grab a SpeedyReads of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline now!Here's a sample of what you'll see in this book:Summary of Ready Player OneThe nove...
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We Spread
Iain ReidThe author of the “evocative, spinetingling, and razorsharp” (Bustle) I’m Thinking of Ending Things that inspired the Netflix original movie and the “short, shocking” (The Guardian...
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The Detainee
Peter Liney'Of all the dystopian novels I have read in recent years, Peter Liney's The Detainee is one the best written, most engaging, hearttugging and cinematic of all' Amazon ReviewerTher...
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The Blood of the Hoopoe
Naomi FoyleIs Astra ready to accept her destiny? A gripping novel for 'Hunger Games fans of all ages' says Library Journal. War is breaking out in Kadingir. Still struggling to accept her rol...
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In Constant Fear
Peter LineyHe thought he'd escaped. But peace is hard to find and harder still to keep . . . The third in Peter Liney's Detainee series.Over a year has passed since Clancy escaped the hell t...
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Into The Fire
Peter LineyThe second in Peter Liney's Detainee series. Clancy thought escape from the island would be enough. He was wrong.Having escaped the island a wasteland that housed those no longer ...
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The Whopping Great Big Bonkers Joke Book
Puffin BooksWhat is the definition of a snail?A slug with a crash helmet.What sound do hedgehogs make when they kiss?‘Ouch!’This is Puffin's biggest and best joke book ever created, possibly i...
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The Greatest SF Stories of Philip K. Dick
Philip K. DickThis carefully crafted ebook: "The Collected Short Stories of Philip K. Dick – 34 Tales in One Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of...
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The Collected Works of Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dickeartnow presents to you this unique and meticulously edited adventure collection: Second Variety The Variable Man Adjustment Team The Hanging Stranger The Eyes Have It The Skull Mr...
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The Amazing Sci-Fi Tales of Philip K. Dick - 34 Titles in One Edition
Philip K. DickThis carefully edited collection of SciFi sotiries of Philip K. Dick has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. ...
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The Clown Service
Guy AdamsToby Greene has been reassigned. The Department: Section 37 Station Office, Wood Green.The Boss: August Shining, an exCambridge, Cold Warera spy.The Mission: Charged with protectin...
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Mindwalker
Kate DylanDO NOT SURRENDER CONTROL.'Mindwalker is a cinematic gut punch of action and espionage. Sharpedged, tense and thrilling, you'll be holding your breath until the last page' Tasha Sur...
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Supermarket
Bobby Hall#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe stunning debut novel from one of the most creative artists of our generation, Bobby Hall, a.k.a. Logic. “Bobby Hall has crafted a mindbending first ...
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The Amazing Sci-Fi Tales of Philip K. Dick - 34 Titles in One Edition
Philip K. DickThis carefully edited collection of SciFi sotiries of Philip K. Dick has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. ...
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Summary of 12 Rules for Life
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Extended Summary - Ready Player Two - Based On The Book By Ernest Cline
Mentors LibraryEXTENDED SUMMARY: READY PLAYER TWO – BASED ON THE BOOK BY ERNEST CLINE Are you ready to boost your knowledge about "READY PLAYER TWO"? Do you want to quickly and concisel...
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Ready Player Two
Ernest Cline#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The thrilling sequel to the beloved worldwide bestseller Ready Player One, the nearfuture adventure that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spi...
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Up Up, Down Down
Cheston KnappIn the tradition of John Jeremiah Sullivan and David Foster Wallace, Cheston Knapp’s Up Up, Down Down “is an always smart, often hilarious, and ultimately transcendent essay collec...
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Foe
Iain ReidNow a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal A taut, psychological thriller from Iain Reid, “one of the most talented purveyors of weird, dark narratives in co...
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Armada
Ernest ClineFrom the author of Ready Player One, a rollicking alien invasion thriller that embraces and subverts sciencefiction conventions as only Ernest Cline could. Zack Lightman has n...
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Battle of the Immortal
Jeff NortonHordes of Uploaded (the online incarnations of dead people) have escaped the Metasphere and taken over the bodies of living people in the real world. As warring factions vie for co...
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The Shadow Glass
Josh WinningA thrilling race against the clock to save the world from fantasy creatures from a cult 80s film. Perfect for fans of Henson Company puppet classics such as Labyrinth, Dark Crystal...
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The People that Time Forgot
Edgar Rice BurroughsExcowboy Tom Billings leads a rescue mission to save Bowen Tyler, the protagonist of The Land That Time Forgot. In the midst of hairraising adventures, he has more trouble keeping ...
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Ready Player One Summary
Instant-SummaryReady Player One: A Novel A Comprehensive Summary Ready Player One is a book written by Ernest Cline and it revolves around a young man named Wade Owen Watts and his adventure...