Cline's second novel, Armada, was released on July 14, 2015, by Crown Publishing Group. [12] In December 2015 the film rights to Armada were sold to Universal Pictures for a seven-figure sum. [13] Inspiration for the novel stemmed from Cline’s longtime residency in Austin, TX, which is home to the world’s largest urban bat colony. Every evening, hundreds gather near the Ann W.Richards Congress Avenue Bridge to watch as 1.5M+ bats come streaming out from under it. The book appears to mark something of a departure for Cline from the work in the sci-fi realm for which he’s best known.

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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. [20] They have one daughter. [21] Spry, Jeff (December 19, 2020). "Ready Player Two movie is in "early stages," Ernest Cline reveals". Inverse . Retrieved February 7, 2023. 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. [ citation needed] Books [ edit ] Wheaton, Wil (August 15, 2011). "You want to accept Anorak's Invitation. Trust me". Wilwheaton.net . Retrieved February 24, 2014. Coll, Kevin (June 21, 2010) Cool Novel Ready Player One Gets Publishing Rights and Movie Deal. fusedfilm.com

The story is inspired by bedtime stories that Cline would tell his own children. Here's the first synopsis:After having listened to nearly 400 audiobooks, this is the first time I have felt it so necessary as to write a review. And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who’ll kill millions to get what he wants. The Omnibot Incident" (2014), short story in Robot Uprisings, anthology edited by Daniel H. Wilson and John Joseph Adams. [25] Ridiculously fun and large-hearted . . . Cline is that rare writer who can translate his own dorky enthusiasms into prose that’s both hilarious and compassionate.” —NPR

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.Hoffman, Jordan (March 26, 2018). "The Oral History of 'Fanboys,' a Love Letter to 'Star Wars' Obliterated By the Dark Side of Hollywood". Thrillist . Retrieved April 10, 2022. Hidden within Halliday’s vaults, waiting for his heir to find it, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the OASIS a thousand times more wondrous - and addictive - than even Wade dreamed possible. After losing her mother, thirteen-year-old Opal moves in with her uncle Roscoe on the family farm. There, Opal befriends a group of orphaned bats. But just as the farm is starting to feel like home, the bats’ cave is destroyed by a big mining company with its sights set on the farmland next. If Opal and the bats can fit in anywhere, it’s the nearby city of Austin, home to their favorite music and a host of wonderfully eccentric characters. But with people afraid of the bats and determined to get rid of them, it’ll take a whole lot of courage to prove that this is where the bats – and Opal – belong.

Busch, Anita (August 10, 2015). " 'Ready Player One' Author Ernest Cline Seals Monster Deal For Next Book; All Eyes On Film Rights" . Retrieved September 9, 2017.A most excellent ride . . . Cline stuffs his novel with a cornucopia of pop culture, as if to wink to the reader.” — Boston Globe With it comes a new riddle, and a new quest - a last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize.