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Aug 06, 2021kesterci rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Armada is a book about a teenager named Zack Lightman, who is obsessed with the game Armada. He discovers that the game he likes to play is actually happening in real life and he was helping the world fight aliens. After he discovers this,…
Jun 15, 2021pacl_teens rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"We all wish that the real world could be a little more like worlds that we read about in science fiction, movies, and video games. Our world, so broken and full of problems, is awful in comparison to utopias that we read about. Zack…
May 01, 2021tootiebooks99 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Very engrossing! You wonder why Zack saw the UFO in the beginning....the end moves along well!
Mar 08, 2021moretobrockappsisd623org rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Probably a very unpopular opinion, but I personally enjoyed this more than ready player one.
Oct 11, 2020
In the game Armada, many players control drones to shoot down enemy aliens. The players on the top ten of the leaderboard are world famous, due to the game’s popularity. Zack Lightman is 6th on this leaderboard, but the game is merely a…
Aug 30, 2020BeerBelly13 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
4 stars. I guess one of my stars is simply because I recognized almost every game and movie the author mentioned...and there were numerous examples. This book is for geeks and nerds (of both genders)...and people that enjoy shows like…
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Apr 30, 2020wingertdj rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
“Armada” is another fun story by Ernest Cline about an avid video game player. This time round, out hero is one of the top 10 players battling an alien invasion force in space. It’s all fun and games until an Earth force ship lands at…
Apr 10, 2020OPL_JacobL rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A solid attempt by Ernest Cline at a more ongoing series, based heavily in the concept first proposed by the film "The Last Starfighter." Not quite as good as "Ready Player One," this is still a great Sci-Fi adventure story.
Feb 10, 2020plantedatree rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Everything in this book loudly builds up to the plot twist at the end which is both way too late and not at all satisfying or interesting. I regret sticking it out and finishing the book.
Aug 22, 2019Ceeferd rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Not as good as Ready Player One. Still an entertaining and quick read.
Aug 03, 2019CJ N. LU SING rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Ernest Cline is an author that I got acquainted with via his debut novel, Ready Player One, and one that I had mixed feelings about. I was not a huge fan of Ready Player One, thinking the plot to rely too greatly on excessive 80s…
Aug 01, 2019
Zack Lightman has spent most of his life playing the video game "Armada" where the world is being invaded by Aliens. Then Zack sees a flying saucer, and even more incredulous, one from Armada! Its even more crazy when Zack realizes he is…
Jul 18, 2019
I very much enjoyed this novel. It is a fantastic summer science-fiction story that will make you wonder how much the government is hiding from us. While it is predictable in many places it is still an enjoyable read, or listen if you…
Jul 02, 2019peter1962 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Take "The Last Starfighter", add a bit of "Ender's Game", stick it in a blender and smother it in pop culture references, and you get "Armada". This book reads like a teenage boy gamer fantasy. It takes itself too seriously to be a parody…
Jan 04, 2019cannotbeheard rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I would give this a 3.75. I enjoyed it a lot! I think the only thing that brings it down is something I cannot say without spoiling the book. Overall though, I did enjoy the plot. Of all the ways I thought the story would go, that was not…
Jul 17, 2018christopherdtriplett rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Like many, I decided to check this out based on my enjoyment of Ready Player One. It should be said right off the bat that this is no Ready Player One. Ernest Cline is a fun author but I feel like with Armada he is catering to a very…
Mar 30, 2018Sam_Stewart rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
After school Zack works at the local game shop and protects the universe in his favorite game Armada. Obsession grips our hero after the passing of his father and he is on the verge of a psychological breakdown when he learns that…
Feb 02, 2018a_inman33 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I read this book because I loved Ready Player One, but this book was not nearly as special. It is very slow, and uses many of the same 80's references from Ready Player One. If you are looking for an exciting read this is not it.
Nov 14, 2017800kw0rm_31337 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Save yourself the time & don't bother with this one. All the pop-culture references in the world are no substitute for a plot, & this plot is so worn-out that you could easily mistake it for a trope. The protagonist has all the depth &…
Jul 01, 2017isaachar rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Its no sequel to 'Ready Player One' in spirit or content, but when viewed on its own merits, Armada is OK. Pretty good even...maybe. The plot is really similar to The Last Starfighter, with a lot of elements of the first Independence Day…
Apr 30, 2017kwsmith rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Ernest Cline's first book, *Ready Player One* is a classic modern science fiction novel destined to become a major motion picture directed by the legendary Steven Spielberg. *Armada,* Ernest Cline's second book, is sometimes entertaining…
Mar 12, 2017zcbaker rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Not a bad book. Following Ready Player One with any book would be a hard feat. That in mind, the pacing of this book is really odd. It is slower to start, but then rushes through the end of the book once you get about 2/3rds of the way…
Mar 08, 2017alexisbosse33 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
This is really not very good. It feels like a novel comprised entirely of nerd fan service. Poor dialogue forced full of sci fi references, unrealistic scenarios, dumb plot. Ready Player One is good. I would stop after reading that and…
Nov 27, 2016Turtwigpo rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
First of all, it's genuinely impossible to compare this with a book like Ready Player One, and that's probably why there are so many negative reviews. Overall, it started out pretty good, but I felt that the ending was rushed.
Nov 10, 2016Ichijo rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Genuinely surprised at the negative reviews, I get the feeling some people didn't realize Ready Player One was a science-fiction novel with a very strong geek/gamer flavor. This one takes those themes and runs with it, the book is like a…