Armada: A Novel (Unabridged)
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4.3 • 515 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A rollicking alien invasion thriller that embraces and subverts science-fiction conventions, from the author of the worldwide phenomenon Ready Player One
“Exciting . . . mixes Star Wars, The Last Starfighter, Independence Day, and a really gnarly round of Space Invaders.”—USA Today • “A thrilling coming of age story.”—Entertainment Weekly
Zack Lightman has never much cared for reality. He vastly prefers the countless science-fiction movies, books, and videogames he's spent his life consuming. And too often, he catches himself wishing that some fantastic, impossible, world-altering event could arrive to whisk him off on a grand spacefaring adventure.
So when he sees the flying saucer, he's sure his years of escapism have finally tipped over into madness.
Especially because the alien ship he's staring at is straight out of his favorite videogame, a flight simulator callled Armada—in which gamers just happen to be protecting Earth from alien invaders.
As impossible as it seems, what Zack's seeing is all too real. And it's just the first in a blur of revlations that will force him to question everything he thought he knew about Earth's history, its future, even his own life--and to play the hero for real, with humanity's life in the balance.
But even through the terror and exhilaration, he can't help thinking: Doesn't something about this scenario feel a little bit like . . . well . . . fiction?
At once reinventing and paying homage to science-fiction classics, Armada is a rollicking, surprising thriller, a coming-of-age adventure, and an alien invasion tale like nothing you've ever read before.
Customer Reviews
It’s not bad…
It’s not that bad, although it’s very similar to READY PLAYER 1&2. Lex’s character is my personal favorite, Zak Attack in the beginning is just another miserable teenager, but he grows on you. This is an emotional wild ride as a parent and a gamer. I can’t wait to finish.
Sounds like it was written by a middle schooler
This has got to be the worst sci-fi book I’ve ever listen to. Lame, boring, self-indulgent crap that honestly I could’ve written better myself. I don’t don’t make a habit of trash-talking authors because I write too, but save the money and buy a different book. This one is utter crap.
Book is great, but narration is exhausting.
Wil Wheaton has a following and fan base for SF fans, but his overacting has always exhausted me. I'm an hour into the audiobook and am anxious from his pacing and delivery. He'a like a high school friend whose whole life is drama club and is always on. Every paragraph is narrated like a featherweight EMT giving CPR to a choking fat man. Sorry, Wil. You're still cool. I just can't keep pace with you for more than a few minutes at a time.