Ernest Cline

Play ‘Spot the Reference’ With These Ready Player One Set Photos

It seems like every frame of Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of Ready Player One is going to be stuffed full of things to pay attention to. While Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One had a ton of references to ‘80s pop culture, the movie version has many, many more ways to sneak in things from that…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Aug 25

Spielberg’s Ready Player One Movie Comes Out December 2017

We’ve known for a while that a Steven-Spielberg-directed adaptation of Ernest Cline’s nerd-fantasy novel Ready Player One was happening—but now we know when it’s actually going to land in theaters, and it’s sooner than you might think: December 15th, 2017. The 2011 novel, set in a future world where a VR online video game (littered…

Movies James Whitbrook Aug 6

Take A First Look At Ernest Cline’s Armada… And Win A Signed Copy!

Ernie Cline took the world by storm with his video game epic Ready Player One. Now he’s back with a brand new novel Armada — with a premise that will sound very familiar to fans of The Last Starfighter. Read the first chapter, right here — and we just gave away 40 signed copies! Cline’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 1

Your Summer Beach Reading List for 2012

Summer is almost here, and that means one thing: Escape! Everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, humans will be fleeing their buildings and shedding their protective outer garments, even as the sun grows hotter and more intense. But for some of us, simply fleeing to large bodies of water isn’t enough — we need to escape…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders Apr 25

Ask Ernest Cline anything you want about Ready Player One

In March, the io9 Book Club read Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One. Now Cline is coming to answer your questions about the book tomorrow, March 23. https://gizmodo.com/the-io9-book-club-is-in-session-lets-talk-about-ernest-5894931 He’ll be popping into the comment thread on this very post on March 23 between 12:00-1:00 PM Pacific Time. Start posting your questions for him now, and he’ll…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 22

The io9 Book Club Is in Session! Let’s talk about Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One

Welcome to the monthly meeting of the io9 Book Club. In February, we read Ernest Cline’s novel Ready Player One. Jump into comments to get started talking about it! For those unfamiliar with the io9 book club, here’s how it works: You read the book. We create a special book club post on io9 when…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Mar 20

Will our popular culture survive into the future?

Many works of science fiction agree that we’ll all be reading Shakespeare until the heat death of the universe. But what about the works of Isaac Asimov, George Lucas, JK Rowling, and Steven Moffat? What, if any, cultural legacy will we leave to people the who come after us, and will we like the way…

io9 Lauren Davis Jan 14

Science Fiction and Fantasy Books We Can’t Wait For This Fall

The next few months are positively packed with literary science fiction and fantasy goodness. Neal Stephenson returns to virtual reality! Vernor Vinge finally delivers the sequel to A Fire Upon the Deep. Plus dueling magicians and digital revolutionaries. Here are all the books we’re looking forward to this fall… Top image: Endurance cover art by…

io9 Kelly Faircloth Aug 24

Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One, plays Joust and explains his new novel at the same time

We caught up with Ernest Cline, author of dystopian gamer novel Ready Player One, and challenged him to the ultimate geek test. Could he play Joust and talk about the cultural meaning of videogames at the same time? See for yourself! We also talked to him about the novel that’s rapidly becoming the summer’s most…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 22

Read the first two chapters of Ernest Cline’s new novel, Ready Player One

We’re excited about Ernest Cline’s first novel, Ready Player One, which is about a dystopian future where gamers fight to control the future of their virtual world, the OASIS. Will it fall into the hands of the IOI Corporation, which wants to make the OASIS pay-per-access and to prevent people from using anonymous avatars? Or…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 16

Ready Player One is a dystopian gamer novel that’s as addictive as a great game

In the 2040s, energy resources and the economy in America have collapsed. The poor live in “stacks,” vertical trailer parks outside cities where old mobile homes are piled on top of each other. A few lucky kids get to attend school online, in a virtual world called the OASIS that has replaced the Web with…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 11

The Biggest Winners and Losers of Comic-Con 2011

San Diego Comic Con is a mosh pit of tastemakers. A good showing at Comic Con can generate unstoppable buzz for a project, that can last for months. A weak showing can deal a devastating setback to a creator’s dreams. Here are the projects and creators that we saw gaining buzz at San Diego Comic…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 25

Play ‘Spot the Reference’ With These Ready Player One Set Photos

Spielberg’s Ready Player One Movie Comes Out December 2017

Take A First Look At Ernest Cline’s Armada… And Win A Signed Copy!

Your Summer Beach Reading List for 2012

Ask Ernest Cline anything you want about Ready Player One

The io9 Book Club Is in Session! Let’s talk about Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One

Will our popular culture survive into the future?

Science Fiction and Fantasy Books We Can’t Wait For This Fall

Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One, plays Joust and explains his new novel at the same time

Read the first two chapters of Ernest Cline’s new novel, Ready Player One

Ready Player One is a dystopian gamer novel that’s as addictive as a great game

The Biggest Winners and Losers of Comic-Con 2011

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