Ernest Cline – American novelist of the 21st century, author of Ready Player One and Armada, the first adapted by Spielberg. His writing celebrates the pop culture of the 1980s – games, films, music – blending nostalgia, satire and adventure, often dubbed “cyber-nostalgia”.
✨ Started out as a slam poet in Texas. 🎬 Wrote the script for Fanboys, about Star Wars fans. 🕹️ Owns a vintage Pac-Man arcade machine. 📚 Compiled a vast list of 1980s references for Ready Player One. 🎶 Big fan of Devo and Rush. 📺 Says the TV was his “babysitter” as a child. 🚗 Collects DeLoreans like the one from Back to the Future. 📖 Known to argue with fans on forums about his work. 🌐 His novels are cult favourites in geek communities. 🙃 Quirk: early Armada editions hid Easter eggs for friends. 😄 Amusing: he nicknamed his library the “Oasis cave”.