Waiting on Wednesday 04/02/14

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!

Mogsy’s Pick

Armada by Ernest Cline: July, 2014 (Crown Publishing)

I’m so pumped for this book I can’t even put my feelings into words. I’m just going to go into the corner and giggle excitedly into my hands now. Three words: Ready Player One, also known as one my favorite books of all time, and I’ve been waiting for the author to write another novel ever since. I think it’s finally late enough in the year that I can start seriously anticipating this one now.

“Zack Lightman is daydreaming through another dull math class when the high-tech dropship lands in his school’s courtyard-and when the men in the dark suits and sunglasses leap out of the ship and start calling his name, he’s sure he’s still dreaming.

But the dream is all too real; the people of Earth need him. As Zack soon discovers, the videogame he’s been playing obsessively for years isn’t just a game; it’s part of a massive, top-secret government training program, designed to teach gamers the skills they’ll need to defend Earth from a possible alien invasion. And now…that invasion is coming.

As he and his companions prepare to enter their ships and do battle, Zack learns that the father he thought was dead is actually a key player in this secret war. And together with his father, he’ll uncover the truth about the alien threat, race to prevent a genocide, and discover a mysterious third player in the interplanetary chess game he’s been thrown into.”