Ernest Cline is the #1 NY Times bestselling author of Ready Player One, Ready Player Two, Armada, and the upcoming Bridge to Bat City. His books have been published in over 50 countries and have spent more than 100 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. He also the co-screenwriter of the Academy Award nominated blockbuster film adaptation of Read Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg. Ernest is a co-founder of Readyverse Studios. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his family, a time-traveling DeLorean, and a large collection of classic video games.