Ernest Cline

Ernest Christy Cline is an American science fiction novelist, screenwriter, and slam poet born on March 29, 1972, in Ashland, Ohio. He is best known for his #1 New York Times bestselling novel Ready Player One (2011), which was adapted into a film directed by Steven Spielberg, and has also written Armada (2015), Ready Player Two (2020), and Bridge to Bat City (2024). His works, published in over 50 countries, blend nostalgic pop culture references with imaginative science fiction narratives.