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24 alternatives to Armada

New book from the author of Ready Player One.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Armada launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Armada▲94

   Brand new novel by Ernest Cline (author of Ready Player One)

   2015 · penguinrandomhouse.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Armada▲10

   Next book by Ernie Cline, after Ready Player One.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ready Player One▲145

   An endearing rags to riches story set in a dystopian future

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mayday! Deep Space▲103

   New take on interactive fiction from author of Robopocalypse

   2015 · maydayapps.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Abomination▲79

   First novel from the screenwriter of new Star Wars movie

   2015 · inkshares.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   BOLD Book▲72

   New book from Peter Diamandis.

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Confessions of a Teenage Gamer▲65

   The TRUTH behind competitive gaming

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

   Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Game Writing▲73

   Narrative Skills for Videogames

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Cumulus▲70

    New cyberpunk novel set in near-future Oakland

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tom Clancy's The Division: New York Collapse▲58

    An interactive field guide to expand the popular video game

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Uncommon Stock▲59

    A startup tech thriller

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Brave New World▲73

    A Cautionary Dystopian Tale

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Technotopia▲96

    A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

    2015 · publishizer.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Back to the Future▲77

    Novelization of the Back to the Future film

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The New Stack's Docker & Container Ebook Series▲62

    Ebook series on Docker and the container ecosystem.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Black Hole Focus▲70

    freaking awesome self improvement/motivational book

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Future Visions▲66

    Original science fiction inspired by Microsoft

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Theory of Fun for Game Design▲67

    Thoughts on the most important element of any game's design

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses▲72

    Ryan Hoover's fave book on The Twenty Minute VC

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Presence▲81

    Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Horizon Zero Dawn▲2

    The Board Game

    2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Lord of the Flies▲63

    Some call it the "Hunger Games before Hunger Games"

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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