The stark realities of john steakleys military sf novel armor j barton mitchell. Asimov, bradbury, clarke, dick, heinlein and other sf books. Armor by john steakley audio book simply audiobooks. The first, published in 1984, was armor, and while taking clear inspiration from robert heinleins starship troopers, it presupposed the space marine subgenre by a few years. Besides being a writer, he has been a stockcar racer, a semipro football player, a private detective, an actor, and. It is home to the most implacable enemies that humanity, in all its interstellar expansion, has ever encountered. I asked him about a sequel or prequel and told him i had some ideas of my own i would share with him. Our best case scenario is probably a pretty good book, worst case is a pure cash grab. It follows to basic plotlines one is the story of a desperate soldier fighting an impossible war, the other from the point of view of an expirate escaped from prison who joined up with the wrong crew. When i found armor, i was initially skeptical that an unknown like john steakley could top the legend heinlein. Books like joe haldemans forever war do a good job of putting you in the midst of a futile, unending.
This is a serious book which shows the violence and brutality of war, the cynicism and hypocrisy with. He published the acclaimed novels armor and vampires, the latter of which was the basis for john carpenters film of the same name. Need another excuse to treat yourself to new book this week. A new book just as good would be amazing, but what are the odds.
Armor is a military science fiction novel by john steakley. The two plots do intertwine, but the plots arent the appeal of this novel. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read armor. The book is divided into three parts, the first following felix and the second jack crow. Steakley also wrote four short science fiction and fantasy stories, including the bluenose limit. I was happy to stumble across vampires, which is also well done, but left me a bit depressed. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 426 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are felix, jack crow. The bad thing about the excerpt is that it has jack crow in it. I should have dropped this book about 25% of the way in, when it stopped being interesting and became instead an thoroughly uneven stack of cliches and beleaguered heavyhanded obvious solutions to half assed mysteries. Body armor has been devised for the commando forces that are to be dropped on bansheethe culmination of ten. Armor is one of my favorite standalone sci fi books, period, but it really ended in a great way.
When i was in iraq, my platoon sergeant gave me a dogeared copy of armor after some serious stuff happened and he saw that i was having a difficult time coping with it all, i was on the extreme edge of depression as suicide, it. Pdf armor book by john steakley free download 426 pages. The military scifi classic of courage on a dangerous alien planetthe planet is called banshee. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to. That more scifi isnt like armor shows a colossal failing in literature.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In interviews given at the time of publication, steakley is quoted as saying that he wrote the book to explore the combat elements of a starship trooperslike universe. John steakley has written four short stories, three films, and two novels, including vampires, which was the basis for a john carpenter film. Armor sci fi literature class presentation youtube. Besides being a writer, he has been a stockcar racer, a semipro football player, a private detective, an actor, and a car salesman. Body armor has been devised for the commando forces that are to be dropped on bansheethe culmination of ten thousand years of the. It has some superficial similarities with robert a. Im a poor writer, but often have thought about making a fanboy attempt at writing a screenplay of the book. Armor by john steakley, 9780886773687, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. John steakley books list of books by john steakley.
The military scifi classic in a striking new package felix is an earth soldier, encased in special body armor designed to withstand earths most implacable enemya. He published the acclaimed novels armor and vampires, the latter of which was the basis for john. I have long awaited a sequel to armor, which i hope may still come. John steakley only published two relatively obscure novels in his life. Its been a while since we had some book talk and a previous commenter recommended this one with don having a positive experience. Armor special body armor has been devised for the commando forces that are to be dropped on the planet banshee, home of the most implacable of humanitys enemies. Armor is, i believe, my favorite science fiction novel ever. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Armor by john steakley booksamillion online book store. Armor by john steakley meet your next favorite book. Carr franklin robert adams collaborator mass market paperback apr 1987. The military scifi classic of courage on a dangerous alien planet the planet is called banshee. Steakley has been plagued by health issues over the last few years. Theres an epic space opera backdrop, but the story takes place among the little people at ground level, for whom their own high command also seem distant and incomprehensible.
Armor by steakley, john and a great selection of related books. Would anyone happen to have saved the excerpt of armor ii that apparently used to be on john steakleys website. Armor by john steakley 1984, paperback for sale online. Still as helpful with controlling my ptsd as it was the first time i read it. Its the distant future, and humanity is embroiled in a bug war with the implacable, incomprehensible ants. The long rumored armor 2 had an excerpt posted on the officialunofficial john steakley website in november of 2004. Even before steakley passed away in 2010 from liver cancer he had faded from public view, with only a few projects like armor ii in the pipe. Yeah i felt the same way, but steakley only published two books in his life and armor 2 would have been his third. He published two novels, including his acclaimed military science fiction novel armor, as well as.
Armor doesnt hide its connections to heinleins famous novel. This book is going to join the ranks of the classics of science fiction. Armor is a 1984 science fiction novel by john steakley. The first edition of the novel was published in december 1984, and was written by john steakley. The stark realities of john steakleys military sf novel armor. John steakley s first novel, armor, ranks with my top ten books of all time. To my beloved father, first and foremost john william steakley and to eagle, first and foremost pal, this book is gratefully dedicated. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. July 26, 1951 november 27, 2010 was an american author, best known for his science fiction writing. Who knows what the end product would have been, but i still would have read it haha. John steakley s armor 1984, daw is regarded, in many ways, as a companion to heinleins starship troopers. If you havent read it, its even better than vampires. Balle balle from amritsar to l a full movie in hindi free download mp4.
Sequel to novel armor by john steakley science fiction. I think its one book that all sf afficionados should have. Indeed, prior to armor, the only military sf novels in existence were arguably starship troopers and the forever war. Armor by john steakley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. John steakley 19512010 was an american author best known for his science fiction writing. As a whole, the vorkosigan saga is still my favorite scifi series, followed closely by the hitchhikers guide. John steakley was best known for his science fiction writing. Heinleins starship troopers such as the military use of exoskeletons and insectlike alien enemies but concentrates more on the psychological effects of violence on human beings rather than on the political aspect of the military, which was the focus of heinleins novel. When i was a kid, john steakley was an author i was immediately interested in for two reasons. A trooper in this armor is a oneman, atomicpowered battle fortress, but he will have to fight a nearly endless horde of berserk, hardshelled monsters. Starship troopers is a good book, but steakley s armor is a great book. He looked okay when i met him in 2002, but at the time, i had not read armor. John steakley, born 1951 in cleburne, texas was best known for his science fiction writing. The stark realities of john steakleys military sf novel armor tor.
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