I have long awaited a sequel to armor, which i hope may still come. Armor by john steakley 1984, paperback for sale online. He published the acclaimed novels armor and vampires, the latter of which was the basis for john carpenters film of the same name. He looked okay when i met him in 2002, but at the time, i had not read armor. John steakley only published two relatively obscure novels in his life. 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. Armor by john steakley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Need another excuse to treat yourself to new book this week.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read armor. Carr franklin robert adams collaborator mass market paperback apr 1987. He published the acclaimed novels armor and vampires, the latter of which was the basis for john. Who knows what the end product would have been, but i still would have read it haha. Armor doesnt hide its connections to heinleins famous novel.
John steakley has written four short stories, three films, and two novels, including vampires, which was the basis for a john carpenter film. Armor is a 1984 science fiction novel by john steakley. Steakley also wrote four short science fiction and fantasy stories, including the bluenose limit. 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. Armor sci fi literature class presentation youtube. Im a poor writer, but often have thought about making a fanboy attempt at writing a screenplay of the book. When i found armor, i was initially skeptical that an unknown like john steakley could top the legend heinlein. This book is going to join the ranks of the classics of science fiction. Steakley has been plagued by health issues over the last few years. Armor by john steakley booksamillion online book store. The bad thing about the excerpt is that it has jack crow in it. Still as helpful with controlling my ptsd as it was the first time i read it.
The military scifi classic of courage on a dangerous alien planetthe planet is called banshee. Armor by john steakley audio book simply audiobooks. That more scifi isnt like armor shows a colossal failing in literature. Balle balle from amritsar to l a full movie in hindi free download mp4. The book is divided into three parts, the first following felix and the second jack crow. The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are felix, jack crow. Body armor has been devised for the commando forces that are to be dropped on bansheethe culmination of ten. The two plots do intertwine, but the plots arent the appeal of this novel. Its the distant future, and humanity is embroiled in a bug war with the implacable, incomprehensible ants. This is a serious book which shows the violence and brutality of war, the cynicism and hypocrisy with. 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. John steakley books list of books by john steakley. It has some superficial similarities with robert a. Armor by john steakley, 9780886773687, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
Indeed, prior to armor, the only military sf novels in existence were arguably starship troopers and the forever war. I asked him about a sequel or prequel and told him i had some ideas of my own i would share with him. Besides being a writer, he has been a stockcar racer, a semipro football player, a private detective, an actor, and a car salesman. John steakley s armor 1984, daw is regarded, in many ways, as a companion to heinleins starship troopers. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to. Armor by steakley, john and a great selection of related books. Books like joe haldemans forever war do a good job of putting you in the midst of a futile, unending. Pdf armor book by john steakley free download 426 pages.
Besides being a writer, he has been a stockcar racer, a semipro football player, a private detective, an actor, and. Asimov, bradbury, clarke, dick, heinlein and other sf books. The stark realities of john steakleys military sf novel armor tor. If you havent read it, its even better than vampires. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The stark realities of john steakleys military sf novel armor j barton mitchell. A new book just as good would be amazing, but what are the odds. Would anyone happen to have saved the excerpt of armor ii that apparently used to be on john steakleys website. John steakley 19512010 was an american author best known for his science fiction writing. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Armor by john steakley meet your next favorite book. 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. I was happy to stumble across vampires, which is also well done, but left me a bit depressed. 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. Our best case scenario is probably a pretty good book, worst case is a pure cash grab. 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. The military scifi classic of courage on a dangerous alien planet the planet is called banshee. It is home to the most implacable enemies that humanity, in all its interstellar expansion, has ever encountered. 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. Sequel to novel armor by john steakley science fiction. He published two novels, including his acclaimed military science fiction novel armor, as well as. 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. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 426 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. July 26, 1951 november 27, 2010 was an american author, best known for his science fiction writing.
Its been a while since we had some book talk and a previous commenter recommended this one with don having a positive experience. Armor is, i believe, my favorite science fiction novel ever. Body armor has been devised for the commando forces that are to be dropped on bansheethe culmination of ten thousand years of the. Armor is one of my favorite standalone sci fi books, period, but it really ended in a great way. 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. Starship troopers is a good book, but steakley s armor is a great book. Yeah i felt the same way, but steakley only published two books in his life and armor 2 would have been his third. I think its one book that all sf afficionados should have. The long rumored armor 2 had an excerpt posted on the officialunofficial john steakley website in november of 2004. John steakley, born 1951 in cleburne, texas was best known for his science fiction writing. When i was a kid, john steakley was an author i was immediately interested in for two reasons. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. The stark realities of john steakleys military sf novel armor.
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. John steakley was best known for his science fiction writing. He wrote cool, pulpy genre fiction with an emphasis on character dynamics. The first edition of the novel was published in december 1984, and was written by john steakley. To my beloved father, first and foremost john william steakley and to eagle, first and foremost pal, this book is gratefully dedicated. 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. Armor is a military science fiction novel by john steakley. As a whole, the vorkosigan saga is still my favorite scifi series, followed closely by the hitchhikers guide. Probably the best source for information is the antwar saloon, the forum on the site you linked.
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