John Steakley
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 426 pages Rating: 4.12 | 16487 Users | 853 Reviews
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| Title | : | Armor |
| Author | : | John Steakley |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Daw #605 |
| Pages | : | Pages: 426 pages |
| Published | : | December 4th 1984 by DAW (first published December 1984) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. War. Military Fiction |
Explanation As Books Armor
Alternate cover edition can be found here.The military sci-fi classic in a striking new package
Felix is an Earth soldier, encased in special body armor designed to withstand Earth's most implacable enemy-a bioengineered, insectoid alien horde. But Felix is also equipped with internal mechanisms that enable him, and his fellow soldiers, to survive battle situations that would destroy a man's mind.
This is a remarkable novel of the horror, the courage, and the aftermath of combat--and how the strength of the human spirit can be the greatest armor of all.
Details Books Concering Armor
| Original Title: | Armor |
| ISBN: | 0886773687 (ISBN13: 9780886773687) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Felix, Jack Crow, Hollis "Holly" Ware, Borglyn |
| Setting: | Starship Terra Banshee,2077 Sanction,2081 |
Rating Appertaining To Books Armor
Ratings: 4.12 From 16487 Users | 853 ReviewsPiece Appertaining To Books Armor
Armor is a science fiction book from my "top ten list" of favorite Sci-Fi books, maybe in my top ten in any category. This is probably my third or fourth re-read of this great book.It's the story of Felix, a foot soldier in a war against an alien ant-like race. It's got your standard hard-core sci-fi plot elements: aliens who are seemingly unstoppable, a hero who might be more than he seems, a crusty space pirate who might really have a heart of gold, beautiful women, space ships, interstellarThis is a fascinating novel. It is, for the most part, a military science fiction story. Then again, its something else entirely. Steakley actually juggles two stories here, both of which read like a novel in their own right. However, it soon becomes apparent that there is only one tale here, even if it takes two to get it told. The novel opens like a fairly standard MilSF novel, reminiscent of Starship Troopers or The Forever War. This first sequence introduces us to Felix. There is a lot of
I had this one written down on a little piece of paper I keep in my wallet after reading a gushing review at another website. For months I kept an eye open for it until finally it had been re-issued as a classic.It was OK but I'd hardly call it a classic. It does have its moments. While battle scenes begin to bore me after 10 pages, I have to admit these ones were pretty intense. And, yeah, the armor was pretty wild.And, yeah, I did begin to feel for the poor guy. Damn, the more I think about
I don't remember how long GR had been recommended this book to me based on my reading list. And some of my friends gave solid 5 star for this book. How can I not try to read this book?It is a very good novel with great start and the last quarter of the novel. There are many psychological aspects in the story to make it not just a dumb action story. But I won't discuss the psy factor much, that's one of main reading pleasure for this book.The character of main protagonist is pretty deep, and
An armored scout named Felix is dropped on the planet Banshee, a hostile alien world teeming with Ants. When Felix's team is wiped out on their first mission, only The Engine, his second personality, saves him. Can Felix (and the Engine) survive the war against the Ants? And does he want to...? I read about Armor on John Scalzi's blog and decided to give it a shot. At first glance, Steakley took the parts of Starship Troopers he liked the most, power armor and aliens that resemble insects, and
I've gotta say, I came into this book with high expectations. It started off brilliantly, with a great Starship Troopers feel....and then not only did the wheels fall off, the whole plot caught on fire and crashed into a kitten orphanage. No-one survived.The Jack Crow plot-arc was AWFUL, waffling, pointless. GET ON WITH IT. There were points where the editing was abysmal, and I'm not just talking about the occasional typo. I'm talking about bits where paragraphs collided and partially repeated
Roll together Joe Haldemans The Forever War, Heinleins Starship Troopers and Arnolds Terminator, and you get the influences on Armor. It must have been part of the zeitgeist of the mid-1980s, as Cards Enders Game was published right around the same time. The suit of armor is its own character, which binds the two bits of the story together. At first, we follow the exploits of semi-superman Felix, as he battles the Ants, an insect-like interstellar enemy of Earth (very like the Buggers of Enders
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