Armor is definitely a five star work and his vampires book is very. In this novel, felix is the owner of a bar called the antwar saloon. A novel 9780451451538 by steakley, john and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The stark realities of john steakleys military sf novel armor tor. John steakley project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Nov 27, 2010 john steakley, born 1951 in cleburne, texas was best known for his science fiction writing. The pov character changes from the isolated felix characters pov 3rd person, past tense, in part one, to the other guy, jack crow 1st person, past tense, in part two. John steakleys armor science fiction and fantasy world.
He published the acclaimed novels armor and vampires, the latter of which was the basis for john carpenters film of the same name. The story i heard and it may be false is that steakley s friends were unimpressed by his boasts that he could write a novel, if only he felt like it. The parts of the book featuring the felix character are the parts i like best. He disappeared from public view shortly after, and he died in 2010 from liver cancer. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read armor. May 14, 2011 john s other book is just as grim as his story of powered armor and the men inside of the suits. July 26, 1951 november 27, 2010 was an american science fiction author. Armor is a military science fiction novel by john steakley. John steakley s armor, daw is regarded, in many ways, as a companion to heinleins starship troopers. John steakley 1951 2010 was an american author best known for his science fiction writing. Get it by tuesday, sep 22 from toledo, ohio good condition. Jun 2, 2015 armor kindle edition by steakley, john.
John steakley s armor 1984, daw is regarded, in many ways, as a companion to heinleins starship troopers. The other book armor by the same author and same narrator is one of my all. Firearm discussion and resources from ar15, ak47, handguns and more. The stark realities of john steakleys military sf novel armor j barton mitchell. I would like to know who has the original manuscript for armor 2, the rumored armor movie script or the rights to make them reality. Armor 1984 by john steakley is one of my top five favorite military science fiction adventure stories. Steakley also wrote four short science fiction and fantasy stories, including the bluenose limit. This is bestselling author john steakleys vampire classic. He published four short science fiction and fantasy stories. Find all books by john steakley and compare prices. Carpenters vampires is very much john carpenters, and very littl.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Felix from the book armor by john steakley by on deviantart the book, sci fi. He also wrote several short stories in the scifi and fantasy genres. War is hell is pretty much the tone of the rest of the book. Who knows what the end product would have been, but i still would have read it haha 2.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It was published by blackstone audio, inc the 10 digit isbn is 1433294826 and the digit isbn is 9781433294822. John steakley books list of books by john steakley. John steakley s first novel, armor, ranks with my top ten books of all time. This particular edition is in a audio cassette format. Felix is an earth soldier, encased in special body armour designed to withstand earths most implacable enemy a bioengineered, insectoid alien horde. All the data from the network and user upload, if infringement, please contact us to delete. Skin armor is only effective versus edged attacks 2. John steakley 19512010 was an american author best known for his science fiction writing.
I asked him about a sequel or prequel and told him i had some ideas of my own i would share with him. Champions eternal i very muched enjoyed this john steakley vampires inc. Get it by tue, sep 15 wed, sep 16 from aurora, illinois. I have long awaited a sequel to armor, which i hope may still come. Armor library edition by john steakley 9781433294822. The pov character changes from the isolated felix characters pov 3rd person, past tense, in part one, to the other guy, jack crow 1st person, past tense.
Felix, rather than being an expert antkiller, is now a gunman. The stark realities of john steakleys military sf novel armor. John carpenters vampires is very much john carpenters, and very little john steakley s. The first, published in 1984, was armor, and while taking clear inspiration. Early in the novel, the hunters destroy a nest of vampires who, unknown to them, are.
Steakley has admitted straight out that armor is his alternate universe take on starship troopers. Be prepared for large parts of this story to make little sense or be complete mysteries. Cool to see there was at least some movement toward a sequel. The title of this book is armor library edition and it was written by john steakley. If you havent read it, its even better than vampires. Discussion in literature started by mastadge, jun 7, 2002.
Sequel to novel armor by john steakley science fiction. Yeah i felt the same way, but steakley only published two books in his life and armor 2 would have been his third. And when publishers asked for more, he said nah, that was just to prove i could do it. July 26, 1951 november 27, 2010 was an american author, best known for his science fiction writing. A story about a team of vampire hunters in the modern times. I ve read armor some months ago and fell in love with it except for.
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. If the character names are familiar, its because they are recycled from his previous novel, armor. 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. Felix from the book armor by john steakley by cassius6677 on.
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