There is a good reason why john steakley s armor still, after all these years is a common sight on the shelves of your local bookstore. If you havent read it, its even better than vampires. Most science fiction books start off slow, easing the reader into the. He was born in cleburne, texas on july 26, 1951 and was the only son of car dealer john william steakley and marjorie elizabeth obannon.
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. Armor by john steakley audio book simply audiobooks. He wrote cool, pulpy genre fiction with an emphasis on character dynamics and he was actually. John steakley s first novel, armor, ranks with my top ten books of all time. Steakley leasing inc is a texas domestic forprofit corporation filed on may 14, 1963. 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. Steakleys father owned a chevrolet dealership in dallas from 1962 until he sold it in 1999. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading armor armor ebook steakley.
The long rumored armor 2 had an excerpt posted on the officialunofficial john steakley website in november of 2004. And he is protected, not only by his customfitted body armor, but by an odd being which seems to live within him, a cold killing machine he calls the engine. The long rumored armor 2 had an excerpt posted on the officialunofficial john steakley. As i finished armor by john steakley this morning, i laughed from the depths of me. The stark realities of john steakleys military sf novel armor. John william steakley, jr 19512010 find a grave memorial.
He was an actor and writer, known for vampires 1998, scary texas movie 1997 and dont hang up 1974. When i was a kid, john steakley was an author i was immediately interested in for two reasons. Both books are still in print and have been published in several languages. Armor by steakley, john and a great selection of related books, art and. July 26, 1951 november 27, 2010 1 was an american author, best known for his science fiction writing. John steakley was born on july 26, 1951 in cleburne, texas, usa as john william steakley jr. Vampires john steakley john steakley vampires ebook reader view vampires roc fantasy. Steakley wrote this cult classic war novel as a tribute to heinlein, who didnt write fight scenes specially well despite his, on the other hand, undeniable. I am pretty sure if this book was was written today that we would see multiple sequels to this as he definitely could have expounded on character stories that i would probably have enjoyed reading.
Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful. I just finished reading this book after having it in my posession for some 2 years now. Find books like armor from the worlds largest community of readers. Armor by john steakley 1984, paperback for sale online. This is felixs storya story of the horror, the courage, and the aftermath of combat, and the story, too, of how strength of spirit can be the greatest armor. Besides being a writer, he has been a stockcar racer, a semipro football player, a private detective, an actor, and a car salesman. It has some superficial similarities with robert a. Armor by steakley, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I had the pleasure of meeting john in november of 1984 at a dallas. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. For anyone who likes wellwritten mech suit combat bobbie. John steakley was the kind of largerthanlife personality that can only come from texas. I first met john at the dallas fantasy fair in bh steakley s book, armor, is about the first interplanetary war.
Skin armor is only effective versus edged attacks 2, 66 points. Buy armor playaway adult fiction by john steakley from amazons fiction books store. John steakley project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Armor doesnt hide its connections to heinleins famous novel. I was happy to stumble across vampires, which is also well done, but left me a bit depressed. This book is so completely different in both content and quality from his other book, that i almost feel like it is a different author. John steakley, the author of armor and other excellent science fiction, has just. Armor is a military science fiction novel by john steakley.
The first, published in, was armor, and while taking clear inspiration. He wrote cool, pulpy genre fiction with an emphasis on character dynamics. There are two primary stories felix and jack crow with the armor as the link between them. 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. 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. The stark realities of john steakleys military sf novel armor j barton mitchell. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. After the death of her fatherinlaw, robert wilson steakley, sr. This book reached out and sucked me in from chapter one. A good movie, or graphic novel could clean up some of these shortcoming, much like the forever war graphic novel did for the novel. 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. Hes on a military starship orbiting a hostile planet called banshee and about to be dropped into combat along with 10,000 fellow warriors. Of course i was into the armor aspect of the book as i watched voltron and robotech.
From what i know about steakley, he intended armor to be a starship troopers with better action scenes. Armor kindle edition by john steakley armor ebook steakley. Steakley had been residing in dallas county, texas. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Discussion in offtopic started by kabederlin, sep 27, 2004.
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. The companys filing status is listed as forfeited existence and its file number is 0019302700. Well, what we ended up with was something much, much more. July 26, 1951 november 27, 2010 after a long illness, novelist john steakley passed away at his home in mckinney, texas, on november 27, 2010, surrounded by his loving family. 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. John steakley s armor 1984, daw is regarded, in many ways, as a companion to heinleins starship troopers. He was married to nannette roshell felter and lori jo jones. John steakley obituary dallas, tx dallas morning news. I recommend this experience of the book and then read the excerpt of armor 2. Part 1 the storys divided into pieces and begins with felix.
John steakley armor admiring bow cause, here, were talking about the best military sciencefiction. The registered agent on file for this company is ann s reeder and is located at 6411 east northwest highway, dallas, tx 75231. Buy armor book online at low prices in india armor. July 26, 1951 november 27, 2010 was an american author, best known for his science fiction writing. On a savagely hostile desert world, where the air is poisonous and rivers of acid flow, millions of these huge, fourarmed killing machines breed every single day with one hivelike goal, the complete destruction of the human. Armor has been left in book form, which does not help its least developed portions. Armor by john steakley abebooks shop for books, art. John steakley has written four short stories, three films, and two novels, including vampires, which was the basis for a john carpenter film.
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