Although making an occasional trip to hollywood and to south america, john steakley lived most of his life in texas. Steakley also wrote four short science fiction and fantasy stories, including the bluenose limit. John steakleys book, armor, is about the first interplanetary war. More information about this seller contact this seller 3. The stark realities of john steakleys military sf novel armor tor. The military scifi classic of courage on a dangerous alien planet the planet is called banshee. Great book deserves a good movie translation one of the best science fictions novels ever written. Sadly, john steakley passed away just a few days ago. Starship troopers is a good book, but steakleys armor is a great book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. It is my favorite scifi book and in my top 5 favorite books in general. I loved the book and always recommend it to friends. A novel by steakley, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. When i found armor, i was initially skeptical that an unknown like john steakley could top the legend heinlein.
He published two novels, including his acclaimed military science fiction novel armor, as well as. John steakley 19512010 was an american author best known for his. Armor by john steakley it was then, for felix, it began. Browse other questions tagged armorbook johnsteakley or ask your own question. From what i know about steakley, he intended armor to be a starship troopers with better action scenes. Steakley wrote the screenplay for the 1997 film, scary texas movie. Military science fiction, powered armor, military space opera, aliens, science fiction author.
Id always hoped there would be a sequel to armor one day. Armor has been left in book form, which does not help its least developed portions. John steakley was best known for his science fiction writing. 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. A good movie, or graphic novel could clean up some of these shortcoming, much like the forever war graphic novel did for the novel. The two plots do intertwine, but the plots arent the appeal of this novel.
Sequel to novel armor by john steakley science fiction. Steakley actually juggles two stories here, both of which read like a novel in their own right. He published the acclaimed novels armor and vampires, the latter of which was the basis for john carpenters film of the same name. A new book just as good would be amazing, but what are the odds.
Carr franklin robert adams collaborator mass market paperback apr 1987. Armor by steakley, john and a great selection of related books. Armor has taut battle scenes, flowing exposition, and realistic dialogue. I only found out the author died in this thread and that really breaks my heart. Armor is, i believe, my favorite science fiction novel ever. To my beloved father, first and foremost john william steakley and to eagle, first and foremost pal, this book is gratefully dedicated.
John steakley, born 1951 in cleburne, texas was best known for his science fiction writing. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Armor library edition by john steakley 9781433294822. When i was a kid, john steakley was an author i was immediately interested in for two reasons.
The hatred for the briefing officer had expanded to include his superiors, the captain of the ship, the commanders of the fleet itself, and finally the thickheaded idiot humans who had undertaken something as asinine as interplanetary warfare in. John steakley books list of books by john steakley. Book may be a price cutter or have a remainder mark. The eventual movie adaptation would only take this as a loose framework, with the first.
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. As i finished armor by john steakley this morning, i laughed from the depths of me. He also wrote several short stories in the scifi and fantasy genres. The exo suit from the film has its roots in realworld technology, and. John steakley project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Extremely descriptive book19834 written on the battle armor and how it functions.
John steakley wikipedia the official unofficial john steakley site john steakley armor. Our best case scenario is probably a pretty good book, worst case is a pure cash grab. The title of this book is armor library edition and it was written by john steakley. Asimov, bradbury, clarke, dick, heinlein and other sf books. This particular edition is in a audio cassette format.
Armor ebook by john steakley 9781101664292 rakuten kobo. John steakley 19512010 was an american author best known for his science fiction writing. Armor is one of my favorite standalone sci fi books, period, but it really ended in a great way. Its also probably steakleys more well known book because of the john carpenter film adaptation which didnt really live up to the books. Only this book has a soul, whereas the movie was all campy fun. 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. Read armor by john steakley available from rakuten kobo. Well, what we ended up with was something much, much more.
The book is ten times better than the movie that was based on it not that the movie was bad but you know movies and the books theyre based on. The second half starts off so quietly, its disconcerting. He wrote cool, pulpy genre fiction with an emphasis on character dynamics. Balle balle from amritsar to l a full movie in hindi free download mp4. Frozen 2 little golden book disney frozen school zone big preschool workbook ages 3 to 5. Its been a while since we had some book talk and a previous commenter recommended this one with don having a positive experience. John steakley only published two relatively obscure novels in his life. Heinlein s 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 doesnt hide its connections to heinleins famous novel. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Science fiction, or speculative fiction if you prefer. And, despite what had happened, he still liked people. It has some superficial similarities with robert a. 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.
Which was odd since he didnt have trouble with people. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. John steakleys armor 1984, daw is regarded, in many ways, as a companion to heinleins starship troopers. Books john steakley, born 1951 in cleburne, texas was best known for his science fiction writing. The book is divided into three parts, the first following felix and the second jack crow. The first third or so of the novel follows felix, a low ranking scout in the invasion of the planet banshee. Armor is a military science fiction novel by john steakley.
Body armor has been devised for the commando forces that are to be dropped. I asked him about a sequel or prequel and told him i had some ideas of my own i would share with him. The first, published in, was armor, and while taking clear inspiration. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Vampires horror by john steakley rm harrington short stories.
He had always managed to make acquaintances without much effort. It has been inspirational for me and my brother over the years. 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. 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. The long rumored armor 2 had an excerpt posted on the officialunofficial john steakley website in november of 2004. Its also probably steakley s more well known book because of the john carpenter film adaptation which didnt really live up to the book s adaptation potential. I think the movie took more from this book than from heinleins story. Steakley also played a nameless bit part in the 2000 film playing dead. July 26, 1951 november 27, 2010 was an american author, best known for his science fiction writing. Johns other book is just as grim as his story of powered armor and the men inside of the suits.
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