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SUMMARY:Armor by John Steakley (1st June 2026)
DESCRIPTION:The military sci-fi classic of courage on a dangerous alien pla
 net\n\nThe planet is called Banshee. The air is unbreathable\, the water i
 s poisonous. It is home to the most implacable enemies that humanity\, in 
 all its interstellar expansion\, has ever encountered.\n\nBody armor has b
 een devised for the commando forces that are to be dropped on Banshee—th
 e culmination of ten thousand years of the armorers’ craft. A trooper in
  this armor is a one-man\, atomic powered battle fortress. But he will hav
 e to fight a nearly endless horde of berserk\, hard-shelled monsters—the
  fighting arm of a species which uses biological technology to design perf
 ect\, mindless war minions.\n\nFelix is a scout in A-team Two. Highly comp
 etent\, he is the sole survivor of mission after mission. Yet he is a man 
 consumed by fear and hatred. And he is protected\, not only by his custom-
 fitted body armor\, but by an odd being which seems to live within him\, a
  cold killing machine he calls “The Engine.”\n\nThis is Felix’s stor
 y—a story of the horror\, the courage\, and the aftermath of combat\, an
 d the story\, too\, of how strength of spirit can be the greatest armor of
  all. \n\n\n\nPraise for Armor\n\n"Well-worth reading." --Analog\n\n"This 
 book is a must read.... It's one of those stories where the author underst
 ood the human heart and soul so much that there could never be a complete 
 adaptation in any other medium." --Bleeding Edge Gaming \n\n"Armor is a fa
 scinating war-story\, a unique take on the military SF genre.... Well wort
 h a read." --Jamie Sawyer\, author of The Lazarus War series\n\n"This is a
  serious book which shows the violence and brutality of war\, the cynicism
  and hypocrisy with which it is waged\, and the real and terrible fears of
  the combatants." --VOYA\n\n"The book is gripping\, forceful\, and compell
 ing. The evolution of the characters is a tour-de-force." --Kliatt\n\n"Ste
 akley's writing is quite good. He has smoothness and polish that are rare 
 in first novels.... the action is so well-paced that the reader's interest
  is continually held." --Other Realms\n\n
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