• Armor

  • By: John Steakley
  • Narrated by: Tom Weiner
  • Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (5,810 ratings)

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Armor

By: John Steakley
Narrated by: Tom Weiner
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The planet is called Banshee. The air is unbreathable, the water poisonous. It is the home of the most implacable enemies that humanity, in all its interstellar expansion, has ever encountered.

Felix is a scout in A-team Two. Highly competent, 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, the culmination of 10,000 years of the armorers' craft, but also by an odd being which seems to live with him, a cold killing machine he calls "the Engine."

©1984 John Steakley (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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"Gripping, forceful, and compelling....A tour de force." ( Kliatt)

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Fantastic story!

I thoroughly enjoyed the several unexpected plot twists. Even the surprise I knew was coming did not disappoint.

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Gripping action

Armour is a really good military science fiction that tells the story of a solider who doesn't care to live but is too good to die.
It's simple, straightforward and isn't big on world building but the pacing is well done and will keep you listening.

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Badass! Felix and Jack Crow are epic heroes!!

Loved it, or course! Felix and Jack Crow are epic heroes!! The story is deeper and more philosophical than one first realizes - duty, love, hate and social obligation.

A very dense tale. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

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Such an awesome book!

I read this years ago m I came upon it totally by accident and couldn't put it down. I dreamed about this book years later and read it again.
I came across it for free in my audible plus catalog and was so excited. awesome performance by the narrator and for the third time I really enjoyed this book. The narration is really great and I think that this is my favorite time experiencing this book!

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I took a break half way thru.

I loved the voice actor for this book. The story. At first was enjoyable. But I started to feel like it was drawing things out just a little too far in spots. So I stopped. But I always finish a book I start. To be brief. The beginning was good. The middle started ok than got annoying. The end was intriguing but lost steam near the end.

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Make the Movie!

It was very entertaining! The performance drew me right into the story. I was a little unsure when the story split for a time but it connected together wonderfully.

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Glad it was free...

great narrator, but I couldn't follow the story, or should I say stories. had to rewind multiple times to see what i missed, to try and make sense of it, but it just misses certain plot details and character building.

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love this book

a lot of action and battle with 15 foot tall ants, spraying black blood on an alien world (Banshee).

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slow start but good after

I wanted to quit listening but pushed through the first bit and it turns out there is a great story in there. I recommend it!

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Brutal

i absolutely loved the voice performance, deep voice, 0erfect for this brutal syory telling. i was hooked by the fatalism and violence instantly.

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