• Armor

  • By: John Steakley
  • Narrated by: Tom Weiner
  • Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (5,802 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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An Interesting Twist To Heinlein's Classic Idea

What did you love best about Armor?

The sections detailing Felix's battles with the Ants were my favorites. They were fast-paced and relentless, sometimes leaving you feeling as tired as the protagonist after they were over.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Armor?

I don't want to spoil it...but one of Forest's later quotes during the first battle on Banshee.

Which character – as performed by Tom Weiner – was your favorite?

The Engine

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Felix's words about the Guardian will last with me for a long time.

Any additional comments?

Not quite what I expected, but an excellent and surprisingly thoughtful science fiction novel.

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awesome book

loved the story and how everything ties in. great future world. would love to read more.

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ONE OF THE BEST

WAR is never about the objective. It's about those who fight and die for causes lost. It is surviving the experts who define the missions though they've never seen combat.

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My Favorite Book

Where does Armor rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

At the Top

What was one of the most memorable moments of Armor?

In the end when Felix made himself known.

Which scene was your favorite?

The 1st Drp

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

In the end when Felix made himself known

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This is my all time Favorite book before audible I used to read it every other year or so now I listen to it. I wish there was a sequal.

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really loved it

I really enjoyed this book. This is my 1st time reading John steakely. The narration was really well done.

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Outstanding!

Give them hell Felix! The Ant war is still going on! Just to many ants.

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fantastic

its really cool well worth a listen. very clever twists,
even a book that came out in 84 still stands up well

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on your toes the whole time

this was and amazing book I am going to listen to it again and have other listen to it as well, I just wish the female voices were done by a female to bring the listener even more in. besides that said a favorite of all time read

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CANT BELIEVE I FOUND IT!!! AND FREE!!!

read this book as a child and fell out in love. never turned it back into the library on porpoise and made my parents buy it for me.🤣🤣🤣🤘 I'm so happy it was free to boot! did not disappoint! such a good reader and the perfect voice for Felix. thank you audio book!♥️

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Dark & Delicious

I have read this book .multiple times and now have had it read to me on the way home from Florida. The darkness of this story is palpable and I can't get enough of it.

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