Armor, John Steakley’s dystopian military science fiction story, is about a soldier named Felix who is at the same time uncommonly good at – and horrified by – what he does.
ARMOR John Steakley’s Military Sci-Fi Gem
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bucky Lawson is an Appalachian-American gun enthusiast and military historian. He holds an MA in Military History and is slowly working toward a PhD in the same field. He is a lifelong deer hunter and loves lever action rifles, good cigars, college football, and J.R.R. Tolkien and Frederick Forsyth novels. He lives in Southwestern Virginia with his dog, Bilbo.
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