Although making an occasional trip to hollywood and to south america, john steakley lived most of his life in texas. A dark fantasy with a contemporary setting, the novel concerns a company. John steakleys book, armor, is about the first interplanetary war. John steakley only published two relatively obscure novels in his life. Armor is a military science fiction novel by john steakley. Details if other thanks for telling us about the problem. Vampire john steakley, but end up in infectious downloads. When i found armor, i was initially skeptical that an unknown like john steakley could top the legend heinlein. The book is divided into three parts, the first following felix and the second jack crow.
Vampires by john steakley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This is bestselling author john steakley s vampire classic. John steakley books list of books by john steakley. The reference itself is actually steakleys internal. John steakley obituary mckinney, tx dallas morning news. Steakley that john steakley only wrote two novels can be counted as one of the greater tragedies of the latter part of the twentieth century. Vampires by john steakley 1992, paperback for sale. John steakley was the kind of largerthanlife personality that can only come from texas.
July 26, 1951 november 27, 2010 was an american author, best known for his science fiction writing. The cult classic is back for fans who like their vampire hunters hardboiled. 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. Both books are still in print and have been published in several languages. Felix, rather than being an expert antkiller, is now a gunman. John steakley, born 1951 in cleburne, texas, is an author, best known for his science fiction writing.
Theyre incredibly powerful, dangerous, evil monsters who must be destroyed at all costs. He published the acclaimed novels armor and vampires, the latter of which was the basis for john carpenters film of the same name. Rather than enjoying a good book with a cup of tea in the afternoon, instead they cope with some harmful virus inside their desktop computer. And the masters, the powerful vampire elders, who are the ones coming after him also know his name. Jack crow, instead of being a famous space pirate, is now the leader of a group that hunts and kills vampires for profit. Vampires horror by john steakley rm harrington short stories. Heinleins 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. A novel by john steakley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This is bestselling author john steakleys vampire classic. The controlling intelligence for the ants was never addressed or even why we wanted to fight on the planet. It is one of those audiobooks that will have you driving around the block to listen to one more chapter. Team felix the young man sitting beside him enjoying the gardens had not spoken in some time. Vampire john steakley is available in our book collection an online access to it is set as public so you can download it instantly.
John steakley 19512010 was an american author best known for his science fiction writing. Starship troopers is a good book, but steakley s armor is a great book. Author john steakley is the son of a chevrolet dealer from cleburne, texas, and he uses his roots to good effect. I never saw the movie based on this book, but im told after the opening scene that the two bear almost no. Vampires infest the modern world and a group of brave peopleprofessional vampire. Its a bit understandable in the case of felix since he has a secret that is revealed at the end of the book. That steakley is not a terribly creative writer is immediately apparent to anyone who has read his scifi epic armor. It has some superficial similarities with robert a.
If the character names are familiar, its because they are recycled from his previous novel, armor. Not only does much of the action take place in the lone star state, but when we first meet the major character named felix, hes an apparition out of the old westliving in an abandoned boxcar on the rio grande with a mexican whore. Johns other book is just as grim as his story of powered armor and the men inside of the suits. Steakley also wrote four short science fiction and fantasy stories, including the bluenose limit.
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