Every foot soldier is issued one form or another of the eponymous armor, a high-tech battle suit that protects the wearer from all but the most lethal of attacks.įelix is teleported (‘Dropped’) onto the planet Banshee as part of the Federation’s first assault on an ant homeworld. Felix, a seeming everyman who is recruited as a Scout in the interstellar war between the Federation and the insect-like ‘Ants’. In the first third, we are introduced to G. ‘Armor’ sold extremely well, going through 44 printings at last count, and remains one of the best-selling entries of the entire DAW catalog.ĭespite its status as one of the foundational novels for the modern military sf genre, it’s actually a very mediocre book.įor all practical purposes, the novel can be divided into thirds. Indeed, prior to ‘Armor’, the only military sf novels in existence were (arguably) ‘Starship Troopers’ and ‘The Forever War’. 605, with cover art by James Gurney.Īt the time, the genre of military sf was just beginning to take shape and was hardly the highly successful sub-genre it is today. ‘Armor’ (426 pp) was published in December, 1984 as DAW Book No.
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