Armor

Space Marine Science Fiction

Author: John Steakley

Alternate cover edition can be found here. The military sci-fi classic in a striking new packageFelix is an Earth soldier, encased in special body armor designed to withstand Earth’s most implacable enemy-a bioengineered, insectoid alien horde. But Felix is also equipped with internal mechanisms that enable him, and his fellow soldiers, to survive battle situations that wo….Read More

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