{"title":"John Steakley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Steakley\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts gripping \u003cem\u003escience fiction\u003c\/em\u003e narratives that blend intense action with deep psychological insight. His storytelling often explores the harrowing experiences of soldiers in futuristic settings, where courage and survival are tested to their limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly imagined worlds and complex characters navigating high-stakes conflicts. Steakley’s work is ideal for fans of military sci-fi who appreciate a fusion of heart-pounding combat and profound human drama.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"armor-by-john-steakley-9780756417086","title":"Armor","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow in trade paperback, the bestselling military classic that explores a claustrophobic life in battle armour on an alien planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow in trade paperback, the military sci-fi classic of courage on a dangerous alien planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe planet is called Banshee. The air is unbreathable, the water is poisonous. It is home to the most implacable enemies that humanity, in all its interstellar expansion, has ever encountered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBody armour has been devised for the commando forces that are to be dropped on Banshee—the culmination of ten thousand years of the armourers' craft. A trooper in this armour is a one-man, atomic powered battle fortress. But he will have to fight a nearly endless horde of berserk, hard-shelled monsters—the fighting arm of a species which uses biological technology to design perfect, mindless war minions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFelix 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 armour, but by an odd being which seems to live within him, a cold killing machine he calls \u003cem\u003eThe Engine\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Felix's story—a story of the horror, the courage, and the aftermath of combat, and the story, too, of how strength of spirit can be the greatest armour of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47995353333996,"sku":"9780756417086","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780756417086-armor.jpg?v=1784894672"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/john-steakley.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}