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<p>If you haven't read John Steakley's "Armor" then I suggest you go right out and grab a copy. It's excellent.</p><p>However, if you have read it and enjoyed it, you're going to really love this.. It seems, Steakley is working on "Armor 2" and has even released a teaser!</p><p>http://johnsteakley.com/Armor2.html</p><p>I hope the teaser indicates that it will be more of Felix's story that Crowe's. Every single reader and commentator I've read who gave their opinion has praised the Felix portion of the book and downplayed or even criticized the Crowe angle. I feel the same way. I think that if he had continued solely with the Felix storyline, he wouldn't have introduced the artificial disconnect with the readers.</p><p>Felix's point of view, his thoughts and his perspective being involved in an inter-species war rivals ANY other author's at portraying similiar stories. Steakley's "Armor" makes Heinlein's "Starship Troopers" look like a day at the park.. except for the last half of the book and the disconnected "Crowe" sequences which seriously detract from the drama and experience. </p><p>Well, one can hope this is more "Felix" than anything else.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="1">I put on my robe and wizard hat...</font> </div>