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Armor is a military science fiction novel by John Steakley. It features the military use of exoskeletons and insect-like alien enemies but concentrates on the psychological effects of violence on human beings. It was first published in December 1984.
Apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgment, climate change, resource depletion or some other general disaster.
John William Steakley, Jr. (July 26, 1951 – November 27, 2010) [1] was an American science fiction author. [2] He published two major novels, Armor (1984) [3] and Vampire$ (1990); the latter was the basis for John Carpenter's Vampires movie. [4] He published four short science fiction and fantasy stories. [5]
A common example of series fiction is a book series. Series fiction spans a wide range of genres, and is particularly common in adventure, mystery, romance, fantasy, and science fiction. While commonly associated with children's and young adult literature, series fiction has also been a significant feature of mainstream and genre fiction for
The Saga of Pliocene Exile (or the Saga of the Exiles) is a series of science / speculative fiction books by Julian May, first published in the early 1980s.It consists of four books: The Many-Colored Land, The Golden Torc, The Nonborn King and The Adversary.
The Undersea Trilogy is a series of three science fiction novels by American writers Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson. The novels were first published by Gnome Press beginning in 1954. The novels were collected in a single omnibus volume published by Baen Books in 1992. The story takes place in and around the underwater dome city called Marinia.
Absolution Gap is a 2003 science fiction novel written by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds. It takes place in the Revelation Space universe and is a direct sequel to Redemption Ark . Plot summary
Hyperion is a 1989 science fiction novel by American author Dan Simmons.The first book of his Hyperion Cantos series, it won the Hugo Award for best novel. [1] The plot of the novel features multiple time-lines and is told from the point of view of many characters.