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Armored
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John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) ,
David Barr Kirtley (Goodreads Author) , David D. Levine (Goodreads Author) , Michael A. Stackpole (Goodreads Author) , Alastair Reynolds , David Sherman , Tanya Huff , Karin Lowachee (Goodreads Author)
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Armor up for a metal-pounding feast of action, adventure and amazing speculation by topnotch writers (including Nebula-award winner Jack McDevitt, Sean Williams, Dan Abnet, Simon Green, and Jack Campbell) on a future warrior that might very well be just around the corner. Science fiction readers and gamers have long been fascinated by the idea of going to battle in suits o...more
Mass Market Paperback, 579 pages
Published
March 27th 2012
by Baen
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In the interest of owning every Brandon Sanderson story, I decided to pick this book up. Imagine my delight when I found a brand new, autographed copy on Amazon for under $2 ($6 shipped)!
Despite the relatively high ratio of very good stories to bad ones in this anthology, I find my overall impression of the collection to be mediocre. Many of these stories feel like their only purpose was to be included in this book, though I'm sure that's probably not the case, and plenty others were very origi...more
Despite the relatively high ratio of very good stories to bad ones in this anthology, I find my overall impression of the collection to be mediocre. Many of these stories feel like their only purpose was to be included in this book, though I'm sure that's probably not the case, and plenty others were very origi...more
This is a short story collection that revolves around powered armor or mechs in some fashion (think Armor, Starship Troopers, Battletech), usually in combat of some sort but not always. In fact, some of the best stories in the collection weren't necessarily about combat.
Of the 23 stories, written but various sci-fi authors as Jack Campbell, Ian Douglas, Genevieve Valentine, Alastair Reynolds, and Michael A. Stackpole (among others), half of them were enjoyable but nothing really outstanding. Fo...more
Of the 23 stories, written but various sci-fi authors as Jack Campbell, Ian Douglas, Genevieve Valentine, Alastair Reynolds, and Michael A. Stackpole (among others), half of them were enjoyable but nothing really outstanding. Fo...more
Armored is a collection of stories about power armor. Most of these are humans fighting aliens in mech-suits though a fair portion of the stories are not about warfare or put a different spin on the use of power armor (putting it in the context of modern warfare or even steampunk-y conceptions of power armor). I'm not usually into anthologies, but I've always had a soft spot for power armor (since reading Starship Troopers in college) and several of the authors involved (Brandon Sanderson, Micha...more
It seems ages since I last read an anthology of short SF stories. It used to be ALL I ever used to read at times when I was a student in Leeds and it really broadened my experience of SF. This book is very much in the same vein; a series of short stories tied together by the theme of "powered/ sentient body armour". The range of stories is very good so no reader should find it disappointing - I can't think of any that I felt let down by but there were a number that I really did like.
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Sadly, for those who write introductions and forewords for anthologies, I often only glance at them in passing, then move on to the good stuff – the stories. In this instance, the first sentence of the foreword by Orson Scott Card leapt out and grabbed me, just as the first line of a good story should. I read the entire thing and enjoyed it. Card had many thought-provoking things to say about why someone wears armour and who that person is, essentially, a theme explored by many of the stories in...more
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(This review is based on an ARC.) How to rate an anthology has always been a struggle. Invariably, they end up in the 3-star "I don't know" category. Plus I seldom read all the stories. So for this exercise, I'll give ratings for each story that I actually try to read.
5-star
4-star
"Hel’s Half-Acre" Jack Campbell
"Jungle Walkers" David Klecha & Tobias S. Buckell
3-star
"The Johnson Maneuver" Ian Douglas
"The Cat’s Pajamas" Jack McDevitt
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"Hel’s Half-Acre" Jack Campbell
"Jungle Walkers" David Klecha & Tobias S. Buckell
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"The Johnson Maneuver" Ian Douglas
"The Cat’s Pajamas" Jack McDevitt
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I've been on a short story kick for a while, but I'm ready to move onto something else now. Armored is a collection of short science fiction stories by various authors that involve armor in some shape or fashion. I didn't read all of them; I just chose five or so from authors that I actually wanted to read.
The best stories from what I read were the first two, by Ian Douglas and Jack Campbell. They were creative and written well. Also Alastair Reynold's short story was good, very much his style...more
This is an anthology featuring stories that all include some sort of powered armor. After reading the description and seeing some of the authors involved, I decided to pick it up. Being a big fan of mecha and military sci fi I was pretty excited. As in any anthology, there are some stories I liked better than others. My main gripe with the book, though, is that the description sets itself up as a military sci fi anthology featuring powered armor, and only a handful of the stories were actually m...more
I only found this because I was doing a search on Lauren Beukes, I wasn't looking for a book about military sci-fi. But the editor is right, who doesn't love a story with some good powered armor? Starship Troopers was probably my first, the Iron Man movies probably the wittiest (and biggest budget), Mark L. Van Name's Jon & Lobo series uses it to good effect. So while I'm not the biggest fan of military sci-fi (I like it in general, I'm just not into detailed battles and strategies), I had t...more
I really wanted to like this anthology. I adored The forever War and Starship Troopers but, for whatever reason, most of these stories did little to nothing for me. Sure, there are some nice diamonds among the rough, but these are few and far between. I think the biggest problem was the length of the stories; most were not long enough for the authors to properly flesh out thier characters and settings.
I couldn't tell you why the good ones rose above the bad ones in terms of structure, they just...more
I couldn't tell you why the good ones rose above the bad ones in terms of structure, they just...more
Another rock solid anthology edited by John Joseph Adams. The title sort of says it all; the contents of the stories written all deal with some form of powered armor. But the variety of work in the pages is fantastic. There were too many stand out, notable stories to highlight here. And, for a trade paperback, it has some serious heft to it. Lot of great sci-fi stories inside. Definitely great value for the $$$.
There were really no "dogs" in the pack and an impressive line of A-lister writers co...more
There were really no "dogs" in the pack and an impressive line of A-lister writers co...more
A truly fun anthology from authors inspired by John Steakley's Armor and Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers. It is full of unique short-story perspectives on powered-armor, exoskeletons and the peeps how love them. The stories run the full gamut of themes, from military to exploration to armor sentience to symbiosis ranging in time from the not so distant future to the furthest speculation and imagination can go. Seriously enjoyable read.
I am not generally one to get excited about anthologies of short stories, especially ones that don't contribute to the continuity of an existing story world. But this anthology has powered armor and stories by some of my favorite authors. I wasn't disappointed at all by the book and am glad that I read it, vut by the same token there is nothing in it that really stands out either.
Decent read but not a must buy.
Decent read but not a must buy.
There were some really good ones, some okay ones, and some not that great ones in here. In several of he stories the power armor took a very peripheral role, which was disappointing, given the title and subject of the anthology. There also were several that took a very depressing view of power armor; didn't enjoy those so much. All in all it was all right but not great.
I guess I'm just the wrong generation to fully appreciate the wonder of armor filled with human beings. I've never read a book of short stories where I didn't find at least one that led me to a new author - until, of course, this one. Didn't like a single story. But, as I say, it's probably a function of being in the, ahem, over 60 crowd.
This a collection of "power armor" science fiction stories. It is a pretty hit or miss collection at that, but that may be due more to my expectations. I was hoping for a lot of armored battle, and while there were many stories that had that, there were many that did not. While many of those stories are great on their own, it was not what I wanted. So, if you are going to read this book, please keep in mind that not all of the stories have explosions and machine guns.
Nothing changed since my initial review of this book. The stories at times feel forced to the "Heavy Mecha Armor" theme. However, there were some noteworthy ideas in the book (albeit not developed thoroughly) and the book earned the time I spent reading it when I was able to use the "Armor" metaphor during dinner conversation. The problem is, that metaphor was in the forward by Orson Scott Card (which in all honesty was the deciding factor why I decided to give this book a try).
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An excellent anthology. The stories run the range from deep and thought provoking to fun action pieces that are a blast to read. It also did what I always hope a good anthology will: it introduced me to new authors whose works I will be reading.
I love Military SciFi and this collection of short stories about powered body armor has some of my favorite authors. It's like a box of armor coated bon bons. Some I guess early, one surprised me, another I did not get, but I enjoyed them all. It even inspired me to write an "Armored" short story of my own.
I really enjoyed this anthology. I'm surprised by how much I love military science fiction - especially considering how little I know about the military. John Joseph Adams has done well here, juxtaposing stories surrounding a common theme (power armor) but with quite different nuances. My favorite story was definitely the Dan Abnett story (I can't quite remember what it's called) about the last solider from the first war in which power armor was used. It is haunting. Excellent anthology.
So far this is a fantastic book of short stories. If you enjoyed John Steakly's Armor or Heinlein's Starship Troopers you'll enjoy this.
About time someone did a compilation of stories like this, ever built a fort when you were a kid? Here's the ultimate in forts.
As in any anthology, I liked some stories more than others. The absolute standout was the story by Genevieve Valentine.
Pas si mauvais pour une compilation sur un sujet tres use par les auteurs de science fiction
Awesome. Why? Because it's mechanized armor, that's why. Who doesn't loved armored suits?? NO ONE.
It was okay but not what I was expecting. The cover art, etc looked more military SF but it is not. Some good stories, but I did not finish.
Great collection of short stories about various kinds of armor. Some stories I liked better than others - but overall they were all good.
Some really great stories with a wider variety than you would think when you're just talking about "armored soldiers," but there are some clunkers in there too.
As with any collection, some stories stand out more than others. But this is a decent collection.
This anthology of short stories deals with armored fighting suits (mecha, what have you) from many different perspectives. Some stories are pure action, while others delve deep into sentient machines and man-machine interfaces. There’s even romance.
The stories range from excellent to passable. And there is quite a bit of thought-provoking stuff.
http://www.books.rosboch.net/?p=1572
The stories range from excellent to passable. And there is quite a bit of thought-provoking stuff.
http://www.books.rosboch.net/?p=1572
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John Joseph Adams—called “the reigning king of the anthology world” by Barnes & Noble.com—is the bestselling editor of many anthologies, such as UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS: NEW ADVENTURES ON BARSOOM, ARMORED, LIGHTSPEED: YEAR ONE, BRAVE NEW WORLDS, WASTELANDS, THE LIVING DEAD, THE LIVING DEAD 2, BY BLOOD WE LIVE, FEDERATIONS, THE IMPROBABLE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, and THE WAY OF THE WIZARD...more
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