We enjoy informal discussions on a wide range of science fiction titles

This is a volunteer-led book club. We meet the third Wednesday evening of the month online via Zoom. New members are always welcome!

This month's selection is "Armor" by John Steakley.

We are reading:

A limited number of print copies of the selected book will be available at Central Library's Floor Info Desk on the 2nd floor on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons are also encouraged to place holds on available print or digital copies.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED to receive the Zoom link (below). A Zoom account is not required to join.

For more information: Contact LIB-CentralOperations@arlingtonva.us or 703-228-6319

Date:
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Audience:
Events for Adults Good for Adults Age 55+
Categories:
Book Discussion
Calendar:
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About the Book:

The 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. Body armor has been devised for the commando forces that are to be dropped on Banshee—the culmination of ten thousand years of the armorers’ craft. A trooper in this armor 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. Felix 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 armor, but by an odd being which seems to live within him, a cold killing machine he calls “The Engine.” This 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 armor of all.

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