Crusade (Destroyermen Series #2)

by Taylor Anderson

Overview

New York Times bestselling author Taylor Anderson’s phenomenal series of alternate history continues as the crew of the USS Walker battle old enemies in a new world.

After being swept from the World War II Pacific into an alternate world, Lieutenant Commander Matthew Patrick Reddy and the crew of the USS Walker have allied with the peaceful Lemurians in their struggle against the warlike, reptilian Grik. But they are sorely outnumbered, and even the power of the Walker cannot turn the tide of battle.
 
Then, Reddy finds Mahan—the other destroyer that passed through the rift. Together, the ships will teach the Lemurians to stand and fight. Or so they think. For there is another vessel at large: the Amagi—the massive Japanese battleship that Walker was fleeing back in the Pacific. The Amagi also came through the rift...

And the Amagi is in the hands of their enemies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780451462572
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/03/2009
Series:	Destroyermen Series , #2
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	121,575
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Taylor Anderson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Destroyermen series. A gunmaker and forensic ballistic archaeologist, Taylor has been a technical and dialogue consultant for movies and documentaries. He is also a member of the National Historical Honor Society and the United States Field Artillery Association, which awarded him the Honorable Order of St. Barbara. He has a master’s degree in history and has taught that subject at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. He lives in nearby Granbury with his family.

What People are Saying About This

S.M. Stirling

Taylor Anderson has brought a fresh new perspective to the tale of cross-time shipwreck. (S.M. Stirling, author of The Scourge of God)

From the Publisher

"William Dufris narrates this sci-fi saga with an impressive swagger." —-AudioFile

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the Destroyermen series
 
“Taylor Anderson...[has] steamed to the forefront of alternative history.”—E. E. Knight, national bestselling author
 
“A new, genuinely different ‘alternate Earth’ story.”—David Weber, New York Times bestselling author
 
“Gripping and riveting...I look forward to the unfolding of this series and his subsequent work.”—S.M. Stirling, New York Times bestselling author
 
“Pick up the Destroyermen series and kick back and enjoy.”—SFRevu
 
“Action sci-fi doesn’t get significantly better than this.”—Booklist
 
“Simply put, this is great stuff.”—Fresh Fiction

From the Publisher

Anderson raises the stakes for Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Reddy and the crew of the USS Walker in this dramatic sequel to 2008's Into the Storm. The sailors and marines become further enmeshed in the politics of the parallel Earth into which their WW2 destroyer has mysteriously been transported. As they deal out rough justice to miscreants in the ranks and prepare their pacifist Lemurian allies to fight the Grand Swarm of the reptilian Grik, they in turn must face their own worst nightmare: the appearance of a Japanese battle cruiser. Anderson throws in tense land battles against overwhelming odds, a massive typhoon and a phenomenal aerial duel, but despite the pyrotechnics, at heart this novel is about how honor and ideals can bend or break under the stressful, life-and-death conditions of total war. (Oct.)

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Publishers Weekly

In the first installment of this series, Captain Matthew Reddy and his U.S. Navy WWII destroyer crew made friends with the monkey cats. Now they continue to help their companions fight a deadly army of lizards that is determined to eat them all. William Dufris narrates this sci-fi saga with an impressive swagger. He growls like the Grik lizards and purrs with the female cat people, bringing a thrill of terror or pleasure to each. He gives each human character an accent appropriate to his or her purported home—whether it’s Alabama, Texas, the Bronx, or Japan. Anderson and Dufris work together to crank up the fun factor with great success. R.L.L. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

MAY 2009 - AudioFile