Destroyermen Crusade, Taylor Anderson
Destroyermen Crusade, Taylor Anderson
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Destroyermen: Crusade

Author: Taylor Anderson

Narrator: William Dufris

Unabridged: 16 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/24/2008


Synopsis

Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy, along with the men and women of the U.S.S. Walker, have chosen sides in a war not of their making. They have allied with the Lemurians—a mammalian race whose peaceful existence is under attack from the warlike, reptilian Grik.

The Lemurians are vastly outnumbered and ignorant of warfare, and even the guns and technology of Walker cannot turn the tide of battle. Luckily, they are not alone. Reddy finally finds Mahan, the other destroyer that passed through the rift. Together, the two American ships will teach the Lemurians to fight and stand against the bloodthirsty Grik—or so they think.

For there is another vessel that does not belong on these strange seas—the massive Japanese battle cruiser Amagi, the very ship that Walker was fleeing from when the rift took them. Like Mahan, it followed them through. And now Amagi is in the hands of the Grik.

About Taylor Anderson

Taylor Anderson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Destroyermen series, including Straits of Hell, Deadly Shores, and Storm Surge. A gun maker and forensic ballistic archaeologist, Taylor has been a technical and dialogue consultant for movies and documentaries, and an award-winning member of the National Historical Honor Society and of the United States Field Artillery Association. 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles

The choices are to be or not to be Having learned the horrible truth about the pure evil and strength of the ancient enemy known as the Grik, the Americans and their Lemurian allies decide that their only chance for survival is a crusade to eliminate the Grik. The crusade is blessed with initial succ......more

Yes. I liked it. No, I'm not going to give you a lengthy description of the book because I don't believe I am the Roger Ebert of the literary world. This is what matters to me. 1. I enjoyed the book. 2. I don't regret the time I spent with it. 3. I wouldn't mind rereading/relistening to it at a later dat......more

In Crusade we rejoin Captain Reddy and the crew of the Walker. They have forged an alliance with the mammalian Lemurians against the predatorial, rapacious Grik. After saving the sea folk, the Humans and Lemurians turn to rescue the land-based Lemurians. A captured Grik ship leads them to believe an......more

What can I say here???? This is prime, number 1, grade A brain candy. No redeeming characteristics here...no deep literary meanings...no nuanced story-telling. This is the story of an obsolete WW1 destroyer and a destroyer escort (of the same age) thrown into a world of wooden ships, intelligent lem......more