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Other titles in the Destroyermen series:

  1. Into the Storm (Destroyermen #01)
  2. Into the Storm
  3. Crusade
  4. Maelstrom

Crusade: Destroyermen, Book II (Destroyermen #02)

by Taylor Anderson

Crusade: Destroyermen, Book II (Destroyermen #02) Cover

ISBN13: 9780451462305
ISBN10: 0451462300
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Publisher Comments:

The "gripping and riveting" (S. M. Stirling, author of The Scourge of God) Destroyermen saga continues.

Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy, along with the men and women of the USS Walker, have chosen sides in a war not of their making. Swept from the World War II Pacific into an alternate world, they have allied with the Lemurians — a mammalian race threatened by 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 make a stand. Or so they think.

For the massive Japanese battleship Amagi, the very ship that Walker was fleeing from when the rift took them, has followed them through. And now the Amagi is in the hands of the Grik.

Review:

"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." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Review:

"[E]ven better than the excellent Into the Storm....[M]ore of the best felinoids since Andre Norton at her best, more intelligent action, more skillful handling of a very large cast, and an obstinately maintained refusal to slow the pace." Booklist (Starred Review)

About the Author

Taylor Anderson has a master's degree in history and teaches that subject at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780451462305
Author:
Anderson, Taylor
Publisher:
Roc
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
World war, 1939-1945
Subject:
Time travel
Subject:
Science / General
Subject:
Science Fiction - Alternative History
Subject:
Science fiction
Copyright:
Series:
Destroyermen
Series Volume:
02
Publication Date:
October 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
388
Dimensions:
9.00x6.42x1.29 in. 1.32 lbs.

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