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Destroyermen: Distant Thunders
Written by Taylor Anderson
Narrated by William Dufris
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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After the battle in which the men of the destroyer Walker and their Lemurian allies repelled the savage Grik, Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy is shocked by the arrival of a strange ship captained by one Commaner Jenks of the New Britain Imperial Navy-an island-nation populated by the descendants of British East Indiamen swept through the rift centuries before.
With the Walker undergoing repairs, Reddy already has a great deal on his hands. For the Grik will return, and Reddy will need all hands on deck to fight them off when they next attack. But Jenks's uncertain loyalties make Reddy question whether he can trust the man.
As tension between the Allies and the Imperials mount, Reddy will come to realize that his suspicions are not misplaced-and that a greater danger than the Grik is closer than he ever suspected.
With the Walker undergoing repairs, Reddy already has a great deal on his hands. For the Grik will return, and Reddy will need all hands on deck to fight them off when they next attack. But Jenks's uncertain loyalties make Reddy question whether he can trust the man.
As tension between the Allies and the Imperials mount, Reddy will come to realize that his suspicions are not misplaced-and that a greater danger than the Grik is closer than he ever suspected.
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Destroyermen: Into the Storm Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Destroyermen: Distant Thunders Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Destroyermen: Crusade Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Destroyermen: Maelstrom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Destroyermen: Firestorm Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Destroyermen: Rising Tides Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Destroyermen: Iron Gray Sea Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Destroyermen: Storm Surge Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Destroyermen: Straits of Hell Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Destroyermen: Deadly Shores Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Devil's Due Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Destroyermen: Blood in the Water Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5River of Bones Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pass of Fire Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winds of Wrath Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
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Reviews for Destroyermen
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24 ratings7 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It wasn't just during WWI that the Time storm struck. The British East Indiamen have been in this world longer and they have adapted differently than the Destroyermen. As human beings, are we a better race than the Lemurians... not necessarily based on the story Taylor Anderson tells. And are all the evil Grik, all evil?
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5.enjoyed this book worth a listen good series all around
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Book 4 in the Destroyermen series continues to engage the reader. New characters emerge and a few of the old characters are enhanced. Silva, for example, becomes a central character who impacts events. New alliances and antagonists emerge while the old "Grik" bad guys continue in the background. Can't wait for Book 5.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The weakest book in the series (although still not bad). Many of the incidents (repairing the beached sub, finding the, well, something, in the jungle, etc.) are obviously setups for later books. One part of a major plot point is resolved but another left hanging in true Edgar Rice Burroughs fashion. If you are a fan of the series (as I am) you will enjoy meeting the continuing characters (and the Walker)again but this is not a place for a newcomer to dip in.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5After the defeat of the Amagi and the first wave of the Grik the Walker is layed up for repairs. But the Princesses British show up and all is not how it seems. Can the crew of the Walker and the Lemurians stand against the odds? An excellent read. A real page turner.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Moves the plot along nicely while upping the stakes with potential new enemies.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Distant Thunder is the fourth novel in Taylor Anderson’s Destroyermen series, but the first I’ve read. In summary, a WWII destroyer working the Pacific near Indonesia is caught in a storm that deposits it in another dimension. The earth-like environment they steam into has followed a different evolutionary path. There are numerous sentient species, but the humans, brought there across a broad spectrum of time, are not native.Where this novel picks up, the native cat and lizard people have, with the help of the American destroyer crew, thwart an invasion by a lizard people who breed like bugs and eat other lifeforms. The lizard people have been assisted by Japanese sailors (who are at war with the Americans) who’ve shared their technology and training, both of which this world lacked.It’s a thrilling story with political plots and sub-plots, great characters and a goal – the elimination of the species of lizards that eat people. They set out to do this by building a coalition of the various species, setting in motion cultural clashes and rapid modernization.I enjoyed Taylor’s writing and the theme such that I purchased the sequel to this. I’ve got the seventh novel in the series and may well purchase the original three so I can see how the story developed from day one.One of the best fantasy novels I’ve read.