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Into the Storm: Destroyermen, Book I (Destroyermen) | 
 enlarge | Author: Taylor Anderson
Publisher: Roc Hardcover
Category: Book
List Price: $23.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 24722
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.5
ISBN: 0451462076
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780451462077
ASIN: 0451462076
Publication Date: June 3, 2008
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Product Description
The dawn of the Destroyermen an imaginative alternate history saga.
Pressed into service when World War II breaks out in the Pacific, the USS Walkera Great-War vintage four-stacker destroyerfinds itself in full retreat from pursuit by Japanese battleships. Its captain, Lieutenant Commander Matthew Patrick Reddy, knows that he and his crew are in dire straits. In desperation, he heads Walker into a squall, hoping it will give them coverand emerges somewhere else.
Familiar landmarks appear, but the water teems with monstrous, vicious fish. And there appear to be dinosaurs grazing on the plains of Bali. Gradually Matt and his crew must accept the fact that they are in an alternate worldand they are not alone. Humans have not evolved, but two other species have. And they are at war.
With its steam power and weaponry, the Walkers very existence could alter the balance of power. And for Matt and his crew, who have the means to turn a primitive war into a genocidal Armageddon, one thing becomes clear. They must decide whose side theyre on. Because whoever they choose to side with is the winner.
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 Great book September 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I loved this book. This is the first book and can't wait for the other books. If you like military sci-fi/alternate history this is a good book to buy. It is well worth your money.
this would make a good movie! September 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I can imagine this as either a movie for all ages or a kick a$$ bloody good thriller!
Great Fun!! July 29, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book so much, a little out of the norm of what I normally read, although I do read some fantasy and science fiction, but something about the description of this book caught my eye. It reminded me a little of James Rollins. I love James Rollins, but his books are like reading movies and kind of "out there" pretty unrealistic. But maybe that is why I enjoy them and I felt the same about this book. It was just good fun, I liked the characters, I liked that he used a World War Two setting, and I found the societies on the other side of that storm, really fun. Well, if you can call the Grik fun....anyway, this is a great book to spend some time with and I can't wait until the sequel.
 Non-Stop Fun! July 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Although I was torn between four stars and five, and ultimately gave it four, this is an excellent book that is highly recommended. There are precious few books that leave you disappointed when you're done reading them because there isn't more to read, but this is one of them.
Anderson is a gifted writer. The book is very readable; the story flows; the dialogue is first rate; and the plot is well-conceived with enough twists to keep it interesting without being outlandish.
Anderson has created a fascinating alternate world with two races of non-human sentient beings who are involved in a death struggle. Into this alien world falls an American destroyer from the Asiatic fleet in the early, desperate days of World War II. The use of an obsolete destroyer from the early 1940s was a great idea. No jets flying off a modern day aircraft carrier; just some modest sized guns on a beat-to-hell ship. Anderson does a nice job of filling in some details of the Lemurian society, which gives the book a realistic feel.
Why not five stars? A few reasons. The lemurs are intelligent, fair-minded, inquisitive and peaceful at heart. The Grik are evolved raptors who have gained intelligence but lost none of the viciousness that marked their ancient ancestors. They are the epitome of evil. That is perhaps not far-fetched, but it is rather predictable. There is virtually no description of Grik society other than they are evil killers. It isn't clear that they have language, although they clearly must. The only true criticism is that everything is a bit too convenient. Need oil? No problem. Just happen to have picked up an Australian oil engineer and there are two crew members who worked on the Texas oil rigs. Can't speak to the Lemurians? No problem. They can learn English in about a week. These are really minor criticisms, and don't really detract from the overall quality of the book.
Bottom line: Buy it. Read it. You'll enjoy it.
can hardly wait for Book II July 13, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
What a truely fantastic suprise!!! I talked about this book so much my father decided to read it too. He got very upset with about thirty to twenty pages to go. I asked why, and he told me he had figured out this book was part of a series, and now he would have to WAIT and WONDER as to the continuation and conclusion. I must say I agree with him. Very frustrating and exciting to be kept "on the hook" for several months. But in my opinion well worth the wait!!! Thank you Mr. Anderson.
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