Maelstrom (Destroyermen Series #3)

by Taylor Anderson

Overview

The spectacular alternate military history saga continues in the third novel in the New York Times bestselling Destroyermen series... 

Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy, along with the men and women of the battleship Walker, are once again at war. Having sided with the peaceful Lemurians against the savage, reptilian Grik, they now find themselves scrambling to prepare for the attack that is sure to come. Meanwhile, the Japanese juggernaut Amagi, also trapped in this strange world, is under Grik control. Soon, they will have amassed a force that no amount of fire-power and technology will be able to stop. Reddy, his crew, his allies, and his loved ones face annihilation. But if there is one thing they have learned about their new world, it is that hope-and help-may just be over the horizon...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780451462824
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/06/2010
Series:	Destroyermen Series , #3
Pages:	432
Sales rank:	267,614
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.

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

Bringing all guns to bear, Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Reddy (now Supreme Commander by acclamation after the events of 2008's Crusade), trapped in an alternate dimension with the crew of the WWII destroyer USS Walker, must unite and lead a coalition of displaced American sailors and native, pacifist Lemurians against the raptorlike Grik and their Japanese allies, who possess a more modern battle cruiser. To defeat the Invincible Swarm, the Walker braves the perils of the deep seas, where "mountain fish" threaten to swallow the ship whole. Anderson adds friendly Grik and the descendants of previously displaced humans to the mix of tense battles against impossible odds and close observations of how warriors and weapons perform under stress. Experienced military SF readers will enjoy the attention to technical and historical detail while likely forgiving the occasional bout of melodrama. (Feb.)

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Publishers Weekly

American and Japanese soldiers find themselves continuing WWII on a "twisted, alien Earth," with cat and insect people joining the fray. The third in a series, MAELSTROM starts in the midst of the war. William Dufris puts life—and voices that have a ring of familiarity—into the stock characters, making them believable as soldiers in a bizarre situation. His performance adds to a sense of wonder in the first half of the novel as the alien world is established and explored. The freshness of the first half evaporates as the fighting begins. At this point, the book becomes just another war yarn. The action can get bloody, so expect some graphic descriptions. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

AUGUST 2010 - AudioFile