Distant Thunders: Destroyermen
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The fourth thrilling adventure in the Destroyermen series.
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 weird ship captained by one Commodore 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 fantastic 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’ 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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I loved the book very much. You will have to read the 3 additional books first, so you can delight in the tale line of Distant Thunders. I hope you delight in the book as much as I did.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
//Distant Thunders// is the fourth book in the Destroyermen alternate history series. The USS Walker and her crew have been transported to an alternate planet teeming with unidentifiable wildlife where humans have not evolved. The Americans have allied themselves with the cat-like Lemurians and are in a war against the aggressive reptile-like Grik. In this installment, the Alliance is recovering from a costly battle and attempting to start a peaceful relationship with newly met humans who are descended from Brits transported hundreds of years ago.
The main might of this book is the large cast of characters who are immediately engaging. Sorry to say, this is overshadowed by the frequently artificial dialogue and repetitive writing. This is an extremely slow-paced tale concerned more with the minutiae of the war machine and politics. There’s an underlying theme of paternalistic neocolonialism that is alternately appealing in relation to the social history of the transported Americans or slightly unsettling. Fans of the series will likely delight in re-visiting favorite characters and exploring more of this alternate planet. New readers might be place off by the slow pace but it may be worth a try for persons that delight in military history.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
Taylor Anderson has made a wonderful and appealing world and populated it with believable and feeling characters. His battle scenes can revel any additional writer in the military SF world. His first three books are keepers. That being said, Mr Anderson is, unforturnately, falling into the David Weber trap. He’s having to stretch his newest book by adding naritive, pages and pages of dull, unnessissary talking. I would sware by any of Mr Webers early books from the 90s, but his receint books are all talk and small show. It would be a terrible bring shame on to see this take place to the Destroymen books. Heed the warning signs, when your characters get together in a room and talk any and every theme to death. eg. Courtney explaining about additional people, through time, coming through additional Storms to the paralell world (page 350). nuff said.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
Taylor handed me the book after signing the additional three a few weeks ago. I hammered it in a week, which for me is a right tribute to it’s tale. I have permanently known Taylor to have a plain imagination to say the least but, this has gone beyond my understanding of the man. The level of detail is INSANE! If you like technical specificity of weapons of multiple centuries I reflect you will be reasonably satisfied. My father-in-law is now reading it so the next book needs to be on its way.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
For me, this was an keenly awaited continuation of the original Destroyermen series!
At the end of “Maelstrom” the U.S.S. Walker sank in the harbor of Ballkpan after sinking the japanese battlecruiser Amagi, and a massive land battle in which the Allies defeated a Grik invasion in an overwhelming manner. Rescue of Japanese Captain Kurokawa from the wreckage of the Amagi set the tone for the future of the conflict between the warring parties. Before long after the opening of “Distant Thunders” a flotilla of ships from the New Britain Navy appear and are searching for Princess Rebecca, daughter of the Governer of New Britain. This flotilla is led by Commodore Harvey Jenks, who appeared briefly in “Maelstrom.”
A fantastic deal of suspicion towards the Allies is demonstrated by Jenks, reinforced by his company “political officer” Billingsly. After some discussions, Jenks reluctantly agrees to accompany Captain Matthew Reddy on an exploratory voyage to Arryal to determine the movements and strategy of the Grik; Billingsly meantime is hatching a plot to abduct the Princess.
Meanwhile, we are treated to development of aircraft, steam engines, salvage of the wrecked Amagi, and repairs to the Walker as the expedition prepares to sally into the world. Another smaller expedition is formed to attemt salvage of the S-19 in the Fill-Pin lands. Slowly Jenks becomes an ally as a replacement for of a skeptical enemy, as he observes the actions of the Lemurian Allies in combat, and observing the manner in which the Grik have treated their enemies.
Billingsly succeeds in snatching Princess Rebecca and Lieutenant Tucker, but has Chief Dennis Silva to deal with. As we have learned in the 3 previous novels: Billingsly is in TROUBLE! Unlike the previous novels the conclusion is a “cliff-hanger.”
Well crafted and appealing. A fantastic read–5 stars, lacking question.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5