Crusade

Destroyermen, Book 2

By: Taylor Anderson

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy, along with the men and women of the USS Walker, have chosen sides in a war not of their making. They have allied with the Lemurians - a mammalian race whose peaceful existence is under attack from 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 fight and stand against the bloodthirsty Grik - or so they think.

For there is another vessel that does not belong on these strange seas - the massive Japanese battle cruiser Amagi, the very ship that Walker was fleeing from when the rift took them. Like Mahan, it followed them through. And now Amagi is in the hands of the Grik.

Battle stations! Listen to more in the Destroyermen series.

©2008 Taylor Anderson (P)2008 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Dramatic.... 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)
"Even better than the excellent Into the Storm." --( Booklist Starred Review)

It Gets Better!!!

Book two is even better then the first one!!

Picking Up Steam!

Taylor Anderson is back with his second book in his Destroyermen series. With book two Anderson seems to have worked out his "pace" problem from book one. He still gets a little too indepth with the battles and dialogue during the battles, which tends to weigh on the action sections, but he has improved dramatically from book one. He holds true to the plot line of alternate realities and does a fantastic job of filling out his "native" species that his Destroyermen must interact with. An improved book from book one and compelling all the same.

William Dufris hits his stride in book two and shows why he has as many books on Audible as he does. Gone is the slight hesitation and over emphesising during the battles and his character development via vocal performance is superb. He brings Anderson's creation to life and breathes the wind into the sails of imagination.

The other side of the coin is revealed

What made the experience of listening to Crusade the most enjoyable?

The way the narrator is able to keep the personality of each character separate, so as to easily identify them, he adds traits that I myself would likely add had I been reading instead of listening to the Audio book

What did you like best about this story?

The dynamic at the inter-species relationships, both diplomatic and platonic. The revelations about the mind behind the global menace that is the Grik

Which scene was your favorite?

Revenge setting sail and valiantly attacking the Grik head on.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Walker's silent stalking of Amagi in the pitch black night of the ocean.

decent military fantasy story

enjoyed first book quite a lot. cost of these on Kindle is extremely high. had credits so got book 2 on audible.

Still like story, developing well. great characters, strong adventure and constant twists and turns.

Good fun to read or listen to, just a bit costly.

we love this series

we have been listening to this series for many years. awesome on road trips, esp with the option to download in case of spotty connection. now we are listening to it a second time. just as good

Fantastic Again!

Loved it! William Dufris gives the right voice to Taylor Andersons tale of action and adventure!

A simply masterful story, incredibly well-told

This is a melding of history and sci-fi, yet it is done so incredibly well it feels absolutely real. of course, it helps that one of the masters of the audiobook world, William DuFris, is the narrator. He gives such a thorough impression of the characters, and the kind of variety necessary to tell this tale is mind-boggling. Yet, without calling attention to himself, Dufris lays out the story in an astounding fashion. This was just a dynamite audiobook, and I look forward to the next part of the story.

Excellent Listen

At first I passed over this book series, because the plot did not catch my interest: Old Destroyer even by WWII standards, Alternate world, primitive people/monkeys ----- BUT I was wrong! This book and its narrator turned out to be very exciting and a page turner in a audible way. Obviously, I enjoyed both books so far in this series, but I thought this one was better than the first. Maybe it's just because characters grow on you. Looking forward to the next book!

Surprisingly enjoyable

It is important to listen to this series in order but anyone that enjoys; action, war, naval or fantasy books should find this series an absolute delight.

More Interesting than a Movie

I would sit and listen to this over a lot of other shows. Good read!?