Firestorm

Destroyermen, Book 6

By: Taylor Anderson

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy and the crew of the USS Walker find themselves caught between the nation they swore to defend and the allies they promised to protect. For even as the Allies and the Empire of New Britain Isles stand united against the attacks of both the savage Grik and the tenacious Japanese, the "Holy Dominion" - a warped mixture of human cultures whose lust for power overshadows even the Grik - is threatening to destroy them both with a devastating weapon neither can withstand.

Battle stations! Listen to more in the Destroyermen series.

©2010 Taylor Anderson. (P)2011 Tantor

Ship Ahoy

Nice to see the Dame famine coming to an end and that the New British Empire will be allies. The Grik are certainly getting more threatening and their new Technology will make the future far more uncertain for the Allies!

Things are really getting hot war both fronts

What did you love best about Firestorm?

I enjoyed the action both on the sea battles and the land battles

Who was your favorite character and why?

Too many to pick just one Dennis is a character but they are all interesting

What does William Dufris bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Without a doubt Mr Dufris is one of the greatest readers around I enjoyed all of his books so far
Keep up the great work

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Both reactions made the book that must a pleasure to enjoy

Any additional comments?

Look forward to the next one

Highly entertaining.

It's quite obvious that Mr Anderson knows his history, gunsmithing, and Navy protocol. He is also a more- than-capable writer. A basic trade-craft skill many of the current generation lack.

Not buying any more until the last one is done

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

That's hard to say. I like the book so far, but since the narrative just keeps going and going seemingly without end, I don't know if I would be on the hook if it just starts to drag on and on and on and eventually sucks.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

No spoilers possible. There isn't an ending yet. None of the books sufficiently wraps things up, it's just one long story that is still going.

What about William Dufris’s performance did you like?

As always, Dufris has a good feel for his characters and puts a great deal of energy into his reading.

Any additional comments?

My sincere hope is that this series, though it started very well does not just continue until all of the magic is gone (like American TV, the goal is to stay on until it sucks bad enough to cancel).

Great Series

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

Gripping story line

Who was your favorite character and why?

All

Which character – as performed by William Dufris – was your favorite?

All the Limurians and Denis Silva

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

had a few sneakers

Any additional comments?

This series rivals David Drake's RCN Series

Possibly the Best in the Series

Absolutely remarkable story, filled with drama, adventure, and character development that surpass even the best books I'll be to this point. I love this authors work and every single addition in this epic has been better than the last, but this definitely takes the cake.

Fantasy mixed with seeming Non-Fiction

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

The author is consistent with allowing an equal measure of success by the allies but random acts of defeat by the evil empires they fight. Mixed in is a creative use of US Military might circa 1950. The story if fun almost seems real at times!!

If you’ve listened to books by Taylor Anderson before, how does this one compare?

This was book 6 in the series...I have listened to them all! And will listen to the remaining ones to see if the epic battle will end all conflict. At times I want to see it made into a movie or tv series and then I would rather the imagery to stay with the book.

What about William Dufris’s performance did you like?

I love this audio actor. Different voices, lots of expression...you can almost see the facial expression of the characters as he reads their parts.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

no laugh no cry but I think I may have done a fist pump or two after successful campaigns

Win, or perish.

Would you listen to Firestorm again? Why?

The story once again heats up dramatically as we see the strife between the tyrannical Holy Dominion which spans the west coast of the Americas in this alternate Earth as it seeks to purify the 'heretics' of the New Britain Empire and their newly forged allies of Matthew Reddy and crew.
Meanwhile the out of sight Grik have new weapons at hand thanks to the their own Japanese alliance.

Strong Series

Would you consider the audio edition of Firestorm to be better than the print version?

Each book is around 15-16 hours which sounds long. It's not. The time passes quickly and then it is over which is disappointing. Anderson could have kept going and I would have kept listening.

When a series reaches this point, they usually drag. Not much new happens and characters get confusing. This series stays interesting with surprises when you thought there could not have been any more.

So many enemies have been introduced though, it is tough to see how our intrepid good guys/women led by CPT Reddy are going to prevail.

Keep writing Mr. Anderson. We are waiting for the next installment.

A smashin good read and an excellent performance

It has been my experience that some series suffer from drag. This book is even more high paced that the earlier ones. The books keep getting better and better, more story lines, unexpected twist, triumphs mixed with defeats. Taylor does an excellent job of blending a wonderful concept with the lives and experiences of his characters. What a purely exciting story. Has me longing for the next one already.