The thirteen books in the series so far are into the storm, crusade, maelstrom, distant thunders, rising tides, firestorm, iron gray sea, storm surge, deadly shores, straits of hell, blood in the water, devils due, and river of bones. Now, lieutenant commander matthew reddy, the crew of uss walker, and their allies battle an evergrowing host of enemies across the globe in a desperate battle for freedom war has engulfed theother earth. Pressed into service when world war ii breaks out in the pacific, the uss walkera greatwar vintage fourstacker destroyerfinds itself in full retreat from pursuit by japanese battleships. Nov 19, 2016 lets keep this post alive and hope wg and mr. Hell, make all four of her main battery guns dualpurpose, and the defensive fire consumable while theyre at it. Destroyermen audiobooks listen to the full series audible. Time is running out for the grand human and lemurian alliance. Pressed into service when world war ii breaks out want to read. The author of the destroyermen series, taylor anderson, opted to use uss walker because of her limited wartime service record. Destroyermen is a longrunning alternate history series by taylor anderson. The destroyermen series is a series of alternate history books, written by american writer and historian taylor anderson. Its been done before, but hopefully, ive done right by the old girl. In taylor anderson s acclaimed destroyermen series, a parallel universe adds an extraordinary layer to the drama of world war ii, as lieutenant commander matthew reddy and the crew of uss walker, cast into that alternate earth, continue to fight the war that rages across the globe. The destroyermen series is a series of historical fiction novels written by the well known american novelist and historian, taylor anderson.
Pressed into service when world war ii breaks out in the pacific, the us walkera great warera destroyerfinds itself retreating from pursuing japanese battleships. Barely surviving a battle with a japanese battlecruiser, walker and her crew pass through a squall to an alternate earth where they must triumph over a new evil, much more vast and vile than the japanese could ever be. The series deals with the adventures of the crew members of the uss walker, a four stacker destroyer and the japanese battleship called the amagi. Pass of fire after being transported to a strange alternate earth, matt reddy and the crew of the uss walker have learned desperate times call for desperate measures, in the return to the new york times bestselling destroyermen series. Destroyermen, book ii and millions of other books are available for instant access.
So far, the battles have been onesided, with reddy and his crew easily destroying the wooden grik ships. The destroyermen is a series of alternate history novels by american novelist taylor anderson. Now, lieutenant commander matthew reddy, the crew of the uss walker, and their allies battle an evergrowing host of enemies across the globe in a desperate battle for freedom. Please feel free to email us with any and all information you have on the ship as well as the crews. After being swept from the world war ii pacific into an alternate world, lieutenant commander mat. Reddy and his crew have allied themselves with the lemurians in their war against the grik. Walker from year books and photos to favorite memories while you served aboard her. Destroyermen uss walker tier iii premium ship proposal sign in to follow. During battle, the uss walker ends up into a portal to an alternate earth. Uss walker was used in the destroyermen series by taylor anderson. After being swept from the world war ii pacific into an alternate world, lieutenant commander matthew patrick reddy and the crew of the uss walker have allied with the peaceful lemurians in their struggle against the warlike. But with the walker in desperate need of repairs just as the griks first general is. In taylor andersons acclaimed destroyermen series, a parallel universe adds an extraordinary layer to the drama of world war ii. Matthew reddy and the crew of the uss walker in this dramatic sequel to 2008s into the st.
Jun 24, 2016 the destroyermen series continues from the new york times bestselling author of straits of hell. Nov 19, 2016 and as a longtime fan of the destroyermen series, i wholeheartedly support the inclusion of uss walker as a tier iii premium dd. Matt reddy and his sailors have fought, bled, and died for their lemurian friends and other allies from across time. Also, most art of the ship has been done with the ensign on the foremast. Into the storm destroyermen taylor anderson 0451462378 9780451462374 pressed into service when world war ii breaks out in the pacific, the us walker. Here, wwii is no longer raging, and reddy and his crew have been trying to find a new place for themselves in this strange new world.
The ambitious, longplanned raid on the grik empire has grown dangerously ill defined. The books chronicle the adventures of the crews of the destroyer uss walker dd163 and the japanese battlecruiser amagi, in the early stages of the war in the pacific during world war ii, being transported to an alternate earth. Now, lieutenant commander matthew reddy, the crew of uss walker, and their allies battle an evergrowing host of enemies across the globe in a desperate battle for freedom. Destroyermen 6 taylor andersonfirestorm is the sixth book in taylor andersons destroyermen series about the wwii navy warship uss walker that was hurled into an alternate earth during an electrical storm. Matt reddy and the crew of the asiatic fleet destroyer uss walker have been trying to find their place in a strange new worldonly to now face a gamechanging conspiracy. Taylor anderson is the new york times bestselling author of the destroyermen series, including straits of hell, deadly shores, and storm surge. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read into the storm. Matt reddy and the crew of the dimensionally misplaced uss walker continue pushing their bronze age allies, the lemurians, through the industrial revolution to take the war to the invading reptilian grik.
After being swept from the world war ii pacific into an alternate world, lieutenant commander matthew patrick reddy and the crew of the uss walker have allied with the peaceful. The skies explode in this thrilling alternate history novel in taylor andersons new york times bestselling destroyermen series. Uss walker was based off of the wickes class destroyer with the same name. After the terrible battle between the men of the destroyer uss walker and their lemurian allies against the savage grik, lieutenant commander matthew reddy is shocked by the arrival of a strange ship captained by commodore jenks of the new britain imperial. If you didnt know that, you should probably stop here and go back to read the first book, into the storm, and the subsequent. Ever since the uss walker came from another world war to defy the terrifying grik and.
Oct, 2019 the destroyermen is the name of the series that began back in 2008 with into the storm and now numbers 14 installments and counting. After entering this different world in book one, the battle between the lemurains and grik continues in crusade. Somewhat aided by the paddlewheel steam frigates of new. The uss walker and her sister, the uss mahan, are obsolete 4stack destroyers, but in this world, they are the most powerful ships afloat. Commander matt reddy and his crew are afraid it may finally be the end of the uss walker. The destroyermen series revolves around a dilapidated world war iera destroyer, uss walker dd163, and her crew.
Uss walkera great warera destroyerfinds itself in full retreat. Destroyermen uss walker tier iii premium ship proposal. Aug 24, 2016 this is the uss walker from the destroyermen series of books. The destroyermen series continues from the new york times bestselling author of straits of hell. Rebuilding after the shipshattering climax of 2009s maelstrom, capt. Stirling, author of the scourge of god destroyermen saga continues. A gunmaker and forensic ballistic archaeologist, taylor has been a technical and dialogue consultant for movies and documentaries, and an awardwinning member of the national historical honor society and of the united states field artillery association. In that first book, anderson introduced us to the crew of the fictional uss walker, a wwivintage fourstacker that gets.
Destroyermen, book i ebook written by taylor anderson. Jun 01, 2010 the skies explode in this thrilling alternate history novel in taylor andersons new york times bestselling destroyermen series. In the books, walker and her sister ship uss mahan are pursued by superior japanese naval forces after the battle of the java sea and seek refuge in a squall. Destroyermen ever since the uss walker came from another world war to defy the terrifying grik and diabolical dominion, matt reddy and his crew have given their all to protect the oppressed lemurians. Destroyermen uss walker tier iii premium ship proposal theme. But with the walker in desperate need of repairs just as the griks first general is poised to strike, reddy is desperate.
Now, lieutenant commander matthew reddy, the crew of uss walker, and their allies battle an evergrowing host of enemies across the globe. This earth is relatively the same geographically as the one they left, but evolution took a different turn eons ago. Barely surviving a battle with a japanese battlecruiser, walker and her crew pass through a squall to an alternate earth where they must triumph over a new evil, much more vast and vile than the japanese could ever be anyone wishing to help on this wiki is welcome to help. Matt reddy and the crew of the uss walker are positioned to push the line of battle to the breaking point on an alternate earth, in the thrilling return to the new york times bestselling destroyermen series. The series is about the crew of a destroyer warship during world war ii. In the pacific, as uss walker is repaired and updated after a previous. After being transported to a strange alternate earth, matt reddy and the crew of the uss walker have learned desperate times call for desperate measures, in the return to the new york times bestselling destroyermen series. The series comprises of a total of ten books published between the years 2008 and 2015. After the terrible battle between the men of the destroyer uss walker and their lemurian allies against the savage grik, lieutenant commander matthew reddy is shocked by the arrival of a strange ship captained by commodore jenks of the new britain imperial navyan. And as a longtime fan of the destroyermen series, i wholeheartedly support the inclusion of uss walker as a tier iii premium dd. Blood in the water destroyermen by taylor anderson taylor andersons enthralling new york times bestselling series of alternate history continues as gamechanging revelations upend the grand alliance in a potentially cataclysmic war. Commissioned on january 31, 1919, dd163 got underway to escort the uss george washington. Ive reread this series every time a new book is announced though to be fair i did pick it up when it was 7 books strong.
The destroyermen is the name of the series that began back in 2008 with into the storm and now numbers 14 installments and counting. Its captain, lieutenant commander matthew patrick reddy, knows. Dd163 uss walker 1944 rebuild by loupy59 on deviantart. The series centers around the crew of uss walker, a world war ii destroyer who are catapulted to an alternate world after a disastrous allied defeat at java. Anderson come to an agreement of sorts if they ever meet at the bargaining table. Ever since their ship was transported to another world, and they became embroiled in a deadly conflict between the lemurians and the vicious grik, the walker has been taking a pounding. Commissioned on january 31, 1919, dd163 got underway to escort the uss george washington, a transport returning from europe with president woodrow wilson onboard. New york times bestselling author taylor andersons phenomenal series of alternate history continues as the crew of the uss walker battle old enemies in a new world. This is the uss walker from the destroyermen series of books. If one is familiar with the series, the reader may recall that some of the books are links in the chain that fill the gaps in the story. Only matthew reddy, commander of the old destroyer uss walker, seems focused on the original intent.