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Destroyermen #8
Storm Surge
In the Pacific, as USS Walker is repaired and updated after a previous battle and Matt Reddy is healing from his wounds, planning begins for a bold raid on the very heart of the Grik Empire.
But time is running out for the Alliance army in Indiaa, and the Allied forces in the west must gather in an unprecedented land, air, and sea campaign to destroy the mighty Grik battle fleet and break through to their relief. All other plans go on hold when the attempt proves more difficult—and more heartbreakingly costly—than anyone imagined.
Meanwhile, the struggle continues on other fronts near and far: in the jungles of Borno in distant southern Africa and in the Americas, where the Allies are finally learning the terrible truth about the twisted Dominion.
The Alliance is on the offensive everywhere, but their enemies have a few surprises, including new weaponry and new tactics… and a stunning geographic advantage that Reddy never suspected.
Until now.
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March 20, 2020
One of the most entertaining volumes of the series
The war is definitely headed global with new allies and potential allies. The Republic of Real People in South Africa with an incredible assortment of species, races and ethnic groups living in a sort of constitutional monarchy under a Lemurian kaiser is apparently the most enthusiastic of the newly met people. The group sprung from the WWI and post - WWI Czech Legion is probably the most unexpected and improbable Grik haters. The United States of North America the most mysterious and least know but apparently implacable enemy of the Dominion.
New technology, tactics and weapons are added by both the Grik and the Alliance. The irrepressible, sometimes irreverent and formerly irresponsible Denis Silva, a brilliant literary creation, continues in the "hero business." I enjoyed this volume even more than most of the others.
The war is definitely headed global with new allies and potential allies. The Republic of Real People in South Africa with an incredible assortment of species, races and ethnic groups living in a sort of constitutional monarchy under a Lemurian kaiser is apparently the most enthusiastic of the newly met people. The group sprung from the WWI and post - WWI Czech Legion is probably the most unexpected and improbable Grik haters. The United States of North America the most mysterious and least know but apparently implacable enemy of the Dominion.
New technology, tactics and weapons are added by both the Grik and the Alliance. The irrepressible, sometimes irreverent and formerly irresponsible Denis Silva, a brilliant literary creation, continues in the "hero business." I enjoyed this volume even more than most of the others.
July 16, 2017
This entire series has been a solid four stars for me. This book fits into many genres. While I enjoy sci-fi, I can't say I seek out alternate histories or even war books for that matter, but these books have been a pleasant surprise. The wonderful narrator makes my listening experience even more enjoyable. I love all of his voices.
There are a lot of different characters in this series so sometimes it is a little chaotic to keep track of, but they are memorable and wonderfully drawn. I also like all of the different threads that are woven in. This series has never been boring.
There are a lot of different characters in this series so sometimes it is a little chaotic to keep track of, but they are memorable and wonderfully drawn. I also like all of the different threads that are woven in. This series has never been boring.
August 19, 2013
Eighth in the Destroyermen military science fiction fantasy existing in an alternate universe as the World War II crews cope with a different kind of war.
My Take
I consider this a bridge story, and it's a game of waiting. Waiting for improvements to weapons, ships, and personnel who need to heal. A dangerous game of waiting as too many are under siege. Anderson really knows how to keep the tension on, although this particular story is not as dramatic as the earlier ones. Mostly, I suspect, due to its bridging qualities as Anderson positions the world, prepping for the big push with new allies and new weapons as they go up against an increasingly superior Grik force and too many unknowns in the Dominion. Be prepared...you will find it most difficult to stop reading!
Herring's attitude is so stupidly superior, especially for a man who has never seen combat let alone had to command. Just about every word out of his mouth is snark, sarcasm, and demeaning. Can you tell I hate him? I do wonder if he's undercover for one of the Alliance's enemies! AND, he's been influencing Adar on a weapon of which Matt disapproves.
Petey, Rebecca's pet, provides comic relief. A good thing as I could use some relief from Herring's superiority! I did enjoy the first meeting between Matt and Herring. Herring is so not prepared for Matt.
Although at the end, I think Anderson had Herring give in too easily. Makes me wonder what he's up to. Me? I wanna take him out back and smack him around. Although, Matt does inadvertently prove his own point.
It's an interesting allusion to how Britain treated its American colonies and the "Honorable" New Britain Company. One and the same, too busy protecting and enriching itself to consider how their actions impact their clients, their country, or their allies.
The merging of the 'Cats and the humans is gorgeous with Adar seeing Letts as a son and 'Cats who are even more inventive than humans. Such a dramatic contrast from the Grik---their healers' title is Chooser of meats. Yuck…!
Whoooaaa, Halik has been greatly influenced by Niwa and is changing all sorts of things about Grik battle. And this is just the start! Look out Kurokawa...hee-heeeee….
I love how thoroughly Anderson takes us into this world. It's not just the appearances, but the attention to detail on manners, cultural mores, the uniforms, the music, the differences and similarities between the species---all with a shared goal. I do have to wonder what inspired Anderson AND what influenced the Dominion religion. It sounds so like a vicious blend of Catholicism and Mayan religions. I am curious as to whether Anderson will ever reveal how the two got so twisted!
The Story
For the Alliance, it's a game of waiting and fretful healing. Waiting for improvements to weapons, ships, and healing personnel. A dangerous game of waiting as too many are under siege. And it opens with a baseball game, a game at which the Cats excel! A win which helps offset the spirit of defeat hanging over Walker's crew and the unknown fate of the Hidoiame.
Both Walker and Reddy are healing, frustrated for they are desperate to bring relief to Alden and Safir where they're besieged by the Grik army. And Matt has thought up a dangerous plan which might turn the war or see them all dead. A plan he will have to push through an increasingly belligerent Herring and a fretful Adar.
Meanwhile, Jenks and Second Fleet are chomping at the bit as they prepare to attack the Dominion against unknown odds while Fred and Kari are on the run, the Doms at their heels.
And there's Kurokawa's influence, his knowledge which has provided the Grik with better battleships, zeppelins, weapons. We can only hope the Grik realize what a snake they are sheltering.
Worse, both enemies of the Alliance learn of each other...although the Alliance does have two secret missions in hand: Commander Greg Garrett in one direction and the Corps of Discovery in another.
The Characters
See my blog post for the full cast of characters (it's too long for GR).
The Cover
The cover is a world war on an alternate world with fighter planes diving on destroyers, smoke filling the sky, and gun flashes lighting up the waves. It's grimy and colorful, and you can almost smell the gunpowder.
The title is the war. It's a Storm Surge of battle.
My Take
I consider this a bridge story, and it's a game of waiting. Waiting for improvements to weapons, ships, and personnel who need to heal. A dangerous game of waiting as too many are under siege. Anderson really knows how to keep the tension on, although this particular story is not as dramatic as the earlier ones. Mostly, I suspect, due to its bridging qualities as Anderson positions the world, prepping for the big push with new allies and new weapons as they go up against an increasingly superior Grik force and too many unknowns in the Dominion. Be prepared...you will find it most difficult to stop reading!
Herring's attitude is so stupidly superior, especially for a man who has never seen combat let alone had to command. Just about every word out of his mouth is snark, sarcasm, and demeaning. Can you tell I hate him? I do wonder if he's undercover for one of the Alliance's enemies! AND, he's been influencing Adar on a weapon of which Matt disapproves.
Petey, Rebecca's pet, provides comic relief. A good thing as I could use some relief from Herring's superiority! I did enjoy the first meeting between Matt and Herring. Herring is so not prepared for Matt.
"He blinked humility, as he'd learned to do."
Although at the end, I think Anderson had Herring give in too easily. Makes me wonder what he's up to. Me? I wanna take him out back and smack him around. Although, Matt does inadvertently prove his own point.
It's an interesting allusion to how Britain treated its American colonies and the "Honorable" New Britain Company. One and the same, too busy protecting and enriching itself to consider how their actions impact their clients, their country, or their allies.
The merging of the 'Cats and the humans is gorgeous with Adar seeing Letts as a son and 'Cats who are even more inventive than humans. Such a dramatic contrast from the Grik---their healers' title is Chooser of meats. Yuck…!
Whoooaaa, Halik has been greatly influenced by Niwa and is changing all sorts of things about Grik battle. And this is just the start! Look out Kurokawa...hee-heeeee….
I love how thoroughly Anderson takes us into this world. It's not just the appearances, but the attention to detail on manners, cultural mores, the uniforms, the music, the differences and similarities between the species---all with a shared goal. I do have to wonder what inspired Anderson AND what influenced the Dominion religion. It sounds so like a vicious blend of Catholicism and Mayan religions. I am curious as to whether Anderson will ever reveal how the two got so twisted!
The Story
For the Alliance, it's a game of waiting and fretful healing. Waiting for improvements to weapons, ships, and healing personnel. A dangerous game of waiting as too many are under siege. And it opens with a baseball game, a game at which the Cats excel! A win which helps offset the spirit of defeat hanging over Walker's crew and the unknown fate of the Hidoiame.
Both Walker and Reddy are healing, frustrated for they are desperate to bring relief to Alden and Safir where they're besieged by the Grik army. And Matt has thought up a dangerous plan which might turn the war or see them all dead. A plan he will have to push through an increasingly belligerent Herring and a fretful Adar.
Meanwhile, Jenks and Second Fleet are chomping at the bit as they prepare to attack the Dominion against unknown odds while Fred and Kari are on the run, the Doms at their heels.
And there's Kurokawa's influence, his knowledge which has provided the Grik with better battleships, zeppelins, weapons. We can only hope the Grik realize what a snake they are sheltering.
Worse, both enemies of the Alliance learn of each other...although the Alliance does have two secret missions in hand: Commander Greg Garrett in one direction and the Corps of Discovery in another.
The Characters
See my blog post for the full cast of characters (it's too long for GR).
The Cover
The cover is a world war on an alternate world with fighter planes diving on destroyers, smoke filling the sky, and gun flashes lighting up the waves. It's grimy and colorful, and you can almost smell the gunpowder.
The title is the war. It's a Storm Surge of battle.
October 30, 2019
Oh my god, Anderson, will you please RESOLVE SOMETHING?!
This is the first Destroyermen book I didn't buy and I'm glad of that decision. The scenes that I merely liked were few and far between. There were scenes I was bored by and scenes that I absolutely loved. The whole sequence of the giant-sized Dennis Silva, Lawrence the Lizard and Abel Cook on their Corps of Discovery journey was spectacular. I would have happily read an entire book about that adventure. The book's money shot comes from that part, too, with Silva & Co. standing atop a dead dinosaur fending off hordes of the Grik. Amazing. If they weren't so married to the ship motif for the covers, that would've been the cover.
Likewise, the escape from the bloody (not the British epithet, actually blood-soaked) Dominion by our pilot POWS Kari the Lemurian and the teenager Fred Reynolds with the assistance of the mysterious Captain Anson... again, could've read a whole book about that.
The talk of battle plans and strategerifisms... snoresville. Even the action on the seas with our supposed main characters was boring as hell. I couldn't wait to get away from Captain Reddy and the USS Walker and get back to the action of Pete Alden versus Grik General Halik as their armies slugged it out. (The resolution of THAT part of the book was actually interesting, but it was a minor thing in the overall plot.)
What we're left with is a couple more mysteries and all the main players still on the board. They lost a few pawns and a couple Rooks, but all the big chess pieces are still in play.
Surely there's a way to solve some of these large conflicts and remove some kings from the table, only to reveal more waiting in the wings.
If you liked the previous installments, you'll probably like this one, despite some of the deus ex machina nonsense. (There was no reason for Silva and Larry the Lizard to go back to Walker, for instance. They were better on the Corps.) So yeah, read it; just don't bother buying it.
This is the first Destroyermen book I didn't buy and I'm glad of that decision. The scenes that I merely liked were few and far between. There were scenes I was bored by and scenes that I absolutely loved. The whole sequence of the giant-sized Dennis Silva, Lawrence the Lizard and Abel Cook on their Corps of Discovery journey was spectacular. I would have happily read an entire book about that adventure. The book's money shot comes from that part, too, with Silva & Co. standing atop a dead dinosaur fending off hordes of the Grik. Amazing. If they weren't so married to the ship motif for the covers, that would've been the cover.
Likewise, the escape from the bloody (not the British epithet, actually blood-soaked) Dominion by our pilot POWS Kari the Lemurian and the teenager Fred Reynolds with the assistance of the mysterious Captain Anson... again, could've read a whole book about that.
The talk of battle plans and strategerifisms... snoresville. Even the action on the seas with our supposed main characters was boring as hell. I couldn't wait to get away from Captain Reddy and the USS Walker and get back to the action of Pete Alden versus Grik General Halik as their armies slugged it out. (The resolution of THAT part of the book was actually interesting, but it was a minor thing in the overall plot.)
What we're left with is a couple more mysteries and all the main players still on the board. They lost a few pawns and a couple Rooks, but all the big chess pieces are still in play.
Surely there's a way to solve some of these large conflicts and remove some kings from the table, only to reveal more waiting in the wings.
If you liked the previous installments, you'll probably like this one, despite some of the deus ex machina nonsense. (There was no reason for Silva and Larry the Lizard to go back to Walker, for instance. They were better on the Corps.) So yeah, read it; just don't bother buying it.
January 16, 2018
Hey Look, more fightin' and politickin!
Seriously, if you're on Book 8 and complaining, either you skipped the prior 7 books or are a masochist for doing the same things over and over.
Still enjoying it.
Seriously, if you're on Book 8 and complaining, either you skipped the prior 7 books or are a masochist for doing the same things over and over.
Still enjoying it.
September 28, 2023
Book 7 down, 8 more to go…
August 17, 2025
Another good addition to the storyline but we don’t need the cliffhangers
August 15, 2022
3.4 stars, I liked it, and might read the series again
Storm Surge suffers from a flaw common in military epics, that it is difficult to maintain surprise until some great denouement. Missions have to be planned and the novel is the execution of plans, and while things go wrong, they aren't easily made completely unexpected. That said, Surge is better that some, and the underlying themes of the series have interesting developments.
As mentioned in Firestorm's review, the series shows how much morality is derived from society instead of from genetics. It makes the villains more real, and the opportunity for redemption shines again in this novel. Further, there is a continuum on morality spectrum. The combination leads to situations where you can be routing for both sides in a battle - maybe not fully, but at least in part, which again sets this series apart from the simplistic novel.
My favorite character in this novel is ... General Halik.
Storm Surge suffers from a flaw common in military epics, that it is difficult to maintain surprise until some great denouement. Missions have to be planned and the novel is the execution of plans, and while things go wrong, they aren't easily made completely unexpected. That said, Surge is better that some, and the underlying themes of the series have interesting developments.
As mentioned in Firestorm's review, the series shows how much morality is derived from society instead of from genetics. It makes the villains more real, and the opportunity for redemption shines again in this novel. Further, there is a continuum on morality spectrum. The combination leads to situations where you can be routing for both sides in a battle - maybe not fully, but at least in part, which again sets this series apart from the simplistic novel.
My favorite character in this novel is ... General Halik.
February 23, 2016
Another great installment
Another great installment in the series. So many different plot lines and characters to keep track of, but well worth it. Also enjoying the tech advances that we see play out. Some sad moments with various characters who don't make it, and then times when we can cheer for our heroes. Definitely plenty of snippets and nuggets of the world beyond the Alliance's purview to draw on for the future books in the series. Looking forward to the next one.
Another great installment in the series. So many different plot lines and characters to keep track of, but well worth it. Also enjoying the tech advances that we see play out. Some sad moments with various characters who don't make it, and then times when we can cheer for our heroes. Definitely plenty of snippets and nuggets of the world beyond the Alliance's purview to draw on for the future books in the series. Looking forward to the next one.
December 10, 2018
Taylor continues his richly woven tales n the alternate reality that the USS Walker found itself thrust upon with continued skill. The narratives always flow in & out of the multiple theatres of action and (sadly) he doesn't shie away from the grim realities of warfare that those who've worn the uniform understand too wall. Unlike TV & movies, it isn't just the "redshirts" or minor players who can be injures or killed...
July 3, 2013
I absolutely hate when 500 page books turn out to be too short! This book was jam-packed with stuff, and still it didn't have enough! I remember reading that Mr Anderson wanted to write 9 novels for this series. I must say, if it all gets wrapped up in one more, I expect it to be at least 1500 pages long! Not that I'd complain.
May 24, 2021
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So, Storm Surge is really the point in this series where we enter full-on World War level of conflict. Despite Captain Reddy and his crew initially being alone in this new world, we keep seeing more new civilizations. And each one is inevitably dragged into the growing conflict between the Alliance and its enemies. Mainly because the villains’ ultimatums tend to be either “join us or die” or just “die”. Remember kids, being neutral only works until they start dropping bombs on you anyway.
Like any war, this one has spurred major technological developments. Both sides are working on new, better weapons for the next battle. We are rapidly approaching the point where both sides have WWII-level hardware. And the fighting doesn’t just stop while all that’s happening. All sides are working to deploy their new weapons fast and gain the upper hand before their enemies do. With the fanatical devotion of both the Dominion and the Grik, these are going to be battles to the finish. Which is something neat that can only happen in fiction. In real-world battles, no one fights to the last man. Typically, the losing side either retreats or surrenders. In small-scale skirmishes, one side might get wiped out, but a big battle never ends with a whole army dying.
As far as the quality goes, Storm Surge is as standard as the rest of this series has been. If you’re eight books in and still reading, you should know what to expect by now. I don’t think anyone is picking up this series and expecting it to be All Quiet on the Western Front level of quality. But Anderson is very good at worldbuilding. The big battle scenes are impressive, but in between, we get to see history, politics, religion, art, and everything else that makes up a culture. It makes all these different civilizations feel real instead of just a backdrop.
Honestly, sometimes I forget this series is sci-fi because of how low-key the sci-fi elements are. This very easily could have been an alternate history series with all human characters. A little harder and creepier to justify some of the villains’ behavior that way, but not impossible as the Dominion has shown us. Anyway, Destroyermen is definitely one of my guilty pleasures. I read Storm Surge for the same reason I watch Syfy Channel Original Films: because I like it. And beyond that, I can’t really explain it. But heck if it isn’t fun.
So, Storm Surge is really the point in this series where we enter full-on World War level of conflict. Despite Captain Reddy and his crew initially being alone in this new world, we keep seeing more new civilizations. And each one is inevitably dragged into the growing conflict between the Alliance and its enemies. Mainly because the villains’ ultimatums tend to be either “join us or die” or just “die”. Remember kids, being neutral only works until they start dropping bombs on you anyway.
Like any war, this one has spurred major technological developments. Both sides are working on new, better weapons for the next battle. We are rapidly approaching the point where both sides have WWII-level hardware. And the fighting doesn’t just stop while all that’s happening. All sides are working to deploy their new weapons fast and gain the upper hand before their enemies do. With the fanatical devotion of both the Dominion and the Grik, these are going to be battles to the finish. Which is something neat that can only happen in fiction. In real-world battles, no one fights to the last man. Typically, the losing side either retreats or surrenders. In small-scale skirmishes, one side might get wiped out, but a big battle never ends with a whole army dying.
As far as the quality goes, Storm Surge is as standard as the rest of this series has been. If you’re eight books in and still reading, you should know what to expect by now. I don’t think anyone is picking up this series and expecting it to be All Quiet on the Western Front level of quality. But Anderson is very good at worldbuilding. The big battle scenes are impressive, but in between, we get to see history, politics, religion, art, and everything else that makes up a culture. It makes all these different civilizations feel real instead of just a backdrop.
Honestly, sometimes I forget this series is sci-fi because of how low-key the sci-fi elements are. This very easily could have been an alternate history series with all human characters. A little harder and creepier to justify some of the villains’ behavior that way, but not impossible as the Dominion has shown us. Anyway, Destroyermen is definitely one of my guilty pleasures. I read Storm Surge for the same reason I watch Syfy Channel Original Films: because I like it. And beyond that, I can’t really explain it. But heck if it isn’t fun.
March 31, 2020
The book I read was Destroyermen: Storm Surge. And like the rest of the Destroyermen books that I have put a review on, this is one of my personal favorites. The book is the ninth in the current fifteen book series. The story starts with the Grand Alliance (Please note that this review can count as spoilers) in a tight spot on their Western Front. Their armies in India have - for the first time ever in their fight against the Girk - been out maneuvered. While the army was able to solidify into a large defensive position, they are running out of time and resources to continue the fight. While the opposing Girk commanders in India along with a Japanese equivalent of a marine turned general, find themselves now being commanded by the devious schemer Kurokawa who now commands the entire navy of the Girk as well as all of India. This book continues the story of those involved in the conflict and has awesome battles.
I thought this book was very well made. Taylor Anderson continues his epic story of heroics and morals in a fictional world. The characters are believable with personalities ranging from the insane berserker who always manages to get into a fight and live, to cold blooded calm in the most dangerous of circumstances. Everyone has a different feel, not just like they are just, there. Every battle is an insane kaleidoscope of action that somehow makes sense every time you read everything that is said. I have personally received a kind of feverish feeling when reading a newly released book. I literally got a little sick over anticipation. I would rate this book as a five star accomplishment.
I thought this book was very well made. Taylor Anderson continues his epic story of heroics and morals in a fictional world. The characters are believable with personalities ranging from the insane berserker who always manages to get into a fight and live, to cold blooded calm in the most dangerous of circumstances. Everyone has a different feel, not just like they are just, there. Every battle is an insane kaleidoscope of action that somehow makes sense every time you read everything that is said. I have personally received a kind of feverish feeling when reading a newly released book. I literally got a little sick over anticipation. I would rate this book as a five star accomplishment.
March 11, 2021
So - took almost forever to read Iron Gray Sea, but then a little over a week to read this one. I was on a roll and decided to stop waiting to read great books. Military fiction is a continual draw, but then I get tired of it and have to give it a rest - years sometime, but then I grab it and go. You know going in that war is terrible and that friends will be lost and you must go. Always tears at the heart, but a great author has learned how to deal with the realities of life and cover them well in fiction. Mr. Anderson has al of known history to add to the richness of this series. I'm way behind as this one was published in 2013 and is 8th out of 15. I'm already on to the next. There are new twists around every corner. I'm waiting for the explanation of Roman Legions from the 10th Century adding the allure of other earths as well. Great, great read.
September 14, 2024
Taylor Anderson has written another interesting book in the ongoing war against the Grid, Japanese, and The Dominion. I enjoyed the different action scenes and how the characters deal with the situations they find themselves facing. Spoiler alert not everyone survives. My only complaints are the many different stories in the book and the irritating hints of the new characters/peoples of this alternate world. Examples are now we have some Czech guy in India and since I read the first book of the Artillerymen I believe we have been introduced to a descendant of the Mexican War soldiers. The series is far enough along that you definitely need to be reading the series in order to enjoy it. As proof of the complexity of the series the book now has lists of characters in the front of the book.
August 19, 2017
This is the eighth book in Anderson's Destroyermen series - the saga of a group of WWII American sailors transported to an alternate world with its own wars and a different evolutionary cycle. In this book, we learn that the alliance of cat-like Lemurians and 19th-century era British refugees may have more enemies and allies than they knew of, and that there are more alternate worlds than we realized. We discover this even as the allies fight a desperate battle against the lizard-like Grik over what would be southern India and Ceylon in our world. What can I say. It sounds crazy but it's a lot of fun. Anderson has built quite a world here. I only hope he doesn't try to stretch it out too far across too many books. Eventually we're going to want some resolution.
November 22, 2018
I like that the "baddies" are becoming a bit more relatable. I really didn't like the idea of the protagonists committing (even justifiable) genocide, but it's looking somewhat less necessary after this book.
Honestly, I felt that the first seven books were really well written popcorn fiction. Storm Surge felt like it had more depth than the previous entries. There are still plenty of crazy naval battles and even more jungle warfare. So if that's what you're into, this is another fun book in the Destroyermen series.
Honestly, I felt that the first seven books were really well written popcorn fiction. Storm Surge felt like it had more depth than the previous entries. There are still plenty of crazy naval battles and even more jungle warfare. So if that's what you're into, this is another fun book in the Destroyermen series.
February 1, 2019
So it’s 4:40AM I woke up a bit too early and decided to finish this book. Bit of a cliffhanger at the end but a happy one. Major, MAJOR developments in Storm Surge. New areas discovered along with new factions. Grik are becoming so aware that they choose not to fight sometimes. Some serious losses and some more defects.
I get nervous that soon there will be too many moving parts to easily follow and this book seemed bigger than previous ones, but I’m glad. I enjoyed all of it. Have to wait a while to read the next and it’s gonna kill me!!!
I get nervous that soon there will be too many moving parts to easily follow and this book seemed bigger than previous ones, but I’m glad. I enjoyed all of it. Have to wait a while to read the next and it’s gonna kill me!!!
October 8, 2019
I loved this series right upto this book. Taylor has a good writing style however, I felt that the series had run out of steam by this point and gone too far.
It was only a few years into the USS Walker's crew's adventure and at this point, they had trained primitives into going from making wooden ships into building aircraft and aircraft carriers...
Kinda felt like he pushed it a bit too far, should have ended the war with the Grik at this point and sought a new direction.
It was only a few years into the USS Walker's crew's adventure and at this point, they had trained primitives into going from making wooden ships into building aircraft and aircraft carriers...
Kinda felt like he pushed it a bit too far, should have ended the war with the Grik at this point and sought a new direction.
February 25, 2019
The Grik war is rapidly becoming a World War for Capt Reddy and company. Allies are found is some odd places, but it looks like the Griks might have new friends too.
Plenty of furious action on both land and sea. Even Mallory gets in on the action, finally unleashing his P-40's.
Good stuff all around.
Plenty of furious action on both land and sea. Even Mallory gets in on the action, finally unleashing his P-40's.
Good stuff all around.
April 23, 2023
This series continues to impress me. My biggest complaint is that there are so many far flung factions and characters that it often seems like we're missing something somewhere else every time we check in with another plotline. BUT all of these new factions and plot lines are also the strength of this book. It's a fine line to walk, but they manage it nicely.
October 27, 2016
Another great book in the series! I've taken a bit of a break from listening to these, but it was great jumping back into the action. It was exciting to see some old faces again, and I'm really interested to see what happens with the Republic of Real People as this war advances.
October 10, 2018
I grabbed this purely off the cover, now I wish that I had realized that it was part of a series. Was hard going dropping in the middle of a series, but by the end, I was thoroughly hooked on this book! Great book!
March 5, 2020
Eager for more.
I love reading about the adventures of the Grand Alliance. I will read the rest eagerly and hope more are forthcoming. Three new peoples discovered who will bring more adventure!
I love reading about the adventures of the Grand Alliance. I will read the rest eagerly and hope more are forthcoming. Three new peoples discovered who will bring more adventure!
March 29, 2020
Probably the best book in the series so far. Covered a lot of ground and a lot of action!
Its still hard to keep track of all the characters and it’s still very hard to keep track of all the locations without better maps, I’d like at least one map showing all the known locations.
Its still hard to keep track of all the characters and it’s still very hard to keep track of all the locations without better maps, I’d like at least one map showing all the known locations.
August 4, 2021
I really like this series. Getting more complicated to remember individual characters, except the very main ones. But that goes with the expanding compass of the war that is getting larger. And the allied nations are getting more complex.
February 29, 2024
4.5 stars
Another exciting and involving story in this alternative universe. The war keeps expanding as the original crew of the US ship Walker keeps dwindling. This is part 8 of a series containing 15 titles, but it is still going strong. On to part 9.
Another exciting and involving story in this alternative universe. The war keeps expanding as the original crew of the US ship Walker keeps dwindling. This is part 8 of a series containing 15 titles, but it is still going strong. On to part 9.
August 12, 2025
I liked this one; carrying on the pace of the plot from the last two books, this one felt like it had a lot of forward momentum in the story arc.
I think book 6 is still my favorite so far, and 7 and 8 are tied for second place.
I think book 6 is still my favorite so far, and 7 and 8 are tied for second place.
July 4, 2017
Well, I'm not gonna keep repeating how good this series is, only that Storm Surge was just as great a read as the rest have been.
July 11, 2017
If i could keep track of all the people it would be a 5 star, hard when you listen but sooo exciting and I love them, can't wait to do next one but can't summarize the last one!!! But it was great
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