Iron Gray Sea: Destroyermen
By (Author) Taylor Anderson
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Penguin Putnam Inc
Ace Books
2nd July 2013
United States
General
Fiction
Alternative history fiction
Fiction: general and literary
Science fiction
FIC
Paperback
464
Width 106mm, Height 172mm, Spine 29mm
244g
War has engulfed the other earth, the parallel universe that Lt Commander Matt Reddy and the crew of the USS Walker now call home. With every hard-won victory and painful defeat, Reddy and the Allies encounter more friends-and even more diabolical enemies. Cutting short his "honeymoon," Reddy sails off in pursuit ofHidoiame, a rogue Japanese destroyer that is wreaking havoc in Allied seas. Now that Walker is armed with the "latest" technology, hehopes the four-stacker can handle a straight-up fight against the bigger ship. Elsewhere, the long-awaited invasion of Grik "Indiaa" has begun, and the Human-Lemurian Alliance is pushing back against the twisted might of the Dominion, even as political machinations threaten the Alliance from within.But the savage Grik havealso mastered "new" technologies. And their fleet of monstrous ironclads and a bloodthirsty army are finally massing to strike...
I cannot recommend Taylor Anderson too highly.David Weber, author of War Maids Choice
Taylor Anderson and his patched-up four-stackers have steamed to the forefront of alternative history.E. E. Knight, author of Appalachian Overthrow
Taylor Anderson is one of the best at military science fiction.Alternative Worlds
Taylor Anderson is a gunmaker and forensic ballistic archaeologist who has been a technical and dialogue consultant for movies and documentaries. He is also a member of the National Historical Honor Society and of the United States Field Artillery Association, which awarded him the Honorable Order of St. Barbara. He has a master's degree in history and teaches that subject at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, when his time allows.