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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
From the first page to the last Taylor Anderson has created a true gem.
A WW2 destroyer that is swept through a "time warp" into a world that is very very different. The basic story line isn't new, William Forstchen wrote the excellent "Lost Regiment" series some years ago and it has echoes in Destroyermen. This is not a cloned story however and it would do a great dis-service to the author to think that.
Taylor writes in a gritty style and with realism that grabs the reader. I found it difficult to put down.
JNB
A WW2 destroyer that is swept through a "time warp" into a world that is very very different. The basic story line isn't new, William Forstchen wrote the excellent "Lost Regiment" series some years ago and it has echoes in Destroyermen. This is not a cloned story however and it would do a great dis-service to the author to think that.
Taylor writes in a gritty style and with realism that grabs the reader. I found it difficult to put down.
JNB
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is the third book in this series. The first two were excellent. However, I get the feeling someone was looking over the authors shoulder and saying "how does the reader know that? Can't you add a reference?" And so it begins, the constant reminders about characters, settings etc which makes this read a bit more drawn out than the first two.
It's still a good read, but I am getting fed up of books that keep reminding the reader what's what. Do they think we are all stupid with the attention span and memory of a goldfish? Kevin Anderson's Saga of the Seven Suns did the same after about book 3 or 4. Maybe the book needs to stand on its own, but I'd prefer to read a great series.
Not sure I can be bothered to read beyond book 3 if in the first 100 pages all I get is references back to the previous books with almost no new story.
Sorry, but the book on its own would be great. The series has been great too. But the dumbing down after 2 books, not great.
It's still a good read, but I am getting fed up of books that keep reminding the reader what's what. Do they think we are all stupid with the attention span and memory of a goldfish? Kevin Anderson's Saga of the Seven Suns did the same after about book 3 or 4. Maybe the book needs to stand on its own, but I'd prefer to read a great series.
Not sure I can be bothered to read beyond book 3 if in the first 100 pages all I get is references back to the previous books with almost no new story.
Sorry, but the book on its own would be great. The series has been great too. But the dumbing down after 2 books, not great.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Whilst not reaching the same heights as the previous two books, this is very good read and gives a satisfying end to what could be called "The Grik storyline arc".
Suffice to say all the main elements are present, namely the Americans, loads of Grik, the cats, the boats, the Amagi etc. The main characters are not developed as much as in earlier books, but thats not a particular problem. They are well rounded characters already and in this book are focussed on the task at hand.
Pleasingly, there are also several new story threads seeded throught the book which hint at what may lie beyond the small geographical sphere that the story has been set in.
I also noticed that as the story progresses, the author has carefully compressed a number of skirmishes and encounters between the good guys and bad guys into a few paragraphs, rather than a 40 page chapter. The more routine ship v ship and army v army stuff that has been covered in considerable detail in earlier books is skipped over. More time is spent in certain key battles and incidents that show how the characters are learning and developing tactics, strategies and technology. This is good, keeps the story moving along and avoids the reading getting bored with what could have been fairly repetative content.
One criticism though is that the author is becoming inconsistent with the levels of damage that ships dish out and can absorb. Certain ships appear to be more resistant to damage than others, the author needs to be carefull to not push the envelope on this any further.
Suffice to say all the main elements are present, namely the Americans, loads of Grik, the cats, the boats, the Amagi etc. The main characters are not developed as much as in earlier books, but thats not a particular problem. They are well rounded characters already and in this book are focussed on the task at hand.
Pleasingly, there are also several new story threads seeded throught the book which hint at what may lie beyond the small geographical sphere that the story has been set in.
I also noticed that as the story progresses, the author has carefully compressed a number of skirmishes and encounters between the good guys and bad guys into a few paragraphs, rather than a 40 page chapter. The more routine ship v ship and army v army stuff that has been covered in considerable detail in earlier books is skipped over. More time is spent in certain key battles and incidents that show how the characters are learning and developing tactics, strategies and technology. This is good, keeps the story moving along and avoids the reading getting bored with what could have been fairly repetative content.
One criticism though is that the author is becoming inconsistent with the levels of damage that ships dish out and can absorb. Certain ships appear to be more resistant to damage than others, the author needs to be carefull to not push the envelope on this any further.
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