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Into the Storm (novel)
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Wikipedia article
'Into the Storm' is the first book of the 'Destroyermen' series of alternate history novels by Taylor Anderson. The main setting of the series is the four-stacker USS 'Walker', which in this series is part of the United States Asiatic Fleet, and being pursued by the Japanese battlecruiser 'Amagi'.
Plot synopsis
In 1942, the American destroyer USS 'Walker' (DD-163), a World War I 'four-piper', is part of the United States Asiatic Fleet. Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy is 'Walker's captain.
'Walker' and her sister ship, USS 'Mahan' (DD-102), enter a squall and emerge on an alternate Earth where humans never evolved, but two intelligent races, the Lemurians and the Grik (a race of evolved "dinosaurs" from Africa), are at war. The Grik have a class system, in which the Uul are the soldiers, workers, etc., and the Hij are the leaders. The Lemurians are peaceful refugees from Madagascar that possibly evolved from lemurs. Reddy meets twice with the Lemurians' leadership. The Lemurians' king and his advisers tell him that others came to their world before him. Reddy and the crew of 'Walker' side with the Lemurians.
References
*[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=140685 Review of Into the Storm. Alternate History.com. August 25, 2010.]
*[http://www.graspingforthewind.com/2008/06/16/book-review-destroyermen-into-the-storm-by-taylor-anderson/ John Ottinger III. 'Book Review: Destroyermen Into the Storm by Taylor Anderson'. August 25, 2010]
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