Destroyermen Books in Order
Part ofTaylor Anderson Books in OrderThis page shows the Destroyermen books in order by Taylor Anderson, with quick summaries, series background, and clear guidance on where to start.
Last updated: June 10, 2026
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Publication Order
15 books
Crusade
by Taylor Anderson
2008
Reddy and Walker join the peaceful Lemurians against the Grik, but one destroyer is not enough. When USS Mahan returns and the Japanese battlecruiser Amagi appears on the enemy side, the war turns far deadlier.
Into the Storm
by Taylor Anderson
2008
World War II destroyer USS Walker flees Japanese pursuit and sails into a squall, only to emerge on an alternate Earth full of monsters and warring species. Captain Matt Reddy must choose a side before his ship changes the balance of a brutal war.
Maelstrom
by Taylor Anderson
2009
As the Grik gather overwhelming force and Amagi slips deeper into madness, Reddy scrambles for allies, resources, and time. The war widens, and Walker's crew learns that survival on this world depends on more than firepower.
Distant Thunders
by Taylor Anderson
2010
With Walker under repair, Reddy meets Commodore Jenks of the New Britain Empire, a possible ally with uncertain motives. As the Grik prepare to return, suspicion grows that a more complicated enemy is much closer than it seems.
Firestorm
by Taylor Anderson
2011
Walker and its allies face threats on every front, including the Holy Dominion, a human power even more dangerous than expected. Reddy is caught between duty, alliance, and a devastating new weapon that could break both sides.
Rising Tides
by Taylor Anderson
2011
Sandra Tucker and Princess Rebecca have been abducted, but rescue means more than a straight raid. In New Britain, Reddy is pulled into court politics, intrigue, and betrayal while racing to find who is really holding power.
Iron Gray Sea
by Taylor Anderson
2012
With war spreading across the globe, Reddy cuts short his brief peace to hunt the rogue destroyer Hidoiame. New technologies, political treachery, and a rising Grik offensive turn every victory into a gamble.
Storm Surge
by Taylor Anderson
2013
As Walker is repaired, the Alliance plans a bold strike at the heart of the Grik Empire. But battles in Indiaa, Africa, and the Americas stretch everyone thin, and the enemy's new advantages come at a terrible cost.
Deadly Shores
by Taylor Anderson
2014
A raid meant to sting the Grik grows into a far riskier campaign with clashing agendas and hidden enemies. Reddy is forced all in as chaos erupts from the beaches of Grik City to the passages of the Celestial Palace.
Straits of Hell
by Taylor Anderson
2015
Exhausted and outnumbered, Reddy and his allies fight to hold Madagascar while the Dominion closes in across the Americas. A shadowy conspiracy pushes the wider war toward a dangerous tipping point.
Blood in the Water
by Taylor Anderson
2016
Walker needs repairs, the Grik are preparing to strike, and Reddy needs new allies fast. A search across Madagascar uncovers ancient secrets, while a vengeful enemy from his past makes the war brutally personal.
Devil's Due
by Taylor Anderson
2017
Reddy's family and allies are prisoners, Kurokawa is hunting revenge, and rival powers are moving on every front. Chasing one madman could endanger the whole war, but leaving him free may be even worse.
River of Bones
by Taylor Anderson
2018
With Walker battered and laid up for repairs, Matt Reddy takes command elsewhere and joins a desperate effort to stop the Grik swarm. At the same time, the Alliance faces a second front that could cost everything.
Pass of Fire
by Taylor Anderson
2019
Time is running out for the Grand Alliance as the Grik, Dominion, and League of Tripoli grow stronger. Reddy leads a massive push toward the ancient Grik capital while General Shinya opens another brutal campaign half a world away.
Winds of Wrath
by Taylor Anderson
2020
The final Destroyermen novel sends Reddy across a battered world for one last showdown. With enemies rearming in Africa and South America, he must gather what strength remains and face the greatest fleet of the war.
Series background & context
Destroyermen starts with a very good bad idea. In March 1942, the old destroyer USS Walker is running from Japanese pursuit in the Pacific when Captain Matthew Patrick Reddy drives into a strange squall for cover. Instead of safety, he and his crew find an alternate Earth that looks familiar on the map but not in its history, wildlife, or intelligent life.
There are no humans native to this world. Instead, Walker crashes into a war between the peaceful Lemurians, a mammalian people trying to survive, and the Grik, a violent reptilian empire that expands by sheer numbers and brutality. From the first book, Into the Storm, the central problem is simple and messy at the same time. If you have guns, engines, training, and no way home, what do you owe the people around you?
That choice turns one stranded ship into the spark for a world war.
As the series grows through Crusade, Maelstrom, and the books that follow, the canvas gets much bigger. Walker finds allies, enemies, rival powers, and whole civilizations with their own politics and grudges. Naval battles remain a huge part of the appeal, but the story also widens into land campaigns, industrial catch-up, intelligence work, diplomacy, and the hard business of teaching allies how to fight with new tools without losing themselves in the process.
Matt Reddy stays at the center, but Destroyermen is very much an ensemble series. Medics, engineers, marines, aviators, Lemurian leaders, and later-arriving human powers all matter. Anderson likes to show how wars are actually held together, by supply, repair work, trust, improvisation, and exhausted people doing their jobs one more day. That gives the books a sturdy, practical feel even when the setting includes giant predators and impossible storms.
The tone is adventurous, but it is not light. These are books about command pressure, grim choices, loyalty, and the way technology can save people and endanger them at the same time. If you like big alternate-history stakes, naval action, and a long series that keeps opening the world wider instead of smaller, Destroyermen is the place to start with Taylor Anderson.
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