Another wonderful additoin to the lengthening Destroyermen series. A handful of characters we met in the last book become more endearing, a new villain emerges, Silva stays ...well... Silva... and we have adventures and exploration of the familiar but new world. This book has more world building, or rather introduction-reintroduction to keep us up with all of the changes and less of the wonderful combat. Don't get me wrong here, the world building is great and there is some combat that's pretty cool too. I knocked it down a half star, primarily to be able to reward the really good ending in Book 3. This is a great series, with wonderful warm characters. It's lethal, meaning that, there is a core of "main" leading faces that still struggle on, but the others run the risk of dying in war just as anyone else has. We continue to see Anderson weave themes of religoius tolerance and racial tolerance with the lessons that go with those. It's also got the same, wonderful "old world meets new world" feel to it that I like so much. Though this is classified as "fantasy" It still reads more like Sci-fi to me, or maybe it's what John Wyndham called "Science Fantasy." Which of course included "Day of the Triffods." Still recommended. This is a good, and fun series. It competes well with Randolph Lalonde's Spinward Series, better in parts, not as good in others but both really good reads. I'm starting five now. (I had to pull over and download it. Audiobooks...thank God for the internet.)I also realized what these books reminded me of. They have a hint of the magic that came with the first two "Planet of the Apes" movies staring Charlton Heston. Though I wouldn't call the cats "apes".... don't want to get my face ripped off. Good stuff! Derogatory toward women. "the dame problem" - there's not enough women to screw. "they wanted to show their appreciation the only way they know how. They were fairly plain women, so this was this side of heaven for them." - all women are reliant on men and they ought to spread their legs for that and if a woman is not very pretty, they would be thrilled to become whores to please dozens of men and they would be appreciative of the attention.
What do You think about Distant Thunders (2010)?
Excellent addition to the series, bringing threads together and laying groundwork for future stories
—seledka
Great book very similer to the lost regiment series by William R Forshtchen
—Ruth
I love this author and serial novel. I'm hooked.
—dotty
