Pass of Fire
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3.8 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
After being transported to a strange alternate Earth, Matt Reddy and the crew of the USS Walker have learned desperate times call for desperate measures, in the return to the New York Times bestselling Destroyermen series.
Time is running out for the Grand Human and Lemurian Alliance. The longer they take to prepare for their confrontations with the reptilian Grik, the Holy Dominion, and the League of Tripoli, the stronger their enemies become. Ready or not, they have to move--or the price in blood will break them.
Matt Reddy and his battered old destroyer USS Walker lead the greatest army the humans and their Lemurian allies have ever assembled up the Zambezi toward the ancient Grik capital city. Standing against them is the largest, most dangerous force of Grik yet gathered.
On the far side of the world, General Shinya and his Army of the Sisters are finally prepared for their long-expected assault on the mysterious El Paso del Fuego. Not only is the dreaded Dominion ready and waiting for them; they've formed closer, more sinister ties with the fascist League of Tripoli.
Everything is on the line in both complex, grueling campaigns, and the Grand Alliance is stretched to its breaking point. Victory is the only option, whatever the cost, because there can be no second chances.
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In the solid 14th volume (after River of Bones) of the saga of a WWII destroyer transported to a dinosaur-dominated alternate Earth, the war between the reptilian Grik Empire and a multispecies Grand Alliance reaches a climax. Capt. Matt Reddy, commander of the Alliance (which includes displaced humans, native sentient mammals called Lemurians, and non-Grik reptilians), coordinates a land, air, and sea assault on the capital of the enemy queen, whose general has kamikaze "flying bombs" from his Japanese subordinates. In the Americas, the Alliance continues its invasion of the bloodthirsty human Dominion, whose fanatic priests offer human sacrifices, employ child soldiers, and plan to unleash their own surprise weapons against the invaders. Anderson occasionally overloads his narrative with reappearances of characters (the list of which runs 10 pages) and detailed musings on military equipment and tactics, but stays focused on the two main battles while also providing needed glimpses of the rest of his world. Some well-placed gallows humor lightens the scenes of bloody warfare. Devoted readers will be satisfied with developments that advance the series arc (including the addition of tanks and paratroopers) and hint at its resolution.
