Purgatory's Shore
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Summary
On their way to fight in the Mexican-American War， a group of American soldiers are swept away to a strange and deadly alternate Earth in this thrilling new adventure set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Destroyermen series。
The United States， 1847。 A disparate group of young American soldiers are bound to join General Winfield Scott's campaign against Santa Anna at Veracruz during the Mexican-American War。 They never arrive。
Or rather 。 。 。 they arrive somewhere else。
The untried， idealistic soldiers are mostly replacements， really; a handful of infantry， artillery， dragoons， and a few mounted riflemen with no unified command。 And they've been shipwrecked on a terrible， different Earth full of monsters and unimaginable enemies。
Major Lewis Cayce， late of the 3rd US Flying Artillery， must unite these men to face their fears and myriad threats， armed with little more than flintlock muskets， a few pieces of artillery， and a worldview that spiritually and culturally rebels against virtually everything they encounter。 It will take extraordinary leadership and a cadre of equally extraordinary men and women to mold frightened troops into an effective force， make friends with other peoples the evil Holy Dominion would eradicate， and reshape their manifest destiny into a cause they can all believe in and fight for。
For only together will they have any hope of survival。
The United States， 1847。 A disparate group of young American soldiers are bound to join General Winfield Scott's campaign against Santa Anna at Veracruz during the Mexican-American War。 They never arrive。
Or rather 。 。 。 they arrive somewhere else。
The untried， idealistic soldiers are mostly replacements， really; a handful of infantry， artillery， dragoons， and a few mounted riflemen with no unified command。 And they've been shipwrecked on a terrible， different Earth full of monsters and unimaginable enemies。
Major Lewis Cayce， late of the 3rd US Flying Artillery， must unite these men to face their fears and myriad threats， armed with little more than flintlock muskets， a few pieces of artillery， and a worldview that spiritually and culturally rebels against virtually everything they encounter。 It will take extraordinary leadership and a cadre of equally extraordinary men and women to mold frightened troops into an effective force， make friends with other peoples the evil Holy Dominion would eradicate， and reshape their manifest destiny into a cause they can all believe in and fight for。
For only together will they have any hope of survival。
Reviews
Margaret
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And we are B-A-A-C-K！！I had so totally enjoyed Taylor Anderson's first alternate history series The Destroyermen and I am delighted to be BACK in the World of the Destroyermen， albeit about 100 years earlier！About 100 years earlier is brilliant because we get the world but we also get an entirely new cast of characters to root for， in particular new Mi-Anakka。 The Mi-Anakka （known in the first series as Lemurians or 'Cats） were my favorite nonhuman race in the last series and I'm very pleased to And we are B-A-A-C-K！！I had so totally enjoyed Taylor Anderson's first alternate history series The Destroyermen and I am delighted to be BACK in the World of the Destroyermen， albeit about 100 years earlier！About 100 years earlier is brilliant because we get the world but we also get an entirely new cast of characters to root for， in particular new Mi-Anakka。 The Mi-Anakka （known in the first series as Lemurians or 'Cats） were my favorite nonhuman race in the last series and I'm very pleased to see them again in The Artillerymen， the tale of the 1847 Americanos。 Even better， we still have the vile Holy Dominion as the main enemy， one of the ones we loved to hate in the Destroyermen series！The 1847 Americanos had been bound for Veracruz to join General Zachary as replacement troops in the Mexican-American War。 They had sailed from the United States right into that same green-tinged awful storm at sea that got Captain Reddy's Asiatic Fleet in early 1942。All of their ships （save one） were lost resulting in the Artillerymen being land-based。 So， it is different enough from the U。S。 Navy-centered previous series that we can enjoy a new adventure in the same treacherous world （yes， still full of Grik and dinosaurs） from the last series。Can’t wait for the next book in the new Artillerymen series！Highly recommended for The Destroyermen fans， series fans， alternate history fans， and fans of a well-told action-packed tale of courage and striving together against long odds！ 。。。more
Thom
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Another solid adventure in the Destroyermen universe
Lelia Howell
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A good bookA good story。 But a little slow in places To many characters to follow but still a good story。 Keep writing
Ed
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Taylor Anderson is spinning another series in the Destroyermen universe - Artillerymen！ This time it's a group of American soldiers headed to the Mexican-American War that get caught by the mysterious 'storm'。。。 Taylor Anderson is spinning another series in the Destroyermen universe - Artillerymen！ This time it's a group of American soldiers headed to the Mexican-American War that get caught by the mysterious 'storm'。。。 。。。more
Stubbyjedi
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IntenseSo I have read everyone of the destroyer men series and this very similar with excellent characters and storyline。 The story takes place several years in the past and once again are based around American military with the main character being intensely involved in saving his men and those around him that come under is umbrella。 Intense civil war style battles with a Dominion beginning to truly embrace the evil religion is full blown in the destroyer men series。 Hopefully there will be mor IntenseSo I have read everyone of the destroyer men series and this very similar with excellent characters and storyline。 The story takes place several years in the past and once again are based around American military with the main character being intensely involved in saving his men and those around him that come under is umbrella。 Intense civil war style battles with a Dominion beginning to truly embrace the evil religion is full blown in the destroyer men series。 Hopefully there will be more in this series to bring us up to date with this alternate world。 。。。more
Mindaugas
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I am a big fan of the Destroyermen series but this new book left me disappointed。 It looks to me that the author was pushed to do everything very fast and in the place of two books we got one。 There was hardly any world building， characters were weak and not very interesting。 I think everything apart from a few battles was just simple， maybe too simple。 In my opinion the author can do much better than he did this time。
Jim Klass
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Great start！The only down side is the wait for book 2 and beyond。The author is one of this century’s best
Timothy Haggerty
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Another excellent bookI have enjoyed these tales of this alt-earth in the Destoryermen and now this series。 I look forward to more tales of our band of Artillerymen。
Aaron Anderson
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This was a pretty solid beginning for a prequel series。 It was reasonably good throughout。That all said， I'd muuuuch rather have seen a sequel series to Destroyermen when the 'good guys' took on the League。 Hopefully this prequel series is only a trilogy or something， and doesn't take THAT much time from the coming confrontation with the League。 This was a pretty solid beginning for a prequel series。 It was reasonably good throughout。That all said， I'd muuuuch rather have seen a sequel series to Destroyermen when the 'good guys' took on the League。 Hopefully this prequel series is only a trilogy or something， and doesn't take THAT much time from the coming confrontation with the League。 。。。more
Randal White
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I love alternate history。 Turtledove， Stirling， Flint， Tsouras。 I now have another author to add to the list。 Anderson。 This is the first of the author's books that I have read。 I chose right， as it is the beginning of a whole new series for him。 Soldiers headed to war in Mexico in the 1840's。 A giant， malevolent storm hits。 Picks up the soldier's ships and plunks them down in Mexico， albeit it a different earth。 One populated with dinosaurs， non-human folks， and a nasty， nasty enemy。 Suspend yo I love alternate history。 Turtledove， Stirling， Flint， Tsouras。 I now have another author to add to the list。 Anderson。 This is the first of the author's books that I have read。 I chose right， as it is the beginning of a whole new series for him。 Soldiers headed to war in Mexico in the 1840's。 A giant， malevolent storm hits。 Picks up the soldier's ships and plunks them down in Mexico， albeit it a different earth。 One populated with dinosaurs， non-human folks， and a nasty， nasty enemy。 Suspend your better judgement， and just go along for the ride。 I think you will enjoy it！The author does a great job of developing the different characters。 And of the action filled chapters。 And of laying hints and clues to what world they are in， and what will be coming up in future books in the series。 Like I said， just go along with the story and let yourself leave behind today's world's problems。 It was just good to escape into fantasy for awhile！I'm definitely going to be reading the next book！ 。。。more
Valerie
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FantasticEnjoyed this story very much。 Interesting new characters & a new part of this series world to explore。 Very well written。
Dawn
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Impressive beginningI worried Anderson's new series would be a pale imitation of Destroyermen。 I shouldn't have。 In Purgatory， He's crafted a an inventive prequel that's anything but pale。 Impressive beginningI worried Anderson's new series would be a pale imitation of Destroyermen。 I shouldn't have。 In Purgatory， He's crafted a an inventive prequel that's anything but pale。 。。。more
arthur w watson
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Good start to a new storylineAnother well written richly detailed story by Taylor Anderson for anyone who followed his Destroy men series will not be disappointed and for new readers you will enter a world full of danger and excitement and true evil anxiously await the next in the series
Wess Rodgers
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A bit of station identification at first: I am a veteran of three passes through all 15 volumes of “The Destroyermen。” Never in my life have I read any series that many times， but on every pass， I picked up new details， nuances， and sensorially satisfying bits of what I call， for want of a better term， “texture。” In addition to such in-depth familiarity with Anderson’s style， I was a Confederate infantry reenactor for 30 years， and participated in what were at the time the largest battle reenact A bit of station identification at first: I am a veteran of three passes through all 15 volumes of “The Destroyermen。” Never in my life have I read any series that many times， but on every pass， I picked up new details， nuances， and sensorially satisfying bits of what I call， for want of a better term， “texture。” In addition to such in-depth familiarity with Anderson’s style， I was a Confederate infantry reenactor for 30 years， and participated in what were at the time the largest battle reenactments ever held in the Western Hemisphere。 I’ve trained hundreds of men and women in the tactics of the day and the Customs of Service， as well as the culture and customs of the mid-19th Century America。Abstract of the plot: four ships carrying American volunteers and Regulars to Vera Cruz， Mexico， in 1847 – reinforcements for Winfield Scott’s Mexico City Campaign – are caught in some malevolent， other-worldly squall （familiar to D-Men fans） and dropped on the Yucatan Peninsula。 （That event is so much more vividly and emotionally described that even diehard D-men fans will be left tensed up。） Because this is “Alternative History，” it is not the Yucatan of 1847 Earth。 Our heroes must adapt to a hysterically， terrifyingly different reality， and if that weren’t enough， they find themselves dropped into the middle of war。 At one level， this seems like a rehash of Anderson’s epic tale of a misplaced WWII tin can， but， though some of the circumstances are similar， Anderson’s plot takes twists and turns， and throws new details at us like a spread of canister。 He has done an amazing job of doing what he does so bloody well， but n a totally new framework。Taylor Anderson is a Master， with a capital M， of the genre。 In “Purgatory’s Shore，” a plot of astonishing dimensions and creativity are the bones。 The richness， complexity， and consistency of his characters are the muscle and sinew that give that skeleton motion and strength。 That naked body is covered in skin and garments of details so exquisitely detailed， so perfectly consistent throughout the book， that the sensitive reader’s every sense is engaged in the story。 The sounds， smells， textures， and flavors of 19th Century life are laid before us like silk shirts in a display case in a fine department store。His characters are absolutely captivating， and though some will say they are trite and have been “done to death，” do we not all know people – real， live people – who may be described in those terms？ There have been many stories， in fact and fiction， of soldiers throwing themselves on grenades。 Does that make such heroism trite？ If an author， perhaps even Taylor Anderson， takes us into battle in such a way that we can smell， feel， hear， and taste the noise， smoke， powder fouling， recoil， the screams of the wounded， the indescribable sound of a bullet hitting meat， the fear， voided bowels， and the concussion of artillery that slaps our clothes against our bodies and shivers the guts in our bellies， is not a soldier’s sacrifice perfectly consistent with the horrid cyclone of battle？ You wake up every morning with tangled hair and nasty breath; would you call those things trite？ Pfftt。 I have probably breathed more powder smoke， and executed more Napoleonic （or linear） infantry tactics than 99% of those who might read this， and I can tell you without reservation that Taylor Anderson’s prose will put you in the ranks of a rifle company or behind the wheels of a 6-pounder gun with greater accuracy and intensity than any video game in the world。Back to his characters， which， dinosaurs notwithstanding， are the heart of the story: A page and half into a soliloquy on moral philosophy， leadership， tactics， civil rights， love， or firearms technology， you might think， “Come on， Taylor！ Get on with it！” I say to you， stand by， because you will very soon see how those thoughts play themselves out in life。 The main character， Captain Lewis Cayce， for example， ponders the universality and morality of slavery – a subject that dominated American thought and society in 1847， and， sure enough， one that becomes an essential thread in the plot。 More than that， Anderson gives us characters that are so true-to-life， so consistent， so achingly human that we cannot help but identify with them。 There are heroes to cheer， but flawed， that we might feel the anguish of their uncertainty or the guilt at their missteps。 There are everyday people who are dealing with questions and problems they could never have even comprehended， and， if such were our lot， wouldn’t such things dominate our thoughts？ There are villains so vile and so consistently believable， we will find our jaws clenching and， in my case， my gun hand twitching toward my belt。 Oh， I hate some of them！For the reader who would take a dip into the waters of 19th Century American culture and politics – and isn’t afraid to examine many of those issues in the context of someone who was there – or who would love to understand more about muzzle loading combat， especially field artillery， give “Purgatory’s Shore” a try。 It’s one hell of a ripping tale， told with a master’s touch。 And if you get on the ball， you can pound through most of “The Destroyermen” before the next volume in this epic comes out！ 。。。more
Monty
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Halfway point。 Chapter 20 Sorry to say I have so far found the amount of contrived stupidity to be way too much。 The cavalcade of minor military errors so far spread throughout the story， borders on parody from my point of view。 Maybe the errors are there to demonstrate how the US militaries institutional memory at the time period， was exceedingly lacking due to its comparative infancy， but damn I found it annoying because just even common sense should have precluded many of the f-ups from occur Halfway point。 Chapter 20 Sorry to say I have so far found the amount of contrived stupidity to be way too much。 The cavalcade of minor military errors so far spread throughout the story， borders on parody from my point of view。 Maybe the errors are there to demonstrate how the US militaries institutional memory at the time period， was exceedingly lacking due to its comparative infancy， but damn I found it annoying because just even common sense should have precluded many of the f-ups from occurring。Also not enthused by how nearly all the characters made me feel like a genius in every comparable way possible。 As a reader， I really do not enjoy constantly feeling prescient， and being subjected to repeated obvious train wrecks in the making due to everything from active stupid to ignorant non action。*will edit when done listening to this book。Okay， so I got done listening to this book about an hour+ ago， and honestly it did not leave me particularly enthused。 That said the latter half of the story/book， excepting the ending， is an improvement compared to the first。 As to the ending，。。 it just does not truly make tactical nor strategic sense， and reads like an excuse as I see it。 Hemming and hawing nonsense blatantly contrived to further a future storyline， which I am sure will be spun in such a way as to further annoy me whether the author decides to spin victory or tragedy as a result， or even worse make out as if the decision has no really tangible impact at all。It just broke emersion for me and annoyed me no end。 Now I acknowledge that I may place among a slightly more cold and bloody minded lot than that which most people will or are able to admit to， but war though is war， and what the Main Character （head military officer in this case） decides/orders in the end， borders on straight up treason to my mind。 The author liberally lathers on excuses in an attempt to spin it so as to make it seem like a valid decision， but that only annoyed me further。I do not recall having ever been so disappointed by any of the prior books written by Taylor Anderson in this setting。 In fact I do not think I have ever thought they deserved less then a 4/5 rating。 Maybe getting older has made me more cranky and intolerant， I can't truly say， nor am I inclined to indulge in whatever amount of navel gazing I'd require to answer said pondering。 。。。more
Ron Baumer
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A great new series by Taylor Anderson。 This series will parallel his series The Destroyermen。 The story is full of action and will not let you put it down。 This is a must read if you enjoyed his other series。Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。
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