Taylor Anderson Books in Order
Explore Taylor Anderson books in order, from Destroyermen to Artillerymen and beyond, with quick summaries, series background, and clear advice on where to start.
Last updated: June 10, 2026
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Publication Order
24 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.
Dorian Lennox
by Taylor Anderson
2013
Stranded near Denver International Airport after the asteroid strike, Claudia and a handful of survivors go looking for help. Instead they find Dorian Lennox, a former security chief whose idea of order feels more like control.
End of the World
by Taylor Anderson
2013
Nineteen-year-old Claudia Sheeplord is flying to Denver when she learns a deadly asteroid will hit Earth. After the impact begins, she and young tinkerer Benjamin Willoby land in chaos and fight simply to stay alive.
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.
The Others
by Taylor Anderson
2013
Claudia and Ben uncover a dangerous secret inside Dorian's survivor camp and become prisoners. With food running low and trust collapsing, escape may depend on strangers who are just as desperate as they are.
Dark Beginnings
by Taylor Anderson
2014
In the final Dark Days episode, Claudia and the remaining survivors try to make sense of a world remade by disaster. Scarce food, hard choices, and the first outlines of a harsher new society turn survival into something darker.
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.
Purgatory's Shore
by Taylor Anderson
2021
In 1847, American soldiers sailing to Veracruz are swept to a savage alternate Earth instead. Major Lewis Cayce must turn scattered replacements into a fighting force, forge alliances, and survive a world that tests every assumption they brought with them.
Hell's March
by Taylor Anderson
2022
Nearly a year after their arrival, Cayce's little army has allies in the Yucatan and enemies closing from all sides. Defense will not be enough, so he plans a bold strike into the Dominion's own territory.
Devil's Battle
by Taylor Anderson
2023
Cayce and his uneasy ally, the former Dominion general Agon, march toward the enemy's dark center. But time, terrain, and a smarter opposing commander threaten to break the campaign before victory is in sight.
Inferno's Shadow
by Taylor Anderson
2025
Cayce pushes into the Dominion's holiest stronghold, hoping to secure a safer future for his people and their allies. Reason and discipline may not be enough against fanaticism, betrayal, and overwhelming force.
Fleet of Ghosts
by Taylor Anderson
2026
With the old war settled into uneasy peace, naturalist Courtney Bradford finally gets his chance to explore. A school ship, raw cadets, and a mysterious battered fleet pull the Corps of Discovery toward a new crisis.
Where should I start?
If you want the core series first: Into the Storm → Crusade → Maelstrom
If you want the 1840s prequel: Purgatory's Shore → Hell's March → Devil's Battle
If you want a fresh postwar spinoff: Fleet of Ghosts
If you want the short YA side project: End of the World → Dorian Lennox → The Others → Dark Beginnings
Author bio
Taylor Anderson writes the kind of alternate history that feels built with real tools. His books are full of old destroyers, artillery, improvised armies, and people trying to stay decent while the world turns strange around them. The big action is there, but so is the nuts and bolts thinking that makes the setting feel lived in. They read like the work of someone who knows that engines fail, powder gets wet, and leadership is often a matter of choosing the least bad option.
History came first.
Anderson earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in history from Tarleton State University. He later taught American history there for one academic year, from 1991 to 1992. That training shows up everywhere in his fiction, not as classroom lecturing, but as a steady interest in how people actually move, fight, govern, build, and improvise under pressure.
He didn't stay tucked away in archives. He also became a gunmaker and forensic ballistic archaeologist, worked as a re-enactor, and served as a technical and dialogue consultant for movies and documentaries. He has spent a lot of time around the hardware of the past, and that hands-on familiarity gives his battle scenes a practical feel.
That background is all over Destroyermen.
Beginning with Into the Storm, Anderson sends the aging USS Walker into an alternate Earth where humans never evolved, but other intelligent species did. The series grows through Crusade, Maelstrom, and finally Winds of Wrath, mixing sea battles, jungle campaigning, uneasy alliances, and the constant problem of how to fight a long war when you are outnumbered, outmanufactured, and very far from home. Readers who click with these books tend to enjoy both the action and the logistics, the thrill of battle and the patient work of keeping ships, weapons, and people going.
He later went back in the timeline with Purgatory's Shore and Hell's March, the opening books of the Artillerymen series. Those novels move the setting to 1847 and follow Lewis Cayce and a loose band of American soldiers swept into the same dangerous world a century earlier. The weapons are older, the movement is rougher, and the questions about nation, loyalty, race, and survival feel even closer to the ground. More recently, Fleet of Ghosts opens another path through that world, turning toward exploration after the long war.
He likes pressure-cooker groups.
Across his work, you keep seeing the same interests return. He writes about officers who are competent but tired, ordinary fighters who become more than they expected, and alliances built across huge cultural gaps. He likes ships, forts, coastlines, marching armies, and the way technology changes what people think is possible. He also likes asking what duty looks like when the map stops making sense. Anderson is a member of the National Historical Honor Society and the United States Field Artillery Association, which awarded him the Honorable Order of St. Barbara. He lives in Granbury, Texas, with his family.
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