Crusade

In the first installment of this series, Captain Matthew Reddy and his U.S. Navy WWII destroyer crew made friends with the monkey cats. Now they continue to help their companions fight a deadly army of lizards that is determined to eat them all. William Dufris narrates this sci-fi saga with an impressive swagger. He growls like the Grik lizards and purrs with the female cat people, bringing a thrill of terror or pleasure to each. He gives each human character an accent appropriate to his or her purported home--whether it's Alabama, Texas, the Bronx, or Japan. Anderson and Dufris work together to crank up the fun factor with great success. R.L.L. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine