Lord John Grey returns in this collection of three novellas (two previously published, one new), each taking the reader further into the life of this fascinating character, revealing his thoughts and personal demons.
The darkness that haunts Lord John is evident in these stories -- almost immediately in the first, Lord John and the Hellfire Club. When a man he has recently met is killed right before John is supposed to meet with him, John finds himself embroiled in a search for the Hellfire Club. Soon enough, he's caught up in secret organizations and even more secret -- and disturbing -- rituals.
In Lord John and the Succubus, Lord John has been called back to active duty. Stationed in Prussia, he is drawn into a search for a succubus -- a chilling adventure.
In Lord John and the Haunted Soldier, which was written specifically for this collection, John is being questioned regarding his role in a battle. Shocked, he finds that some are looking to place blame for a cannon's explosion on his shoulders. As he's absorbed into the inquiry, John finds himself seeing a ghostly vision. Surely it can't be real.
These three Lord John stories each incorporate a bit of otherworldliness in their storylines -- adding another dimension to a character who never fails to intrigue. Lord John is one of the better characters written today -- although I must say, I keep wondering when the poor man is going to get his happy ending. Maybe in the next book?
In her much-anticipated new novel, the New York Times
bestselling author of the Outlander saga brings back one
of her most compelling characters: Lord John Greyβsoldier,
gentleman, and no mean hand with a blade. Here Diana
Gabaldon brilliantly weaves together the strands of Lord
Johnβs secret and public livesβa shattering family
mystery, a love affair with potentially disastrous
consequences, and a war that stretches from the Old World
to the New. . . .In 1758, in the heart of the
Seven Yearsβ War, Britain fights by the side of Prussia in
the Rhineland. For Lord John and his titled brother Hal,
the battlefield will be a welcome respite from the
torturous mystery that burns poisonously in their familyβs
history. Seventeen years earlier, Lord Johnβs late father,
the Duke of Pardloe, was found dead, a pistol in his hand
and accusations of his role as a Jacobite agent staining
forever a familyβs honor. Now unlaid ghosts from
the past are stirring. Lord Johnβs brother has
mysteriously received a page of their late fatherβs
missing diary. Someone is taunting the Grey family with
secrets from the grave, but Hal, with secrets of his own,
refuses to pursue the matter and orders his brother to do
likewise. Frustrated, John turns to a man who has been
both his prisoner and his confessor: the Scottish Jacobite
James Fraser.Fraser can tell many secretsβand withhold
many others. But war, a forbidden affair, and Fraserβs own
secrets will complicate Lord Johnβs quest. Until James
Fraser yields the missing piece of an astounding puzzleβ
and Lord John, caught between his courage and his
conscience, must decide whether his familyβs honor is
worth his life.
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