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It is 1758, and the flames of the Seven Years' War are burning hotter than ever. The rigors and dangers of battle are actually a welcome respite for Lord John and his brother Hal, who feel the constant strain of their family's troubled history. Blending war, family secrets, and forbidden love, Gabaldon crafts a suspenseful novel that loyal fans and newcomers alike with find irresistible.
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- Jennifer
- 03-20-09
slight companion book to Voyager
If you want more detail into Voyager (Oulander series) this is Lord John's story during some of those years. The other Lord John books remembers Jamie but does not interact with him. The other LJ books have NOTHING to do with Outlander. Keep in mind this book is about Lord John and his military career and Jamie is a small part of it. It does give a little more insight into their relationship where the others do not.
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- Playful Moon
- 09-23-09
A Vital Link
First of all let me say I am on my fourth listen to this book. Jeff Woodman voices Lord John Grey with tremendous wit and style, he does a fine job with the other characters as well (although Davina Porter fans may find fault with his Jamie Fraser). The story is intriguing on it's own (ahem, yes he's gay, yes there is sex, it doesn't get graphic until 4 or 5 hours into the book with plenty of foreshadowing - those who claim to be shocked at this remind me of Claude Rains in "Casablanca"). Beyond that there is social and political intrigue, great battle scenes and a family mystery.
If you are a Gabaldon fan and plan to read/listen to "Echo in the Bone" this is a must for many reasons. Chacters and story lines come back to haunt us, but most critically this book shows us Lord John Grey in depth. He's no longer a 'minor character' in Echo, and I for one am glad.
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- Mila
- 05-28-10
Diana Gabaldon gets better and better
I really enjoyed this book. Even having read An Echo In The Bone, I hadn't experienced Lord John as a fully realized character. Here, he is complex, commanding, sexy and sexual, and the narrator is fantastic. My only complaint was with the plot complexities, which left me baffled at the end. I couldn't remember who some characters were, and didn't understand their motivations. I also didn't care about the storyline involving John's father much. I was far more interested in Percy and John. Really liked Jamie's cameos and John's perspective on Hellwater and Geneva, which were far different than Jamie's in the Outlander series. In my opinion, the Outlander series has gotten better and better as the books have continued, with the characters gaining depth and shadows. This Lord John tome adds to the mix. Gabaldon has created a world I love dipping into vicariously!!
24 people found this helpful
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- Teahouse Fox
- 08-22-11
My Favorite Lord John Novel so Far
The Lord John short stories get woven into the places between the Lord John novels, and tie them together. Both short stories and novels tie the gap in the Outlander novels between Dragonfly in Amber where John first appears, and Claire disappears and Voyager where Claire/Jaime's story continues. This is ~1745 to ~1773.
In that nearly 30 year gap, John has been off on journeys of his own, and it's wonderful how Diana Gabaldon weaves history and research into a story in such detail without detracting from the characters or their situations. While I enjoyed Private Matter very much, Brotherhood is still my favorite, and you see John at his best, and his worst, sometimes funny and always enjoyable. There's a couple of battles, which are always my favorite parts when reading Lord John, and interaction between him and his family, and a mystery.
In this novel John is searching for answers about the death of his father, but the plot is woven with other subplots that converge neatly (or messily) when John has to face a crisis of honor, and finds the clue to both answers in Jamie Fraser.
There are plot pieces and characters here that find their way into other Lord John stories (Haunted Soldier, Custom of the Army) or Outlander (Breath of Snow and Ashes, Firey Cross, Echo in the Bone), but resolve themselves nicely for the time being within this book. I think, however that "Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner" (not yet released as of this review) will be the one to watch, and carry the events of Brotherhood and Custom forward to fill in a large gap in the rocky evolution of John and Jamie's friendship.
Yes, there are a couple of graphic sex scenes - if graphic sex of either hetero or homosexual participants troubles you, I suggest you back quickly away from any book in the Outlander/Lord John universe by Gabaldon.
The narrator, Jeff Woodman, does all the work in this series and does a great job, especially with John, Harry and Tom.
16 people found this helpful
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- Amy
- 05-26-09
Love Lord John
I have always enjoyed the character of Lord John and Diana Gabaldon does not disappoint in this newest, for me, story of him.
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- K.D.
- 04-28-10
Great character, great book!
I love Lord John. I think he is a wonderful character. I've listened to all the books and wish there were more. It was interesting to hear his perspective on Jamie Frasier but he can definitely carry his own story.
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- Melissa
- 03-23-10
Great book
I hurt myself trying to finish this book. The characters are believable. Lord John is a great character. I think she really gave us a lot about his family, the era and what motivates him.
Lord John is a soldier, a brother and a son. He is also gay and he becomes involved with another man. This is NOT a homosexual love story. Over simplifying it by saying it is, does it a great injustice. I respect many people are bothered by that. As good as I think this book is, I would recommend skipping this book if it will bother you.
13 people found this helpful
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- C. Weschler
- 07-17-11
Positive surprise!
Really enjoyed this one. I felt for Lord John and his misadventures in love and war. I liked the narrator too, I could imagine Lord John having that voice.
5 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-30-07
Mixed
I enjoyed this book, but, not as well as other Gabaldon books. I do enjoy the Lord John character. However, I had trouble with the graphical male to male sex. If you are comfortable with that then I expect this would be a good listen. At 63 years old I still have trouble fully embracing the idea that homosexuality is OK.
As always the period facts and history are educational. Excellent job of intertwining several story lines. The limited inclusion of Jamie was fun.
I did think the story ended abruptly and left something more that should have been told. Perhaps I just did not want it to end?
I rate it lower than "Lord John and the Private Matter" (4 stars) and the "Outlander" series which are five stars plus.
If you are a big Gabaldon fan and are as frustrated as I am with the wait for new releases from her then I would definitely listen to it.
40 people found this helpful
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- Charles
- 09-09-09
better than private matter
This was a much better book than the Lord John, private matter book. Admittedly the male sex scenes were a little to much for me but that is why you can forward the book ahead. I enjoyed it but much prefer the voyager series.
3 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-13-13
A believable hero with a hidden core...
As a fan of Diana Gabaldon's 'Outlander' series I was ready to enjoy this book and was not disappointed. Lord John is a believable character set in the 1700's and is backed up with lots of historical detail and an engrossing storyline. Am looking forward to the next instalment.
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- beach
- 08-04-15
my fave lord John story
brilliant story with plenty of intrigue and a few glimpses of Jamie Fraser, thanks for another great book
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- Christine
- 12-17-11
Too soppy
The first half of this book was full of dreadful soppy romanticism that intefered with the plot. Of course this is just my opinion, and I presume Gabaldon generally writes such romances, but I was expecting more mystery and less lovey-dovey!
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- MARGARET
- 07-16-20
excellent accents but American not British words
what do you think British think of words of 200 years ago narrated as American... "Newgit" instead of Newgate and deTALE instead of detail and many more. there have been such excellent work on the accents of this narration with many language forms and intonations but no use of a British pronunciation anthology. online so available as Oxford or Cambridge gives pronunciation samples. for such a good novelist and quality writing it is a tremendous aberration.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-15-20
great story, awful reader.
this is well plotted and well written, though I skip the sex scenes as too embarrassing.
The reader's fake "English" accent, however, is infuriating. The mispronunciation of "plait" as "plate" rather than "platt" is particularly grating.
I would have given up if the story had been less interesting.
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- ellie illing
- 07-12-20
Easy listen - if your missing outlander
I listened to this as I am waiting for the most recent outlander book to come out. This gives you more of an insight into what type of man Lord John is, so when you read outlander you understand his bits of the story more. Characters entwine in this series with the outlander series such as Percy Wainwright and Harold.
The book is an easy listen, as usual, Diana Gabaldon did a lot of research into the era and kept it as historically accurate as possible. You see what life was like for the upper class and the military living during the Seven Year War.
The book is more fast pace than outlander which I enjoyed, she is very good at writing from a male point of view, you sympathise with him and get an insight to our horrible and scary being a gay in his time was.
You do not need to read the outlander books to enjoy this, its a series in its own right.
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- Anne
- 04-29-20
Another excellent Lord John story
Another excellent Lord John story, brilliantly performed and narrated. I love the Outlander series of books with Jamie and Claire and the Lord John novellas etc provide more back story for the other characters. Would love to see these also brought to the small screen.
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- Janbo
- 11-05-18
Lord John, Brotherhood of the Blade
Really enjoyed this book, well written, liked the narrated although didn't like the voice used for Jamie Fraiser.
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- Kindle Customer
- 11-05-17
Jamie's voice just isn't there
The story drags and is confusing at times, but has its funny moments; the cousin being helped giving birth in the church by the two gay stepbrothers during the wedding of their respective parents,, for instance. On the whole, the performance of the narrator for the voices of Lord John and his brother Hal are commendable, but passages with Jamie Fraser are causes for great unhappiness.
Actually the comments of others made me decide to opt out of the Lord John Series in audio forms even though I simply love audiobooks.
I suppose it can't be helped and there isn't enough readership to have a new narrator for the Lord John series. I'll stick to the books.
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- alexander
- 04-27-16
not up to Diana's standard
I have considerable respect for this author, and beguiled by a new perspective into the lives of Jamie I expected somethimg complimentary regarding the story line.
I was very disappointed, and will now have to read between the lines.
I respected the way she built her characters, but this was too far for my tastes.
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- Monique M.
- 02-24-15
Oh Lord John, your such a dandy.
I am reading this series as a continuation from the outlander series and so far I have not been disappointed. The series is not as riveting as outlander etc, however still very entertaining. I just love the way Diana writes and I especially liked the creative development of the charactor Lord John. Witty, outlandish use of adjectives, risky and humorous.
Would I read another in the series?..yes.
Did I start reading it only because of the Scottish highlander?...yes.
Would I recommend it as a independent read?...no
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- Anonymous User
- 08-14-20
Accent Issues
This is not a review of the book, rather the read. I have not even finished listening to this yet but felt compelled to say something about the ‘pebble in my shoe’ reaction to the narration. The narration is not terrible, in that the narrator doesn’t read badly, but there are so many irritating inconsistencies with the pronunciation of words that I fear I can’t go on. Sometimes, the English accent sounds clearly put on (which it is as the narrator is American), sometimes it veers towards a South African accent but the low point was when he pronounced the word ‘passage’ as ‘parsage’ because somehow an aristocratic English accent would have a ‘long A’. No, no, no. These characters are supposed to be English, so why can’t the narrator also be English or at least someone who can do a passable English accent. Rant over.
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- IsaB
- 05-29-18
Rivetting and Heart wrenching
I love John Grey’s stories. This is the best yet! His humor, authenticity and logic are equal to the depth of his love and honour! It’s wonderful to have so much more insight into his brother Hal too. And to meet the younger Percy! A wonderful story that adds layers to the outlander characters. Wonderfully read by Woodman!
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- Bonita N. Jones
- 11-17-14
Even better the second time around
LJG is such a great character. Diana Gabaldon such a wonderful weaver of tales and the narrator brings it all to life with his telling of the tale. Addictive