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The Scottish Prisoner

The Scottish Prisoner

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  • Author：Diana Gabaldon
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Summary

A captivating return to the world Diana Gabaldon created in her Outlander and Lord John series， The Scottish Prisoner is a masterpiece of epic history， wicked deceit， and scores that can only be settled in blood。

London， 1760。 For Jamie Fraser， paroled prisoner-of-war， life is coming apart at the seams。 In the remote Lake District， where he’s close enough to the son he cannot claim as his own， Jamie’s quiet existence is interrupted first by dreams of his lost wife， then by the appearance of an erstwhile comrade still fighting to rally the Irish。 But Jamie has sworn off politics， fighting， and war。 Until Lord John Grey shows up with a summons that will take him away from everything he loves—again。 Lord John is in possession of explosive documents that expose a damning case of corruption against a British officer。 But they also hint at a more insidious danger。 Soon Lord John and Jamie are unwilling companions on the road to Ireland， a country whose dark castles hold dreadful secrets， and whose bogs hide the bones of the dead。

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Ginny ，

Definitely my least fave of the Lord John books so far。 （view spoiler）[The others had some small things that didn't mesh with Voyager （the main Outlander book during which these take place）， but this was just off the rails。 Jamie and John go on a big adventure through Ireland， more Jacobite conspiracies emerge， Jamie gets a bunch of money for services rendered。 Plus it completely changes how Jamie and John renew their friendship -- Jamie extends the olive branch in Voyager， but Lord John does he Definitely my least fave of the Lord John books so far。 （view spoiler）[The others had some small things that didn't mesh with Voyager （the main Outlander book during which these take place）， but this was just off the rails。 Jamie and John go on a big adventure through Ireland， more Jacobite conspiracies emerge， Jamie gets a bunch of money for services rendered。 Plus it completely changes how Jamie and John renew their friendship -- Jamie extends the olive branch in Voyager， but Lord John does here。There were a lot of things I liked here， despite my whining。 John's duel with Edward Twelvetrees was awesome， I loved the descriptions。 Jamie defends Lord John from an accusation of sodomy， which was surprising because we all know how Jamie feels about that>。 The breakout of Althone prison was nerve-wracking， and I liked all the scenes with Jamie's monk uncle。 And it was absolutely shocking when John finds out that Twelvetrees was an undercover agent and that John had besmirched the name of （and killed） an innocent patriot （even though Twelvetrees was a dick）。John and the Graf finally resolve their sexual tension which I really didn't expect -- pretty cute。 Also， the Graf was breeding the first ever dachshunds and sent John a puppy！ Fucking precious。 The ending （from Jamie's perspective） was sad but fitting。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Evelyn ，

I like reading about Lord John and Jamie working together to a common purpose， they do have a remarkable camaraderie considering their history。Once again， Gabaldon has taught me more history， but I do admit to getting a bit lost a few times here。 Wasn't exactly sure what the issue was or why they were so upset about it。 Eventually it all became clear。 I like reading about Lord John and Jamie working together to a common purpose， they do have a remarkable camaraderie considering their history。Once again， Gabaldon has taught me more history， but I do admit to getting a bit lost a few times here。 Wasn't exactly sure what the issue was or why they were so upset about it。 Eventually it all became clear。 。。。more

Belle LouAllen ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Nobody writes an ending like DG！！ I would’ve bawled if I didn’t know that Claire comes back in a few years time。 I loved reading about Jamie interacting with Willie， it made me so excited to read Bees and see how their relationship develops now。 The book wasn’t as epic as the “big books” are and was more of a heist/ mystery story。 It was easy and fun to read。 I may need to scatter LJG books throughout my rotation in the coming months :）

Kelly ，

I didn’t want this book to end！ To me this is a must read alongside the bigger books， it gives such insight into the headspace of both John and Jamie before and after we meet them as adults at Ardsmiur。 The last passage of the book made me cry， Diana has written such wonderful prose in this book。 It made me appreciate Jamie and Claire all the more and really added immense depth to the bigger books having known that the events in this book had transpired。

Kathy ，

This was tough to read， however I'm totally team Lord John Grey， lol This was tough to read， however I'm totally team Lord John Grey， lol 。。。more

Jennie Pease ，

Very disappointing， loving the Outlander series as I do。 This seemed to lack the detail and distinct characters that Diana Gabaldon does so well in her main series。 Even Jamie seems different， and it's not a change for the better。 I imagine these Lord John Grey books were written more quickly and frankly， it shows。 It pains me to give Diana Gabaldon anything less than a glowing review， but this book is simply not up to her usual standard。 This is the second John Grey book I have read and it will Very disappointing， loving the Outlander series as I do。 This seemed to lack the detail and distinct characters that Diana Gabaldon does so well in her main series。 Even Jamie seems different， and it's not a change for the better。 I imagine these Lord John Grey books were written more quickly and frankly， it shows。 It pains me to give Diana Gabaldon anything less than a glowing review， but this book is simply not up to her usual standard。 This is the second John Grey book I have read and it will definitely be the last。 。。。more

Tim Healy ，

This story fills in， quite well， the only hole that I thought was present in Voyager。 For me， the wrap-up of the Helwater story line was rushed。 There was detail missing for how the friendship between John Grey and Jamie Fraser was restored。 I don't know if Ms。 Gabaldon had this story in the back of her head and realized it would take too long to tell。。。it's possible。Anyway， Lord John gets caught up in trying to unravel a conspiracy to commit treason by a member of his unit。 Part of it is a code This story fills in， quite well， the only hole that I thought was present in Voyager。 For me， the wrap-up of the Helwater story line was rushed。 There was detail missing for how the friendship between John Grey and Jamie Fraser was restored。 I don't know if Ms。 Gabaldon had this story in the back of her head and realized it would take too long to tell。。。it's possible。Anyway， Lord John gets caught up in trying to unravel a conspiracy to commit treason by a member of his unit。 Part of it is a coded message in Gaelic。 So。。。they call upon the contact they can control who can translate it for them， Jamie Fraser， the prisoner of Helwater。Jamie gets enmeshed， with John and Hal， in a plot by Irish Jacobites led by this member of the unit。 The whole thing is pretty interesting， and gives an interesting look at how military justice might have looked when units were formed by the lords that ran them。The return to Helwater at the end is well handled。 It nicely lays the groundwork for how Jamie became a trusted servant while on parole， and for all that happens in Voyager that was previously glided past。I enjoyed this one quite a lot。。。probably made reading the other two novels in the series worthwhile as they build to this。 。。。more

Ali Ilman ，

Utterly enjoyable from start to finish。 I felt immersed into the story。What’s the story？This story is set in 1760， just over a decade after the collapse of the Jacobite movement。 On a fine day in London， a letter written in Erse was brought to John Grey， unsurprisingly thinking it’s gibberish。 Though word has it may be a coded letter for the rebirth of Jacobitism。I can’t remember exactly how Fraser ended up in London， but he was surprised to know that he’s under parole and the responsibility of Utterly enjoyable from start to finish。 I felt immersed into the story。What’s the story？This story is set in 1760， just over a decade after the collapse of the Jacobite movement。 On a fine day in London， a letter written in Erse was brought to John Grey， unsurprisingly thinking it’s gibberish。 Though word has it may be a coded letter for the rebirth of Jacobitism。I can’t remember exactly how Fraser ended up in London， but he was surprised to know that he’s under parole and the responsibility of Grey。 Grey seeks Fraser’s knowledge of Scottish Gaelic in order to decode the letter， which turns out to be Irish Gaelic。 Sensing the possibility of the Jacobites plotting a war， Grey and Fraser head out to Ireland to confirm their suspicion。 。。。more

Kathy Goodman ，

It filled in some gaps nicely， but bogged down in the middle。 It’s the first Gabaldon book I ever contemplated abandoning， although I did finish it。

Ivette ，

Leuker dan ik dacht， een spin off van outlander。 Misschien ga ik de rest van de Lord John novels toch ook maar lezen。

Sara Ximena ，

Este libro es la joya de la corona en cuanto a la saga de John Gray。Amé leer a Jamie， y su dinámica es exquisita。 Ah los dos personajes que amo en un libro。 Podría leer una saga de ocho libros de más de quinientas páginas de esto

Stacie （MagicOfBooks） ，

I will also do a video review here at my channel: http://www。youtube。com/magicofbooks"The Scottish Prisoner" by Diana Gabaldon follows Lord John Grey and Jamie Fraser as they put aside their differences and team up together to travel to Ireland to uncover a conspiracy involving Irish Jacobites who plan on tearing down the British monarchy。 My journey with Lord John Grey comes to a close。 And I am sad！ I will get down on my knees in front of Diana Gabaldon and beg her to write more of Lord John's I will also do a video review here at my channel: http://www。youtube。com/magicofbooks"The Scottish Prisoner" by Diana Gabaldon follows Lord John Grey and Jamie Fraser as they put aside their differences and team up together to travel to Ireland to uncover a conspiracy involving Irish Jacobites who plan on tearing down the British monarchy。 My journey with Lord John Grey comes to a close。 And I am sad！ I will get down on my knees in front of Diana Gabaldon and beg her to write more of Lord John's adventures if I must。 Okay， though I have yet to read the next couple books in the series （I finished "A Breath of Snow and Ashes" last year）， I am aware that Lord John pops up in the next books， so he is not gone forever。 But I really enjoyed spending time with him and him alone outside of the other "Outlander" characters。 I need more Lord John and Tom Byrd and Captain Stephan von Namtzen。 And I need to know if Percy will ever make an appearance again！ Why can't Diana Gabaldon ever let people be happy？ If this is to be the last of Lord John in his own series， I do think it ends in a very satisfactory manner， leading nicely into where we next see him in the "Outlander" books。 I've been reading tons of reviews for the "Lord John" series on Goodreads and reviewers are very hit or miss with how they feel about this series。 There are those， like me， who really like these books and love Lord John as a character。 But then there are those who never particularly liked his character to begin with and find these books to be boring。 And for that last group of people， they only picked up "The Scottish Prisoner" since Jamie Fraser is the other main character opposite Lord John。 Even then， this book is hit or miss mostly because there is the group of people who still don't like his character that much and only pushed through for the Jamie chapters。 Out of all the Lord John books， "The Scottish Prisoner" is the most likely one I would recommend if people were unsure about whether or not they'd like this series。 If you don't like "Scottish Prisoner，" you most likely won't enjoy the rest of the "Lord John" books。 But if you are a huge fan of Lord John， then I definitely recommend picking up his series from the start and moving from there。"The Scottish Prisoner" is the usual when it comes to the adventures of Lord John Grey。 He has to uncover some sort of conspiracy pertaining to either the government or to the military （if not both） and use his intelligence and wits to carry him through to whatever the conclusion is。 And along the way he meets interesting people。 And maybe has sex with a hot man。 And has an adorably sweet relationship with his valet Tom Byrd （yes， I totally have a crush on Tom Byrd）。 And you get all of that in this book。 Grey uncovers some documents that prove particularly damning to a fellow British officer and this leads him to seek the help of Jamie Fraser， who at this point is still a servant/prisoner at Helwater。 If you've read the "Lord John" books， well， Grey and Jamie parted on some pretty nasty terms， so their team up in this book is awkward and strained。 But having read "Outlander，" you know that they somehow have to get back on friendly terms and return to some sort of mutual respect。 "Scottish Prisoner" pretty much furthers their relationship that is really only hinted at in the "Outlander" books。 Either way， Grey and Jamie are unwilling allies on this venture to Ireland to seek out evidence for or against this British officer and it leads them to a conspiracy of Irish Jacobites in the process。 It's all pretty thrilling and I found it to be action packed and fast paced， full of excellent character moments between Grey and Jamie。 As always， I admire and love Diana Gabaldon's talent with humor and wit and her amazing research with historical detail。Overall， I am definitely a fan of not only Grey as a character， but a fan of his standalone series as well。 You most certainly do not need to read his series， but they are nice additions to the world Diana Gabaldon has created。 If you choose not to read his series， you are not missing anything of import。 They definitely can stand alone as their own individual thing。 I'm sad to conclude my time with Lord John Grey， but I had fun in the process and felt like I really got to know Grey better as an individual。 He can be stubborn and perhaps a bit hasty， but he's incredibly loyal to family and friends。 I also just really liked reading a whole set of books focused on a gay male character who is not a stereotype， and his life is so much more than his sexuality。 Once again， I recommend this series for diehard fans of "Outlander，" especially those of you who love Lord John just as much as I do。 。。。more

Louise Smethurst ，

Lord John is a cracking character and the book was a lot of fun

Sarah ，

I enjoyed this Lord John-Jamie Frazier centric novel where they investigate another Jacobite rising and rekindle their amazing friendship which Lord John destroyed in an earlier one。

LeeAnn ，

A Lord John Grey novel but mostly about him and Jamie Fraser。 Very good！ One of the best so far！ But the Diana Gabaldon is a great writer！

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Judy ，

This novel fills in the years Jamie spent as Lord John's tame' prisoner in England。 Exceptional writing and research by the author， exceptional reading for me。 This novel fills in the years Jamie spent as Lord John's tame' prisoner in England。 Exceptional writing and research by the author， exceptional reading for me。 。。。more

Peter Powers ，

Best Lord John Gray book。 This story connects to the main Oulander Series so incredibly well。

Debra Cook ，

Lord john needs jamey's help with an issue。 Lord john needs jamey's help with an issue。 。。。more

Maryjane Coons ，

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Emilee ，

If you are missing Jamie in these Novellas， this is the book for you。 It was really fun to see Jamie outside the Outlander books and to fill in parts of his time without Claire。 Probably my favorite John Grey books。

Kathleen Hartke ，

Another wonderful story and characters from this author。

Janet Apsega ，

Slow yet steadyLord John books keep me busy while waiting for the next book to。 be published。 Read it for the background to other stories。

Courtney ，

This definitely felt unnecessary， and it's the least stand-alone of the Lord John novels。 It felt like a weird Outlander tangent， and I haven't read the full Outlander series in a few years， so some of the references only rang vague bells but felt fuzzy。I did like getting a glimpse into John and Jamie's friendship during a complicated period we hadn't seen all that much before， though。 And Tom Byrd is just the best sidekick， he always makes me smile。 This definitely felt unnecessary， and it's the least stand-alone of the Lord John novels。 It felt like a weird Outlander tangent， and I haven't read the full Outlander series in a few years， so some of the references only rang vague bells but felt fuzzy。I did like getting a glimpse into John and Jamie's friendship during a complicated period we hadn't seen all that much before， though。 And Tom Byrd is just the best sidekick， he always makes me smile。 。。。more

Norman Howe ，

This is a departure from the format of the Lord John Grey stories because it involves two viewpoint characters - the second being Jamie Fraser， major protagonist in the Outlander series。 Suffice to say that there pass situations which would not have been misplaced in the works of Sir Walter Scott， Robert Louis Stevenson， and Thomas Hardy。 Add to this the protagonists' personal stakes in the Jacobite conspiracies and affairs at Hellwater， and it's a very compelling read。 This is a departure from the format of the Lord John Grey stories because it involves two viewpoint characters - the second being Jamie Fraser， major protagonist in the Outlander series。 Suffice to say that there pass situations which would not have been misplaced in the works of Sir Walter Scott， Robert Louis Stevenson， and Thomas Hardy。 Add to this the protagonists' personal stakes in the Jacobite conspiracies and affairs at Hellwater， and it's a very compelling read。 。。。more

LUCILE ，

This is compelling reading。

Jenn Lynch ，

One of my favorites！ It fills in many of the "gaps" in the "side" story of Lord John and Jamie。 One of my favorites！ It fills in many of the "gaps" in the "side" story of Lord John and Jamie。 。。。more

Edna Moore ，

3。5 ⭐ rounded up to 4 ⭐。 I enjoyed this Lord John novel much more than the others。 Probably because Jamie is in the book。

Victoria Shepherd ，

Gabaldon is that her best when she shares her characters’ subtext with the reader。 The inner workings of Jamie’s heart and mind are fascinating; the political activities of the story less so。

Callie Hornbuckle ，

I enjoyed this novel-length interlude between installments of the Outlander series。 I like the character of John Grey and it was refreshing to have a story told from his perspective and from James Fraser’s。 I did think it went on a little too long - Gabaldon knows how to tell a story， but not sure she know how to end one！ Still， a solid addition to the series。

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