Lord John i Bractwo Ostrza
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- Author：Diana Gabaldon
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Summary
From the exquisitely talented and award-winning author of the Outlander Saga come two additions to the oeuvre， both featuring Lord John Grey。
This dashing character first appeared in Gabaldon’s blockbuster， Voyager， and readers cheered him on in the New York Times bestselling Lord John and the Private Matter。
Diana Gabaldon takes readers back to eighteenth-century Britain as Lord John Grey pursues a deadly family secret as well as a clandestine love affair， set against the background of the Seven Years War。
Seventeen years earlier， Grey’s father， the Duke of Pardloe， shot himself， days before he was to be accused of being a Jacobite traitor。 By raising a regiment to fight at Culloden， Grey’s elder brother has succeeded in redeeming the family name， aided by Grey， now a major in that regiment。 But now， on the eve of the regiment’s move to Germany， comes a mysterious threat that throws the matter of the Duke’s death into stark new question， and brings the Grey brothers into fresh conflict with the past and each other。
From barracks and parade grounds to the battlefields of Prussia and the stony fells of the Lake District， Lord John’s struggle to find the truth leads him through danger and passion， ever deeper， toward the answer to the question at the centre of his soul–what is it that is most important to a man？ Love， loyalty， family name？ Self-respect， or honesty？ Surviving both the battle of Krefeld and a searing personal betrayal， he returns to the Lake District to find the man who may hold the key to his quest: a Jacobite prisoner named Jamie Fraser。 Here， Grey finds his truth and facesa final choice: between honour and life itself。
Reviews
Cat。
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Keep 'Em ComingLord John Grey。 He's not as uptight as you would think。 I love how this book really made you think and didn't spell out the solutions to the many troubles that Lord John endured。This story will definitely keep you enthralled through out the many twists and turns。 I was very happy for the unique solutions to the many problems the Grey family endure。 Keep 'Em ComingLord John Grey。 He's not as uptight as you would think。 I love how this book really made you think and didn't spell out the solutions to the many troubles that Lord John endured。This story will definitely keep you enthralled through out the many twists and turns。 I was very happy for the unique solutions to the many problems the Grey family endure。 。。。more
Stephanie Ricker
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I can see why some people might find the Lord John series to be more digestible than the wildly popular Outlander series。 These books are a much less intimidating length， for one thing， but the episodic stories also make them much easier to dip into than the massive， multi-plot tomes of the Outlander series。 That said， this particular story might not be everyone's cup of tea。 Lord John continues to be an enthralling character， and the mystery was about as good as the rest in the series （which is I can see why some people might find the Lord John series to be more digestible than the wildly popular Outlander series。 These books are a much less intimidating length， for one thing， but the episodic stories also make them much easier to dip into than the massive， multi-plot tomes of the Outlander series。 That said， this particular story might not be everyone's cup of tea。 Lord John continues to be an enthralling character， and the mystery was about as good as the rest in the series （which is to say rather average）， but the level of sexuality in this book is definitely higher than in the previous two books I'd read in the series。 I learned a lot about 18th century homosexuality and had a new appreciation for the tightrope-walk Grey navigates as a gay soldier during a time when public discovery of that fact meant a death sentence。 。。。more
Nicole Vassallo
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I always say I'm over these books， but the moment I read the first page I'm refreshed by Diana Gabaldon's writing and find myself drawn in and halfway through the book。 I guess it's very safe to say that you're going to be seeing me powering through the rest of the Lord John and Outlander books， even if I find the storylines weak and too cheesy for my liking， just because I love Gabaldon's writing so much。 I always say I'm over these books， but the moment I read the first page I'm refreshed by Diana Gabaldon's writing and find myself drawn in and halfway through the book。 I guess it's very safe to say that you're going to be seeing me powering through the rest of the Lord John and Outlander books， even if I find the storylines weak and too cheesy for my liking， just because I love Gabaldon's writing so much。 。。。more
Kirsten Johnson
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She has kept my rapt attention！Diana Gabaldon has captured my attention and my heart again。 After falling in love with Jamie and Claire， I have now fallen in love with John also。 Beautifully written。
Jean
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Started with book 2，and couldn’t actually remember who lord John was in the outlander books but still a good book。
Heather Lynn
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Slogging through these books as part of my Outlander re-read before BEES in November。 I would probably enjoy these books more if I didn’t dislike LJG so much。 Onto Scottish prisoner。
Louisa
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Oh， this was another great mystery， and I loved reading about Lord John again！ Need to finish off this series， because the next Outlander book is coming out near the end of next month！
AnaBells
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4。5/5 🌟💗
Ginny
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I started reading the Lord John Grey series because the ninth Outlander book is coming out in November， and more and more characters from this spinoff series have been appearing the main novels。 I love his character anyway -- an English officer， honorable gentlemen， and gay at a time when it was a capital offense。 Turns out， this dude is just constantly embroiled in unraveling mysteries that he's （usually unwillingly） thrust into。（view spoiler）[There are some sex scenes， compared to the other Lo I started reading the Lord John Grey series because the ninth Outlander book is coming out in November， and more and more characters from this spinoff series have been appearing the main novels。 I love his character anyway -- an English officer， honorable gentlemen， and gay at a time when it was a capital offense。 Turns out， this dude is just constantly embroiled in unraveling mysteries that he's （usually unwillingly） thrust into。（view spoiler）[There are some sex scenes， compared to the other Lord John books that had pretty much none。 So yay for queer representation there！ But quite mild overall compared to the main Outlander books （Diana Gabaldon is a detail-oriented writer， to be sure）。 The family scandal of his father's suicide/murder was intense and sad -- but his mom turns out to be an absolute badass。 I really enjoyed his relationship with his brother， Hal， and now I see why he was so fucking pissed when Percy showed up in Echo in the Bone。 We get to see John really in the heat of battle in this book and damn it was wild！ My heart pretty much stopped when his horse jumped the moat and John ended up behind French lines， then almost drowned， then almost got killed by a gang of women before making it back to his fellow British soldiers。 Where he then took over an artillery encampment when the lieutenant's head got blown off and almost died when the cannon ended up exploding。 Not bad for a little blonde guy who is often described as pretty like a girl。I had some trouble keeping all the characters straight， but that's not unusual in Gabaldon's books。 John's interactions with Jamie in Helwater seem to contradict Voyager， but I suppose you could cobble together the argument that Jamie was traumatized and shattered and his conversations with John didn't merit mentioning given everything else。Toward the end I was confused about how John was acting -- he did some weird stuff that seemed out of character-- but looking back， there was a lot of foreshadowing about being "mentally disturbed" that I think was building up to John kind of losing his shit。 I will say， John's ability to disassociate completely and still charm his way through society is pretty impressive。 And it was a sweet victory when Hal took back his late father's title after the truth of their father's death was finally revealed。 Also， Tom Byrd remains hilarious。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Kathleen A Cannon
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An interesting read。No sure about how much of his sexual explosion was needed， but it is a bit overboard。 That being said I did enjoy the story！
Leslie
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Very entertainingI love reading all about Lord Johns adventures。 Always entertaining。 Diana Gabaldon definitely knows how to tell a great story。
Michele
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Honestly， the convoluted names & relationships in the John Grey sagas make them a bit challenging to follow and not quite satisfying in their wrap up， because I haven’t been able to figure it out as I go along， hence 3。5 stars for his reader （er， listener）。 However， I am as always impressed by Diana Gabaldon’s world-building and attention to historical details， and it’s always enjoyable to further explore the characters of the Outlander saga - particularly as this one features a few cameos from Honestly， the convoluted names & relationships in the John Grey sagas make them a bit challenging to follow and not quite satisfying in their wrap up， because I haven’t been able to figure it out as I go along， hence 3。5 stars for his reader （er， listener）。 However， I am as always impressed by Diana Gabaldon’s world-building and attention to historical details， and it’s always enjoyable to further explore the characters of the Outlander saga - particularly as this one features a few cameos from one James Fraser。 。。。more
Sara Ximena
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Solo paso a declarar de nuevo mi amor por lord John。
Amy
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I think this is my least favourite I've read so far。 Felt a little fan fictiony and also jumped around with a really confusing story line。 I think it was meant to build suspense， but it missed the mark for me。 I think this is my least favourite I've read so far。 Felt a little fan fictiony and also jumped around with a really confusing story line。 I think it was meant to build suspense， but it missed the mark for me。 。。。more
Ya'Akov Yehudi
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Truly brilliant As with everything that Diana Gabaldon writes， this book is enthralling。Focusing on Lord Grey， there are cameo appearances by Mr Fraser。
alexa （travelingreads）
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I literally hate this。 I hate john。 I hate diana and her anti wlw ass。 hate hate hate。
A Sheatz
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I’ve always enjoyed Lord John Grey’s character no matter how minor。 I’m glad that he now has novels of his own。 This book whole not quite as catchy as the original series did keep me interested in the end。 I felt the same emotions with John as I often have for Jamie and Claire and I look forward to more of his story as well。
Stacie （MagicOfBooks）
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I will also do a video review here at my channel: http://www。youtube。com/magicofbooks“Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade” by Diana Gabaldon continues Lord John Grey’s story as he discovers mysteriously received pages from his father’s missing diary and accusations that his father may have been a supporter of the Jacobite rebellion。 It’s been seventeen years since his father was found dead， and Grey is determined to restore his father’s good name， even if that means seeking the help of Sc I will also do a video review here at my channel: http://www。youtube。com/magicofbooks“Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade” by Diana Gabaldon continues Lord John Grey’s story as he discovers mysteriously received pages from his father’s missing diary and accusations that his father may have been a supporter of the Jacobite rebellion。 It’s been seventeen years since his father was found dead， and Grey is determined to restore his father’s good name， even if that means seeking the help of Scottish Jacobite， Jamie Fraser。There’s a lot that I really liked about this second book， but also a little bit that I was getting frustrated with as well。 In general， I loved the bulk of the story going on。 I loved the investigation Grey went on trying to find out the true details involving the death of his father。 The death was deemed suicide， but now that new clues are resurfacing， Grey is discovering that his father may have been murdered。 I also loved the romance subplot of the book involving Grey and his…wait for it…new stepbrother， Percy Wainwright。 They are brothers in name only。 They have absolutely no blood connection。 But still， rather odd for some readers， I’m sure。 I also loved how Jamie Fraser was incorporated into this novel。 He was used minimally and served to enhance Grey’s personal story。 The two definitely have some very heated back and forth which was great to read。 In typical Diana Gabaldon fashion she knows how to brilliantly and cleverly tie together all the random plot threads and nothing is left hanging off to the side。 As for my issues with this book， I feel like the last chunk of the novel was very fast paced， causing me to get a wee bit confused with what was going on。 Some of the plot near the end felt like Grey was learning things a bit too quickly and a bit too conveniently， compared to the slow burn and buildup that the novel had been doing the entire time。 Book 2 also suffers a problem I was having with book 1 in regards that there’s a ton of characters to try and remember。 Sometimes a character near the beginning would come back near the end， and I was having trouble recalling exact details why that person was familiar and who they were connected to。 The “Lord John” books function like mysteries， and mystery books tend to have large casts of characters， but this book had too many that I couldn’t keep track of and what was so important about them。 Diana Gabaldon in her author notes does mention that she’s not a mystery writer， that’s not her wheelhouse， and I totally get that。 As she often explains， the “Lord John” books are a product of her being asked to write a short story for a anthology and that’s how Grey’s narrative developed and continued。 Writing a mystery is new territory for her， and I totally understand。 She often jokes that she doesn’t know how to tell short stories， seeing as how all the “Outlander” books run fairly close to 1000 pages each。 This particular “Lord John” book is right at 500 pages， so still pretty hefty and one of the longest in his series， but knowing Diana Gabaldon， she probably would have loved to add an additional couple hundred pages if she had the time。 Because it did feel like she was rapidly wrapping up all the various different stories， and as I mentioned， things happened a little too quickly or too conveniently as the novel approached the end。 In turn， that did leave me a bit confused in some places and not sure if a some of the plot threads were wrapped up to my satisfaction。Either way， Lord John Grey continues to shine as a character。 I love spending this extended time with him。 As I mentioned in my review of book 1， Grey is my favorite supporting character from “Outlander。” What I also love about his character is his complexity。 He’s a gay military man in eighteenth century England。 He has to hide his true feelings。 He has to sneak around with Percy for them to have any alone time。 He’s also dealing with his family and his family name and family honor， now that things are being revealed about his father。 What is he willing to risk and sacrifice as a result？ And he still has very complex feelings for Jamie Fraser。 And oh boy does Jamie come across as the villain at one point during this novel when he calls Grey a disgusting pervert for having sex with other men， leading Grey into a rage of frenzy that you think he might be about to kill or rape Jamie， if not both。 Both men are complex and definitely not perfect by any means。 As for other characters， we get to spend a bit more time with Grey’s older brother Hal， which I loved。 The brothers’ can be at odds， but they are still supportive。 Percy Wainwright as Grey’s love interest was great。 I loved their relationship and it certainly goes through some shocking twists and turns over the course of this novel that will leave you wondering what the hell just happened。 Percy himself has his own demons and backstory that make him just as compelling as Grey。 I had a bit of a rough patch with book 2 in this series， but largely， I enjoyed it。 Book 3 is a collection of short stores with Lord John， so that’s going to change things up a bit， which I’m excited about。 As I stated with my book 1 review， I highly recommend this series if you love the character of Lord John Grey。 I’ve seen reviews where people dislike these books because they already disliked him as a character from “Outlander”。 I honestly don’t know if these books will sway the opinions of those who dislike him。 But if you love his character already， you’ll most likely continue to love his journey。 。。。more
Lotus Xie
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Dnf at 40% because it’s really dry and as usual I don’t really love gabaldon’s writing but it’s actually not bad so it’s a 3。5 rounded down
anonymousreader
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Adaminah K。
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Loved it， learned a lot of new things about Lord John
Sarah
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What a book！ We finally get the backstory on Percy Wainwright and his brief， passionate， and ultimately ill-fated romance with Lord John。 I nearly wept when PW betrayed LJ after waiting hundreds of pages for the tension between them to resolve！ Rargh！I also enjoyed learning about why Hal did not claim his Duke title until this book。 Hal and Percy play such large roles in the last two Outlander novels that I wish I’d read the LJ novels before reading them。 Once again， LJ is thrown into solving a What a book！ We finally get the backstory on Percy Wainwright and his brief， passionate， and ultimately ill-fated romance with Lord John。 I nearly wept when PW betrayed LJ after waiting hundreds of pages for the tension between them to resolve！ Rargh！I also enjoyed learning about why Hal did not claim his Duke title until this book。 Hal and Percy play such large roles in the last two Outlander novels that I wish I’d read the LJ novels before reading them。 Once again， LJ is thrown into solving a mystery， this time with very personal consequences and a seemingly impossible choice to make between family （specifically his feckless former lover and step brother PW） and his honor （what LJ values most）。 I loved that LJ went to Jamie to talk through what decision he should make， and I love the solution he came up with。I was also glad the Pardloe title was cleared， but I did get a little lost as to who the real traitor/Jacobite was and why， mainly bc I wasn’t reading super closely。 。。。more
Judy
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I seem to be getting tired of reading graphic chapters about war， so I think I may read a few different novels for a change。 How any soldier survived any of these horrific wars is impossible to comprehend， from the first cave man raising a club in anger to now。 I appreciate DG's consumate research and story telling， but I need a break。 The Scottish Prisoner will have to wait a bit。 I seem to be getting tired of reading graphic chapters about war， so I think I may read a few different novels for a change。 How any soldier survived any of these horrific wars is impossible to comprehend， from the first cave man raising a club in anger to now。 I appreciate DG's consumate research and story telling， but I need a break。 The Scottish Prisoner will have to wait a bit。 。。。more
Laura Brown
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LJG is an interesting character in and of himself。 This story puts him in the middle of a murder mystery that has been a source of family embarrassment for most of his life。 The wounds he receives in some of these scenes seem too awful for recovery， but he manages to walk away and survive。 I guess people were made of stronger stuff back then。
Emilee
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Diana Gabaldon does it again with another great John Grey novella。
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Stephanie
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Since I am reading this after Percy was introduced in the main outlander series I was happy to have his backstory with John。 Aside from that aspect the entire murder plot with the duke of pardloe I had a hard time following。 Maybe it’s because I don’t remember enough from the first novel in regards to the Jacobites but it was a struggle。 The drawn out parts about the war were also kinda boring but overall still a good book
Kendra Richards Ohmann
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Diana Gabaldon is always good--if you like her writing， you'll like this book。 It's not the Outlander series， but it's still good。 Diana Gabaldon is always good--if you like her writing， you'll like this book。 It's not the Outlander series， but it's still good。 。。。more
Maya Gould
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I started reading the Outlander series a few months ago & was determined to read all of the books in the Outlander universe in the right order。 When I got to the Lord John series， though， it sent me into kind of a slump。 The first book was sooo slow and I just couldn’t get into it， but I hoped the second one would be better。 Unfortunately， it was not and I stopped reading about halfway through。 Couldn’t get myself to tough out the rest of the book！
kayla
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