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Lord John and the Hand of Devils
by Diana Gabaldon
As good as the other Lord Johns, and just as good as any of them for a Gabaldon-fix between here and Echo in the Bone.
I like Lord John a lot. He sounds like a great guy to hang around with, probably someone you want on your side in a crisis, and things certainly seem to happen around him. His stories are written with Gabaldon's trademark wit and drama. But, somehow, these books don't sing the way Outlander does. I read them waiting for the next Outlander book, and I feel like she writes them in the same mood. But still: Gabaldon's exercise to clear her mind between gut-wrenching sagas is better than many other author's writing (maybe even most?) on a good day.
Readers be warned, though. This is a collection of three novellas. One of those novellas is the Lord John short story that appeared in Robert Silverberg's [book: Legends II], so if you are a true Diana devotee, you have read it already.
I like Lord John a lot. He sounds like a great guy to hang around with, probably someone you want on your side in a crisis, and things certainly seem to happen around him. His stories are written with Gabaldon's trademark wit and drama. But, somehow, these books don't sing the way Outlander does. I read them waiting for the next Outlander book, and I feel like she writes them in the same mood. But still: Gabaldon's exercise to clear her mind between gut-wrenching sagas is better than many other author's writing (maybe even most?) on a good day.
Readers be warned, though. This is a collection of three novellas. One of those novellas is the Lord John short story that appeared in Robert Silverberg's [book: Legends II], so if you are a true Diana devotee, you have read it already.