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Jan 02, 2009 01:18PM

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Personally the books had TMI on Lord John's lovelife for me...and no I don't have anything against gays. I just don't want detailed information about their sexual thoughts and activites. Hope I haven't offended anyone, but these are my personal feelings.







I'm also looking forward to the next one!
I have to say, I don't really enjoy mysteries, which is what they seem to be - historical mystery fiction (LOL). However, I do really like LJ as a character and even though the series isn't nearly as good as Outlander, I really like reading more about him and his life. If you don't particularly care of Lord John, I wouldn't recommend them. Otherwise, they're a nice little "fix" when you're waiting anxiously for the newest Outlander installment!







TERYL -- The whole BOOK is the hump.

1 - Lord John and the Hellfire Club (short story in Hand of Devils)
2 - Lord John and the Private Matter (novel)
3 - Lord John and the Succubus (in Hand of Devils)
4 - Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (novel)
5 - Lord John and the Haunted Soldier (in Hand of Devils)
THANKS!


I guess if I hadn't been expecting something even remotely close to the awesomeness of Outlander I would feel differently...





I guess if I hadn't been expecting something even remote..."
Frankly, I thought Diana had taken on another persona when she wrote Lord John and the Private Matter. That was the first one I read---because it was so not like the Outlander novels. As I read the rest of the Lord John novels tho, I got to really like him and I LOVED The Scottish Prisoner. Probably because it had Jamie in it. I'm sure because it had Jamie in it!!!! I felt like that was a Lord John w/Jamie novel.

Brunhilde, yep - they're the same guys. They'll figure more and more in the LJ stories. In fact, I'm expecting them to be behind a lot more of LJ's life between that time and "Echo in the Bone".

Thank you, Lori. Also, van Namtzeen keeps popping his head up to. And I have to try keep them all straight. I love that she never wastes a single character, but it is hard to keep them all straight. I wish we had an index for them all.

So Lori, is von Namtzen gay too? It seemed like Lord John wasn't quite sure in Succubus but did we ever find out for sure?

Brunhilde, that's the million dollar question! ;-)
But DG does address it in a later LJ book, so keep reading!

AHHHHH! I am reading The Scottish Prisoner now. I think I have the answer to my question. Thanks!



I thought Private Matter was fine, not awesome, and I devoured Brotherhood of the Blade, which I thought was quite good. It's nice to see how tough and relentless he is, which isn't emphasized in the Outlander books so much.

Kimberly - the Zombie story takes place before Lord John marries Isobel and before "The Scottish Prisoner". After Ardsmuir (the prison) closed, Lord John was put back into regular duty by the military. That's when he ventured to Jamaica for the "Plague of Zombies". So no, at this point, he's not married to Isobel. That decision takes place much later. I believe DG has a timeline on her web site that might help... You have to read a bit to find it, but the year is 1761.
Here's the timeline link: http://www.dgabaldon.de/html/timeline...



I love his icy politeness, his complete control over his own mind, to think logically and not be distracted by insignificant details. But I also love the passion that boils secretly under the surface. If he were straight and in love with me, he would be perfect!


Susan, think that you'll really appreciate Lord John as you read Voyager and the other books in the series. He is definitely a "supporting" character (except in his own series) but very important to the storyline.

Thank you. That is good to know.


As for the sex scenes, I did not find them at all offensive, nor do I feel like Jamie is Claire's personal property, so no one else gets to have lustful toughts about him. From the way DG describes him, it would be odd if some of the other characters didn't find him attractive! But perhaps that's just me. I'm a straight, married, middle-aged woman, and have seen enough in my time that such things don't bother me.

Check out DG's timeline here: http://www.dgabaldon.de/html/timeline
That gives the correct order of the books. Just be patient and scroll through the time line on the left side.

lol! A few years back I was chatting with a clerk at Barnes & Noble and she said she tried but just couldn't understand all of the fuss over The Outlander series!
Just my opinion but I liked
