The Scottish Prisoner by Diana GabaldonLondon, 1760.
For Jamie Fraser, paroled prisoner-of-war in the remote Lake District, life could be worse: He’s not cutting sugar cane in the West Indies, and he’s close enough to the son he cannot claim as his own. But Jamie Fraser’s quiet existence is coming apart at the seams, interrupted first by dreams of his lost wife, then by the appearance of Tobias Quinn, an erstwhile comrade from the Rising.
Like many of the Jacobites who aren’t dead or in prison, Quinn still lives and breathes for the Cause. His latest plan involves an ancient relic that will rally the Irish. Jamie is having none of it - he’s 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 Grey - aristocrat, soldier, and occasional spy - finds himself in possession of a packet of explosive documents that expose a 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. A captivating return to the world Diana Gabaldon created in her Outlander and Lord John series, The Scottish Prisoner is another masterpiece of epic history, wicked deceit, and scores that can only be settled in blood.
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The Scottish Prisoner does an amazing job of starting or continuing to explain how John and Jamie's relationship has progresses from their initial meeting to being captor and prisoner to the genuine friendship they have by the end of Voyager and in the more recent books. The reader is provided with more information and insight about Lord John which we don't really begin to see until Echo from his point of view. We are some provide to some heart breaking scenes from Jamie's point of view which are only eased by knowing what his future holds even though he does not.
Gabaldon creates great and many layered characters. While the Lord John books may read a bit different form the main books in the series, which may bother some readers, her voice shines through. Even after thousands of pages she still manage to develop these characters and give us new insights into characters you feel like you know so well.
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