Historical Fiction
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade Lord John Grey Novels
2008·528 pages
Lord John Grey unravels a deadly family secret and forbidden love during the Seven Years War in eighteenth-century Britain.
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Lord John Grey unravels a deadly family secret and forbidden love during the Seven Years War in eighteenth-century Britain.
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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...
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Romance & sex
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Moderate depiction of clandestine romantic encounters with some explicitness.
Violence & gore
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Frequent battle scenes with graphic depictions of war violence and injuries.
Profanity
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Minor use of period-appropriate strong language, not frequent.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol use in social and military contexts.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Central theme of a clandestine same-sex relationship for the protagonist.
Religious content
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Minor references to religious context of the era, not central.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Moderate focus on political intrigue and Jacobite conflicts of the era.
Self-harm / suicide
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References to a past suicide of a family member as a key plot point.
Abuse & suffering
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Brief mentions of systemic suffering related to war and betrayal.
Other
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