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Lord John Series
The ''Lord John'' series is a sequence of historical mystery novels and shorter works written by Diana Gabaldon that center on Lord John Grey, a recurring secondary character in the author's ''Outlander'' series. Secretly homosexual "in a time when that particular predilection could get one hanged," the character has been called "one of the most complex and interesting" of the hundreds of characters in Gabaldon's ''Outlander'' novels. Starting with the 1998 novella '' Lord John and the Hellfire Club'', the ''Lord John'' spin-off series currently consists of six novellas and three novels. Origins Gabaldon introduced Grey in the second ''Outlander'' novel '' Dragonfly in Amber'' (1992) as a sixteen-year-old English soldier who chances upon Jamie and Claire Fraser on the eve of the Battle of Prestonpans. The character returns, as an adult, in '' Voyager'' (1993) and '' Drums of Autumn'' (1996). When Gabaldon was invited to write a short story for the 1998 British anthology '' P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord John And The Hellfire Club (1998)
The ''Lord John'' series is a sequence of historical mystery novels and shorter works written by Diana Gabaldon that center on Lord John Grey (character), Lord John Grey, a recurring secondary character in the author's Outlander (book series), ''Outlander'' series. Secretly homosexual "in a time when that particular predilection could get one hanged," the character has been called "one of the most complex and interesting" of the hundreds of characters in Gabaldon's ''Outlander'' novels. Starting with the 1998 novella ''#Lord John and the Hellfire Club (1998), Lord John and the Hellfire Club'', the ''Lord John'' spin-off series currently consists of six novellas and three novels. Origins Gabaldon introduced Grey in the second ''Outlander'' novel ''Dragonfly in Amber'' (1992) as a sixteen-year-old English soldier who chances upon Jamie Fraser (character), Jamie and Claire Fraser (character), Claire Fraser on the eve of the Battle of Prestonpans. The character returns, as an adult, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord John Grey (character)
Lord John William Grey is a fictional character created by Diana Gabaldon. He is a recurring secondary character in Gabaldon's ''Outlander'' series of novels, and the main character of the ''Lord John'' series of historical mystery novels and novellas. Secretly homosexual "in a time when that particular predilection could get one hanged", the character has been called "one of the most complex and interesting" of the hundreds of characters in Gabaldon's ''Outlander'' novels. ''Outlander'' series Grey first appears in the second ''Outlander'' novel '' Dragonfly in Amber'' (1992) as a 16-year-old English soldier who chances upon Jamie and Claire Fraser on the eve of the Battle of Prestonpans. Recognizing Jamie as a wanted rebel and presuming Claire to be his prisoner, Grey attempts to save her. Using the threat of harm to Claire, Jamie tricks Grey into revealing information about the nearby British forces, and spares the boy's life. In '' Voyager'' (1994), a mortally injured J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publishers Weekly
''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of Book Publishing and Bookselling." With 51 issues a year, the emphasis today is on book reviews. History Nineteenth century The magazine was founded by bibliographer Frederick Leypoldt in the late 1860s and had various titles until Leypoldt settled on the name ''The Publishers' Weekly'' (with an apostrophe) in 1872. The publication was a compilation of information about newly published books, collected from publishers and from other sources by Leypoldt, for an audience of booksellers. By 1876, ''The Publishers' Weekly'' was being read by nine tenths of the booksellers in the country. In 1878, Leypoldt sold ''The Publishers' Weekly'' to his friend Richard Rogers Bowker, in order to free up time for his other bibliographic endeavors. Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Del Rey Books
Del Rey Books is an imprint (trade name), imprint of the Random House Group, a division of Penguin Random House. The imprint was established in 1977 under the editorship of Judy-Lynn del Rey and her husband, author Lester del Rey. Today, the imprint specializes in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and fantasy romance. The first new novel published by Del Rey was ''The Sword of Shannara'' by Terry Brooks in 1977. Del Rey formerly published ''Star Wars'' novels under the Lucasbooks sub-imprint (licensed from Lucasfilm, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios (division), The Walt Disney Studios division of The Walt Disney Company) that are now published by its sister imprint, Random House Worlds. Authors *Piers Anthony *Isaac Asimov *Stephen Baxter (author), Stephen Baxter *Amber Benson *Ray Bradbury *Max Brooks *Terry Brooks *Pierce Brown *John Brunner (author), John Brunner *Bonnie Burton *Jack L. Chalker *Cassandra Clare *Arthur C. Clarke *James Rollins, James Clemens *Dan Cra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fiery Cross (novel)
''The Fiery Cross'' is the fifth book in the ''Outlander'' series of novels by Diana Gabaldon, published on November 6, 2001. Centered on time-travelling 20th-century doctor Claire Randall and her 18th-century Scottish Highlander warrior husband Jamie Fraser, the books contain elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure and fantasy. Plot summary Claire, the heroine of ''Outlander'', figures in ''The Fiery Cross'' as a reluctant oracle and wife to Jamie Fraser, her 18th-century partner, and faces the politics and turmoil of the forthcoming American Revolution. As the preceding novel, '' Drums of Autumn'', concluded with Jamie Fraser and his wife Claire helping their daughter and new son-in-law, from the 20th century, settle into life on Fraser's Ridge, ''The Fiery Cross'' picks up the storyline exactly where it was left—with Brianna Ellen Randall Fraser and Roger Mackenzie about to make their nuptials official and baptize their son Jeremiah. With the American Revolu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Echo In The Bone
''An Echo in the Bone'' is the seventh book in the ''Outlander'' series of novels by Diana Gabaldon. Centered on time travelling 20th century doctor Claire Fraser and her 18th century Scottish Highlander warrior husband Jamie Fraser, the books contain elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure and fantasy. First published and released in the United States on September 22, 2009, the novel continues the adventures of Claire and Jamie in the 18th century, as well as their daughter, Brianna MacKenzie and her husband, Roger MacKenzie, who returned to the 20th century at the end of the previous book, ''A Breath of Snow and Ashes''. Plot summary In the 20th century at Lallybroch, Brianna, Roger, Jem, and Mandy are reading letters from Claire and Jamie from the past, one of which mentions hidden gold, with a location known only to Jem. Roger's ancestor William Buchleigh "Buck" MacKenzie shows up at Lallybroch, having accidentally gone through the stones at Craigh na Dun in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Breath Of Snow And Ashes
''A Breath of Snow and Ashes'' is the sixth book in the ''Outlander'' series of novels by Diana Gabaldon, published on September 27, 2005. Centered on time travelling 20th century doctor Claire Fraser and her 18th century Scottish Highlander warrior husband Jamie Fraser, the books contain elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure and fantasy. Plot summary Claire is the wife of Jamie Fraser, her 18th century husband, and facing the politics and turmoil of the forthcoming American Revolution. The preceding novel, '' The Fiery Cross'', concluded with political unrest in the colonies beginning to boil over and the Frasers trying to peacefully live on their isolated homestead in the foothills of North Carolina. Jamie is suddenly faced with walking between the fires of loyalty to the oath he swore to the British crown and following his hope for freedom in the new world. Characters Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser - The series' main character. Claire was a British com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gazette (Montreal)
''The Gazette'', also known as the ''Montreal Gazette'', is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper which is owned by Postmedia Network. It is published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the only English-language daily newspaper currently published in Montreal. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of the 20th century. It is one of the French-speaking province's last two English-language dailies; the other is the '' Sherbrooke Record'', which serves the anglophone community in Sherbrooke and the Eastern Townships southeast of Montreal. Founded in 1778 by Fleury Mesplet, ''The Gazette'' is Quebec's oldest daily newspaper and the oldest continuously published newspaper in Canada. The oldest newspaper overall is the English-language ''Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph'', which was established in 1764 and is published weekly. History Fleury Mesplet founded a French-language weekly newspaper called ''La Gazette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drums Of Autumn
''Drums of Autumn'' is the fourth book in the ''Outlander'' series of novels by Diana Gabaldon. Centered on time travelling 20th century doctor Claire Randall and her 18th century Scottish Highlander warrior husband Jamie Fraser, the books contain elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure, and fantasy. The fourth season of '' Outlander'', the TV series adaptation of Gabaldon's novels, is based on ''Drums of Autumn''. Synopsis The heroine of the bestselling '' Outlander'', Claire, returns in ''Drums of Autumn'', reunited with her husband Jamie Fraser and facing a new life in the American colonies. As the preceding novel, ''Voyager'', concluded with Jamie Fraser and his wife Claire shipwrecked on the Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ... coastlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyager (novel)
''Voyager'' (published 1993) is the third book in the ''Outlander'' series of novels by Diana Gabaldon. Centered on time travelling 20th century doctor Claire Randall and her 18th century Scottish Highlander warrior husband Jamie Fraser, the books contain elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure and fantasy. The heroine of the bestselling '' Outlander'' (1991), Claire, returns in ''Voyager'' as a mother to Brianna Randall and living in Boston in the year 1968. The preceding novel, '' Dragonfly in Amber'' (1992), ended with Claire and Brianna coming to grips with the truth of the identity of Brianna's real father, Jamie Fraser, and Claire's travel through time. In ''Voyager'', Claire and Brianna trace Jamie's life since the battle of Culloden during the Jacobite rising of 1745. Discovering Jamie survived the massacre that heralded the destruction of many clans in Scotland sends Claire back to the stone circle that twenty years earlier hurtled her through time. Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Prestonpans
The Battle of Prestonpans, also known as the Battle of Gladsmuir, was fought on 21 September 1745, near Prestonpans, in East Lothian, the first significant engagement of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Jacobitism, Jacobite forces, led by the Stuart exile Charles Edward Stuart and Lord George Murray (general), George Murray, defeated a government army under Sir John Cope (British Army officer), John Cope, whose inexperienced troops broke in the face of a Highland charge. The battle lasted less than thirty minutes, was a huge boost to Jacobite morale, and established the revolt as a serious threat to the British government. Background The War of the Austrian Succession meant that by early 1745, the bulk of British forces were committed in Flanders. Encouraged by French victory at Battle of Fontenoy, Fontenoy in April 1745, Charles Edward Stuart sailed for Scotland in July, hoping to take advantage of the situation. When he landed at Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides on 23 July, most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
