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Lord John and the Hand of Devils by Diana Gabaldon

Lord John and the Hand of Devils

by Diana Gabaldon

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  • Nov 2007, 320 pages
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A keepsake collection of Lord John Grey’s shorter adventures and a spectacular addition to any Gabaldon fan’s library, Lord John and the Hand of Devils brings three unique novellas together for the first time.

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"Gabaldon brings an effusive joy to her fiction that proves infectious even for readers unfamiliar with her work or the period." - Publishers Weekly.

"Gabaldon's strengths are on full display.... Deftly written, pleasantly concise stories about the ghosts of desire, each with its own discrete merits." - Kirkus Reviews.

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Diana Gabaldon Author Biography

Diana Gabaldon is the author of the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling Outlander novels.

The series is published in 26 countries and 23 languages, and includes a nonfiction companion volume, The Outlandish Companion, which provides details on the settings, background, characters, research, and writing of the novels. Gabaldon has also written several books in a sub-series featuring Lord John Grey (a major minor character from the main series): Lord John and the Private Matter, Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade, Lord John and the Hand of Devils, and Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner.

Returning to her comic-book roots, she has also written a graphic novel titled The Exile. The graphic novel is illustrated by Hoang Nguyen, and published by Del-Rey.

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