• Lord John and the Hand of the Devils

  • By: Diana Gabaldon
  • Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
  • Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (2,895 ratings)

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Lord John and the Hand of the Devils

By: Diana Gabaldon
Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
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Publisher's summary

Diana Gabaldon, the number-one New York Times best-selling author of the Outlander saga and a Quill Award winner, delivers a treat for her many fans - a collection of three novellas starring the ever-popular Lord John Grey.

In these tales, Lord John vows to avenge a murder, investigates a terrifying "night-hag" on the battlefields of Europe, and discovers treason in His Majesty's ranks.

©2008 Diana Gabaldon (P)2008 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

"Gabaldon brings an effusive joy to her fiction." (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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Worth the Read

I couldn't leave the world of Outlander. This little book kept me involved for a couple more nights.

Short stories are not my cup of tea. Still, the three stories included kept my interest until the end.

Jeff Woodman, the narrator, held his own covering the characters and most especially our Lord John.

Diana Gabaldon's wonderful writing and wit show throughout this book. And it did keep me in the Outlander world, sans time travel.

It is worth the read.

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Loved it

Superb. As always intriguing and engaging from te bigining To te end. i loved it. again.

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It’s pretty good!

Overall, the stories are pretty good. They just don’t read like the Outlander books do🤔... almost as if Diana Gabaldon didn’t write it, or maybe she was just trying a different style of write🤷‍♀️

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Great Narration

A great collection of shorts and the narrator is the same as the Lord John novels which I love.

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Love the story, but the editing of the audio...

The editor of the audio recording should be fired. There were a lot of instances where the reader repeated himself and those portions should have been deleted during editing. It was common enough to become annoying. It's almost as if no one ever listened to this after recording. The performance by the reader himself was fine. I blame the editor.

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Enjoyable story that fills in some background

A must-read for any Outlander fan, since it fills in some details about Lord John for the later books.

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Love Lord John!

The more stories I hear the more Lord John and his adventures continue to impress. He is such a great character and I am always grateful to know that he and Jamie end up to have such a great "plutonic" relationship. I look forward to the rest of the Lord John stories, I've yet to hear and so appreciate that they are numbered so I know what order to listen in. I am also a big fan of Lord John's valet Tom Bird, such a great team.

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Like a really saucy gay Regency novel

What made the experience of listening to Lord John and the Hand of the Devils the most enjoyable?

Very clever writing. Great vocal performance.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Lord John and the Hand of the Devils?

I wouldn't want to spoil any surprises for other readers!

Which character – as performed by Jeff Woodman – was your favorite?

Lord John, of course.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes!

Any additional comments?

I was very surprised to enjoy this as much as I did. I avoided the Lord John novels for years, thinking they would be sloppy seconds for Outlander, but I actually enjoy them even more. I think the plot and overall style of writing is cleaner and more clever. A bit like Georgette Heyer. I quite liked this.

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Lord John is the most interesting character!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this book to all of my friends because we are all mostly fans of Diana Gabaldon's

What was one of the most memorable moments of Lord John and the Hand of the Devils?

Diana is a crafty author and she makes spins and turns everywhere in her series. There were quite a few unexpected twists and turns and outcomes that I was glad of.

Which character – as performed by Jeff Woodman – was your favorite?

Lord John. He does such a great job bringing him to life and is the most consistent with all of his characters. I don't usually like to listen to male narrators, but thankfully this has changed thanks to Jeff Woodman.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did want to listen to this book non-stop because I always wanted to know what mess Lord John was going to get into (and how he got himself out of it) next.

Any additional comments?

Great story, good plot, questions answered and CLOSURE. This book has closure on the plot (something many have lacked that I have listened to of other authors). These books are not for the person not willing to go outside their comfort zone (and even squirm) in certain situations.

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Love it!

I always enjoy Diana’s books! Can’t wait for more. So entertaining, great to get to know more about the back story

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