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The Scottish Prisoner

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

Winner of the Quill Award and the Corine International Book Prize, Diana Gabaldon is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Outlander series. This fourth novel featuring popular character Lord John Grey is told both from Lord Grey’s perspective and from that of Jamie Fraser, the star of the Outlander series.

©2011 Diana Gabaldon (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

Featured Article: So Many Branches—The Outlander Characters Family Tree


Wondering who Jamie's father is or how the Clan MacKenzie fit into other character arcs? We’ve pulled together an Outlander Family Tree to offer you an overview of several of the main Outlander characters and their relatives. There’s also a who's who of supporting characters of importance, and a description of the main clans at the end. Heads up: If you haven't yet listened to the books or seen the show, this post might contain spoilers.

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Narration is questionable

I can’t get enough ! This is my go to when I need Jamie and John fix

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Although I love the stories with Jamie and Clair the best because of all the historical detail, this book gave a wonderful view into how Jamie and Gray moved past their history. I loved to see Jamie and his son Will interact. I am looking forward to her next book.

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A Delicious Book! [but dual narriation bothersome]

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I just LOVE this book! It is my favorite Lord John story yet and he is one of my most loved Outlander characters, plus there is lots of Jaime as well. It's one of those rare treasures that bears re

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People who complained about narration GET A GRIP!

Be thankful Rosie Parez wasn't doing the narration. I thought it was done really well. It shouldn't have been read by a woman and Jeff Woodman and Rick Holmes did a nice job. More than anything the story was a wonderful insight into Jamie's life while alone, hoping his wife who went back to the future with his unborn child were alive and well. The interplay between Jamie and Lord John was wonderful, and you see there was mutual respect. You many not like every narration, however you are getting the book for Diana Gavaldon's writing .You should listen to the free snippet on every book before you purchase, this way you get a feel for the narration and the story line. I really feel people just can't deal with change, and that's to bad because this was a really good story, and it was told well. MY OPINION.

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Lord John and Jamie

Would you consider the audio edition of The Scottish Prisoner to be better than the print version?

Could not read the print after listening to these books - would never hold a candle to the interpretation.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Scottish Prisoner?

The altercation between Jamie and Lord John.

Which scene was your favorite?

Those with his son.

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

Yes

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My favorite author never disappoints

I admit that I read the Lord John books mainly to back-fill details in the Outlander series. And while I don't think the Lord John books are as consistently excellent as the Outlander books, they are still better than much of what is written today. I am partial to Lord John and all of his idiosyncratic complexity. This book was great. Not only did it flesh out Lord John and his brother's characters considerably, it paid enough attention to Jamie Fraser that I felt I was getting at least an Outlander novella in the bargain. The introductory segment in the Scottish Prisoner was one of the most memorable first chapters I have ever read. The narrators were a little problematic. I had grown use to Jeff Goodman in the Lord John books and thought the second narrator was superfluous. But that was partially because he was handling Jamie's voice and no one is Jamie but Davina Porter. Other than that, I found this terribly satisfying.

I recommend this heartily.

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I liked it.

Any additional comments?

This will just be a short review. As so many of the reviewers didn't like the narration, enough that I strongly considered not getting the book, I thought I should mention that I liked the narration. Maybe if I came directly from a Davina Porter, Outlander book I would have had a problem with it and it did take a little bit of getting used to, but just a little bit. And it is a book by the viewpoint of two men, it really wouldn't make sense for it to be narrated by a woman. I enjoyed the story. I have a bit of a problem with the regular Lord John books as I miss the other Outlander charactors in them, but as this one was half Jamie, that wasn't a problem. I liked that it filled in one of the spaces in the Outlander series. Good book. As good as one of the Outlander series? No, too short for that. But still enjoyable, got me back in the mood for the series and I think I will listen to the series again next as it has been a little while since I heard it last.

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Lord John

Diana Gabaldon writes beautifully. In the Scottish Prisioner we learn more about Lord John, his brother, the Duke, and the time Jamie spends as a groom in England. It is a book that can stand alone, but also fits in the entire Outlander series. My dream job would be as a research assistant to Diana Gabaldon...She writes with such detail!

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The LJG novel I was looking for!!!

What did you love best about The Scottish Prisoner?

The journey between LJG & Jamie. I had to remind myself Jamie SHOULD be as angry as he was. This is not the romantic Jamie from the Outlander series; this is the angry prisoner. Still, he is our Jamie and therefore smart, calculated, honorable and sensible. He and LJG come around to the understanding needed to connect them to the place we find them in Voyager.

Who was your favorite character and why?

LJG & Jamie, of course.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Jeff Woodman and Rick Holmes ?

Yes, but separately. I didn't like the combo of the two. I'm not sure why it was done, but it just didn't flow for me. There are enough accents (which I love) but to have two different voices for LJG and two for Jamie (JW & RH read them both) didn't make sense. I get it JW was from LJG's perspective and RH was from Jamie's (which is why we heard two diff accents); I didn't like it. I preferred RH's Jamie but JW's LJG.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Honor, duty, prisoner.

Any additional comments?

I don't want it to end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Wonderful

Loved it!! Another great story by Diana Gabaldon! Thank you so much. Filled in alot of Jaime time at Helwater.

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