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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

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Another good book by Diana Galbadon that fills in some of the background & lives of her wonderful characters.

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Gabaldon writes another Hit!!!

What did you love best about The Scottish Prisoner?

This novel fills in the years that Jamie & Claire are apart from Jamie's point of view, it is always enjoyable to have the blanks of a good serial filled in and Gabaldon does this well with a story that also could stand on it's own.

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

Both were very good, but Jamie will always have my heart.

If you could rename The Scottish Prisoner, what would you call it?

The Missing Years

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AYE!

What made the experience of listening to The Scottish Prisoner the most enjoyable?

If you love the Outlander books, this is a must read/listen! Getting to know Lord John Grey adds more depth to the story.

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Couldn't put it down

Loved it. Was excited to see how John's friendship with Jamie came to be what it is today.

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The Best of the Lord John Series

I had been plugging along through the Outlander series and enjoying them. When I got to book 7 it features Lord John at the beginning and makes reference to events that occur to him during the brotherhood of the blade. It bothered me that I did not understand the reference, so I took time to listen to the entire Lord John series before continuing. I found that I did not enjoy the Lord John books as much as the Outlander. But the Scottish Prisoner was the best of the series, and provided the most enjoyment. Now I'm back to Outlander.

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JAMIE ST HELLWATER

This fills your curiosity about what events befell Jamie and his relationships at Hellwater mingled with undercurrents of continued Jacobite and Irish rebellion. Well read, good Irish accent. Jamie's accent different from Davina Porter's reading, maybe a bit Glaswegian? Ignore that and it's a jolly good yarn.

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Better than I dared hope it would be

Would you listen to The Scottish Prisoner again? Why?

Yes! Listening to this made me want to re-listen to Outlander again as well.

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

I don't want to be a plot spoiler, so I will just say that the story and characters do not disappoint.

What does Jeff Woodman and Rick Holmes bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I really liked the different voices and accents. Davina Porter is still my favorite but because the book is told from solely masculine points of view, these two come in close second.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Yes!!! Many of them...again don't want to plot spoil.

Any additional comments?

Listen to this! If you are missing Outlander like I was, and are afraid to start the Lord John series as I was because you were afraid of getting disappointed, listen to this book. You don't necessarily have to go in order with the Lord John series and this is the perfect way to get back into the world of Outlander.

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The audio version makes the story come to life

If you could sum up The Scottish Prisoner in three words, what would they be?

Heartwarming, intriguing, satisfying

What did you like best about this story?

It fills in the details of the missing years of Jamie Fraser's life story not covered in the Outlander series.

Which scene was your favorite?

The first time Jamie really gets to interact with his son

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the connection

It brought Me to a deeper connection between the characters JGrey and J Frasier. And of course "Willie". Also brought enough interest to read books on J Grey. "Personal. matter".

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Irish accent

What made the experience of listening to The Scottish Prisoner the most enjoyable?

Diana Gabaldon's writing is great as always

How could the performance have been better?

The performance would have better if the reader could have done a Scottish accent instead of the Irish he did. Some people might not notice, but I did and it was irritating to me. I almost decided to return the book and may still do so.

Any additional comments?

Just the accent, I know someone could have read the story the right way. I would have given the performance the highest marks and also the overall rating. The reader did a good job except for Jamie's accent.

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