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Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade

A Novel

Diana Gabaldon

Ages 14–18

Readers rate it 3.8 (41 on Hardcover)

511 pages · Released Aug 28, 2007

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Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade is a historical mystery set during the Seven Years' War with adult themes including a same-sex romance, family secrets, and military conflict. While not graphically violent, the book contains moderate violence tied to warfare and investigation of a death, period-typical language, and romantic and sexual content. The narrative rewards honor, loyalty, and self-discovery, making it suitable for older teens interested in historical fiction and LGBTQ+ representation.

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From the publisher

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Diana Gabaldon, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander saga, brings back one of her most compelling characters: Lord John Grey. Here Gabaldon weaves together the strands of Lord John’s secret and public lives—a shattering family mystery, a love affair with potentially disast... NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Diana Gabaldon, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander saga, brings back one of her most compelling characters: Lord John Grey. Here Gabaldon weaves together the strands of Lord John’s secret and public lives—a shattering family mystery, a love affair with potentially disastrous consequences, and a war that stretches from the Old World to the New. It’s been seventeen years since Lord John’s father, the Duke of Pardloe, was found dead, a pistol in his hand and accusations of his role as a Jacobite agent staining forever a family’s honor. Now unlaid ghosts from the past are stirring. Lord John’s brother has mysteriously received a page of their late father’s missing diary—and John is convinced that someone is taunting the Grey family with secrets from the grave. So he turns to the only man he can trust: the Scottish Jacobite James Fraser. But war, a forbidden affair, and Fraser’s own secrets will complicate Lord John’s quest—until James Fraser yields the missing piece of an astounding puzzle and Lord John must decide whether his family’s honor is worth his life.

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  • Fiction
  • Historical Fiction
  • Adventure
  • Science Fiction
  • War
  • LGBTQ
  • History
  • Fantasy
  • Europe
  • Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
  • Soldiers
  • Nobility

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ISBN 9780440337126 · Delacorte Press