Seven Stones to Stand or Fall

Seven Stones to Stand or Fall Summary

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER • A magnificent collection of Outlander short fiction—including two never-before-published novellas—featuring Jamie Fraser, Lord John Grey, Master Raymond, and many more, from Diana Gabaldon

Among the seven spellbinding pieces there is “The Custom of the Army,” which begins with Lord John Grey being shocked by an electric eel and ends at the Battle of Quebec. Then comes “The Space Between,” where it is revealed that the Comte St. Germain is not dead, Master Raymond appears, and a widowed young wine dealer escorts a would-be novice to a convent in Paris. In “A Plague of Zombies,” Lord John unexpectedly becomes military governor of Jamaica when the original governor is gnawed by what probably wasn’t a giant rat. “A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows” is the moving story of Roger MacKenzie’s parents during World War II. In “Virgins,” Jamie Fraser, aged nineteen, and Ian Murray, aged twenty, become mercenaries in France, no matter that neither has yet bedded a lass or killed a man. But they’re trying. . . . “A Fugitive Green” is the story of Lord John’s elder brother, Hal, and a seventeen-year-old rare book dealer with a sideline in theft, forgery, and blackmail. And finally, in “Besieged,” Lord John learns that his mother is in Havana—and that the British Navy is on their way to lay siege to the city.

Filling in mesmerizing chapters in the lives of characters readers have followed over the course of thousands of pages, Gabaldon’s genius is on full display throughout this must-have collection.

“Gabaldon is in fine form . . . weaving together characters’ lives, connecting plot points, and showing tantalizing glimpses of the larger Outlander world, of which this reader can never get enough.”—Historical Novels Review



Book Reviews

KariHikes

Great addition to the Outlander series!5 star

This book held lovely little snippets of minor characters met in the Outlander series. Just as you start delving deep into a character, the novella is over (sigh…). Even so, each tale is adventurous in its own way.55

Knightsbane

Seven Stones to Stand or Fall5 star

Writing takes you into the lives of the characters. Making you want all the details the author gives and more. Once reading a book by Diana Gabaldon will spoil you for reading others works.55

trnprt

Loved it!5 star

It was fun to learn more of the adventures of John Grey. Did find out his hair was blond not brown as in the TV series.55

Title misfit

Seven Stones To Stand or Fall3 star

Terrible35

Joninhoustontexas

Not bad4 star

It all works because the author has a wicked sense of humor.45



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