The author presents a collection of seven short stories set in the Outlander universe, never before published together, including two original stories and featuring beloved character Jamie Fraser.

"Beseiged": Protagonist is Lord John Grey, a secondary character in the Outlander novels and a main protagonist of the Lord John novels, Diana's related series (never before published).

"A Fugitive Green": Protagonist is Hal Grey, John's brother (never before published).

"Virgins": Protagonists are Jamie Fraser at age 19 and his friend and future brother-in-law, Ian Murray. (Originally published in the Tor Books anthology Dangerous Women in 2013. Dell published as an individual e-novella in 4/2016.)

"The Space Between": Protagonist is Michael Murray, who is the son of Ian and Jenny Murray (Jenny is Jamie's sister and a main character in her own right in both the books and TV show). (Originally published in the Tor anthology The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination in 2012 and as an individual e-novella by Dell in 4/2014.)

"A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows": Tells the story of the parents of Roger Wakefield (a major character in the books, just introduced at the end of the second season of the show and will continue to grow in importance); features Claire's husband, Frank Randall. (Originally published in the Gallery anthology Songs of Love and Death in 2010 and as an individual e-novella by Dell in 12/2012.)

"The Custom of the Army": Protagonist is Lord John Grey. (Originally published in the Tor anthology Warriors (1) in 2010. Dell published as an e-novella in May 2012.)

"Lord John and the Plague of Zombies": Protagonist is Lord John Grey. (Originally published in Ace anthology Down These Strange Streets in 2012. Dell published as an e-novella in 2013).

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Listening Length	24 hours and 20 minutes
Author	Diana Gabaldon
Narrator	Diana Gabaldon, Robert Ian MacKenzie, Allan Scott-Douglas, Davina Porter, Jeff Woodman
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Audible.com Release Date	June 27, 2017
Publisher	Recorded Books, Inc.
Program Type	Audiobook
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Language	English
ASIN	B06Y6G1ZVS
Best Sellers Rank	#2,757 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #3 in Historical Fiction Anthologies & Short Stories #4 in Historical Fiction Short Stories (Books) #16 in Fiction Short Stories

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Dana Brantley-Sieders

Loved A Fugitive Green!

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2017

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I'm a HUGE fan of both the Outlander and Lord John Grey series, so this was truly a treat!

Having read most of the novellas in other collections, I'll focus on one of the new stories that was a stand out for me - "A Fugitive Green." Like most of the secondary characters in this fictionverse, His Grace the Duke of Pardloe/Harold Grey is a standout, as is his wife, Her Grace Minerva Wattiswade Grey. Their dynamic in the Lord John series has long delighted me, and the tantalizing tale of the "union" that led to their marriage mentioned in "The Scottish Prisoner" left me wanting to know more. Thankfully, that story beautifully unfolds in the novella in which a young Minnie arrives in London on a mission to gather intelligence for her father. She takes a few detours, including a side job to unravel the mystery surrounding one of many scandals plaguing His Grace - namely the duel that caused the death of fellow peer Nathaniel Twelvetrees at the hands of the Duke. When Minerva accidentally encounters Hal and catches a glimpse of the man behind the title and scandal, she develops a personal interest in the case. But will the information she uncovers help or hurt the Duke, and will she trade honor for coin by selling the information to Twelvetrees' brother?

Minnie is a complex character and more than a match for the temperamental and mercurial Duke. And her other adventures in London range from comical (sparring with Harry Quarry, working with the ever crafty and entertaining O'Higgins twins) to heartbreaking (searching for the mother she never knew). This companion piece is a delightful addition to the captivating world built by Diana Gabaldon. Highly recommend!

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TexasT23

Why is everyone complaining about Seven Stones?

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2017

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I don't understand why everyone is complaining about this book only having two new stories. It has been advertised for months that 5 of the books were previous novellas Gabaldon has written AND if you check the price for her novellas you would pay $8-10 individually so two new books out of seven for $18.00 (at least that's what I paid for Stones) is aproximately $9.00 each. Did you not read the description before you bought it? It plainly tells you what books are in it, plus Diana has explained countless times for almost a year on her FB page, Twitter, and in interviews that it has 5 previous books....Just saying!
Update: Diana said today that the two new novellas will eventually be sold as stand alone books.

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Nancy

Great collection!

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2018

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I have to admit that I hadn't read beyond the 'Big, Enormous Books' (BEBs) of the main series, but I was looking for a something to take me away from the present horrors in the world and escape to past, fictional ones! I love the Outlander series and finding that Diana Gabaldon (DG) has written a good deal more was a relief. I know that some people were disappointed that most of the stories in this collection had been previously published in other collections and, of course, had read them all, but she does say that in her 'Introduction: A Chronology of the Outlander Series' which, by the way, is an excellent summary of all these stories, novellas, and the novels she's written as expansions of events mentioned in the BEBs that she couldn't follow at the time (or her publishers said would make the BEBs even more unwieldy). I hadn't read any of the Lord John novels, so this book spurred me on to read them all, in order, with the tales in this new collection. I did make one change in the order in my own reading and that was to read the final story, 'Beseiged', directly after 'A Plague of Zombies' for continuity, and finished with 'A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows' reversing it with 'The Space Between' because I like chronological order (though the 'A Leaf...' may work better following on the heals of the BEB, 'Written in My Own Heart's Blood' if one were reading the BEBs along with the rest as laid out in the Introduction by DG). If you enjoy DG's 'voice', all these stories, including the 'never before published' ones, retain it beautifully. I hope she keeps writing, forever! :)

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cmsmyer

Backstories of beloved characters brought to the page . . .

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2018

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Each time I enter the worlds and words created by Diana Gabaldon, I am reminded why she is unquestionably one of my very favorite authors. Her writing is so smart, and demands the reader to think smartly to keep up with her biting wit, her cunning use of irony, and her amazing talent for telling a really good story. In this series of anecdotes, we learn more about the characters encountered in the primary novels of the Outlander series. I especially appreciated the glimpse of Ian as one of Jamie’s earliest and deepest friendships. It was also good to see a snipit of who Ian was as a young man, and before the loss of his leg. Each story is similarly rich in the glimpse of backstory for each character. I believe I have finally come to adore and respect Lord John as Gabaldon surely wants us to, and as she so clearly does herself.

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SMarshall

More perfection from the lady who never fails to entertain

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2017

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Even though I had read most of the books included in this collection, I read them again and enjoyed them almost as much as I did the first (few) times. After all, most Outlander fans, like me, have read the "big books" several times over! I loved the two new stories and I loved reading "Virgins" again...even the line that always brings tears to my eyes "On your right, man"...When I hit that line, all I can see in my head is Ian whispering those words to Jamie as the lay dying and the water works start. Great job as usual Ms. Gabaldon!

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Villa Fisher Maria del S

Delightful!

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2017

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I've read already five of the stories in this volume so I went straight to the new ones: A Fugitive Green and Besieged. Wonderful stories about Hal & Minnie and Lord John Grey respectively. As usual, Diana works her magic with the alchemy of humor and tragedy; deeply human characters in dire situations that find the light of humor and hope shining through. Even if -like me- you already have most of the stories, the book is worth buying just for the new ones. And it never hurts to enjoy the old one again ;)

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Beth Ervin-Blackburn

I loved all the new ideas.....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 8, 2018

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I had read the entire Outlander series and the new books cannot come out fast enough for me. I am almost done with the John Grey series so it was nice to see some of John in the Seven Stones as well. It did open up questions that I had already been wondering about... like is Fergus one of Claire's ancestors? and the blue light that Roger saw with the doctor from Edinburgh worked on him...is he (the doctor) connected to Mr Raymond, and with St Germain being one of Mr Raymond's...is Claire as well? There were so many loose ends with Written in my Own Hearts Blood..... I have the entire series on my Kindle that I read from, but have all the Outlander books in book format as well so I am going to have to order Seven Stones in book format as well so I can flip and find at will. Blessings to you all. I am going to re-read everything in order this time but I also ordered the book with Jamie and the other male character, can't find the name of the book or the other writer at the moment....

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claribel

Enjoyable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2018

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I have all Diana Gabaldon's books and DVDs which I love.

I decided to buy the ebook for this one as I knew I had read some of them in her other books. Nevertheless I am going to buy this one now ,so I have the complete set , as I enjoyed reading them again and they did seem slightly different; probably because it is some time since I read the originals. The new stories were also intriguing.

This collection of stories is very varied and I especially enjoyed reading how Minnie and Hal met.

The stories were a decent length and provided interesting backgrounds to the main books.

For anyone who has not read the wonderful main books, these stories provide a good taster making the reader want to know more.

I do hope there are going to be further adventures for the Fraser family and Lord John.

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Marie F.

Serves Me Right

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2021

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I suppose I have only myself to blame! I should have read all of Amazon’s blurb about this book before buying it. Instead I fell on it like a deprived child. A new Diana Gabaldon book? Or at least a book of new short stories
Was it heck!
It was a collection of short stories previously published as ‘ A Trail Of Fire ‘ plus two new stories.
Sharp practice ? I think so !
Shame on The publisher! Shame on Ms Gabaldon! And Shame on Amazon!

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Clippedwings

Fills in some Outlander gaps

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2019

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This rounds out some of the characters but unfortunately Diana Gabaldon may have a good knowledge of 18th century USA and the Scottish Highlands but is very inaccurate when it comes to the Spitfire and World War II. To use real people (Group Captain 'Sailor' Malan) out of context and time (he wasn't a gp capt in 1940, he was a sqn ldr commanding 74 Sqn at Biggin Hill in Kent, not in northern England) and to use phrases such as the 'left wing-gun trigger' and 'the belly of the aircraft' for the engine (an area no pilot was able to simply delve into without removing fasteners with a screwdriver) rapidly lose any reader with a little knowledge. A shame, as so much is great reading. All it does is start the worm of an idea that, perhaps, much else might be inaccurate.

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april

mixed bag...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2021

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a bit of "all girls' adventures on the moors"...you know very well that your hero(ine)s will defeat their enemies, will stay honourable, brave and victorious, and there will be love, food and wine at the end...so you can read all about the bloody and vicious events without much fear...comforting...in this particular collection i liked one story more than the others, and i was sorry to read that the little john cinnamon fitzstubbs might have died in Canada...i hope that is a false rumour...the plot lurches along, from domestic idyllic scenes to bloody conflicts, without much analysis...fun is had by all, in fairly conventional ways...lots of entertainment for a good price...

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