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Lord John and the Plague of Zombies (2011)

by Diana Gabaldon

Series: Lord John (novella 3.1), Outlander (3.8)

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Fiction. Literature. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML:Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Outlander series, delivers a captivating tale of history and suspense, with a touch of the supernatural, featuring Lord John Grey. This novella, originally published as ??Lord John and the Plague of Zombies,? is now available as a standalone eBook.
 
Lord John Grey, a lieutenant-colonel in His Majesty??s army, arrives in Jamaica with orders to quash a slave rebellion brewing in the mountains. But a much deadlier threat lies close at hand. The governor of the island is being menaced by zombies, according to a servant. Lord John has no idea what a zombie is, but it doesn??t sound good. It sounds even worse when hands smelling of grave dirt come out of the darkness to take him by the throat. Between murder in the governor??s mansion and plantations burning in the mountains, Lord John will need the wisdom of serpents and the luck of the devil to keep the island from exploding.
 
Praise for Diana Gabaldon??s novels featuring Lord John Grey
 
??Call it what you will??historical adventure, conspiracy thriller??it??s an engrossing story, masterfully paced, with exciting plot twists, swift reversals, and robust characterizations.???The Globe and Mail, on The Scottish Prisoner
 
??[Diana Gabaldon??s] writing is always vivid and often lyrical.???The Washington Post, on Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
 
??[A] thoroughly entertaining and wonderfully witty historical mystery set in the richly detailed, occasionally bawdy world of Georgian England.???
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2.5 Stars

Book 15 in my Zombie-a-thon!

Ok. I'm sure this would have been a lot more interesting had I actually read Outlander, or even watched it. Alas, I have not. I think I would quite like it based on this glimpse. A fun mystery novella with creepy zombies. ( )
  Mrs_Tapsell_Bookzone | Feb 14, 2023 |
2.5 stars rounded up. This one wasn't as much my thing. It seemed like all the attention was given to the tropical location and the zombies with hardly any given to character development or even history. ( )
  JorgeousJotts | Dec 3, 2021 |
This has to be my favorite Lord John Grey story. This was one I'd love to have seen been longer!! ( )
  sunnydrk | Jan 17, 2019 |
I kinda feel bad adding this to my goodreads list because it's so short and I read the whole thing in one 4-hour shift while working at the library, but hey. ( )
  captainmander | Jul 19, 2018 |
I very much enjoyed this book. I learned a little about the origins of zombies, and Lord John Grey's story was engaging. ( )
  BoundTogetherForGood | Dec 30, 2017 |
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Fiction. Literature. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML:Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Outlander series, delivers a captivating tale of history and suspense, with a touch of the supernatural, featuring Lord John Grey. This novella, originally published as ??Lord John and the Plague of Zombies,? is now available as a standalone eBook.
 
Lord John Grey, a lieutenant-colonel in His Majesty??s army, arrives in Jamaica with orders to quash a slave rebellion brewing in the mountains. But a much deadlier threat lies close at hand. The governor of the island is being menaced by zombies, according to a servant. Lord John has no idea what a zombie is, but it doesn??t sound good. It sounds even worse when hands smelling of grave dirt come out of the darkness to take him by the throat. Between murder in the governor??s mansion and plantations burning in the mountains, Lord John will need the wisdom of serpents and the luck of the devil to keep the island from exploding.
 
Praise for Diana Gabaldon??s novels featuring Lord John Grey
 
??Call it what you will??historical adventure, conspiracy thriller??it??s an engrossing story, masterfully paced, with exciting plot twists, swift reversals, and robust characterizations.???The Globe and Mail, on The Scottish Prisoner
 
??[Diana Gabaldon??s] writing is always vivid and often lyrical.???The Washington Post, on Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
 
??[A] thoroughly entertaining and wonderfully witty historical mystery set in the richly detailed, occasionally bawdy world of Georgian England.???

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Lord John brings an armed force to the beautiful but faintly sinister island paradise of Jamaica, where he is ordered to suppress an incipient slave rebellion. The uprising is the least of his problems, what with murder, spiders, snakes, and other deadly creatures. Including, of course, zombies.

In: Down These Strange Streets ed. Gardner Dozois, George R. R. Martin (Ace, 2011)
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