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Lord John and the Haunted Soldier is a very gruesome tale that made my skin cruel. I wouldn’t want to come across him the way Lord John has to. I wouldn’t want to have to deal with my darkest memories through my fellow soldiers. Well done Lord John. I can’t wait to see you again soon.

‘Folk say he’s the ghost of an artillery officer was killed on the proving ground, fifty years or more ago. It’s good luck, they say for an artilleryman to see him - not so good, maybe, was you not of his h’occupation.’

The Haunted Soldier started 26/112025!

The supernatural elements in ‘Succubus’ are new and intriguing but they can sometimes make the narrative hard to follow. I don’t think I would want to come across a female demon who has sex with sleeping men.
There is still that pull though that keeps me hooked. I don’t know how Gabaldon does it.
This story is set in 1757.

‘Lord John and the Succubus’ is ***, It was certainly easier to read than‘ Hellfire’. These short stories are shrouded in the supernatural.

Succubus
‘“I believe it is a sort of female… spirit.” Grey said carefully avoiding the evocative term “demon”’.

Lord John and the Succubus
Lord John Grey 1.5
24th August 2025