The drawings in this publication illustrate wheat growth stages but also represent any cereal or annual grassy weed. Achieving maximum weed control while minimizing crop injury requires proper timing of herbicide applications. 3.5/5 starsĪll in all, a worthy collection, and super handy to have all these concentrated in one book.Recommendations for postemergence-applied herbicides include leaf stages of crops and weeds to describe the optimum treatment time. It was okay, but didn’t light my pants on fire. A sort of sequel to “A Plague of Zombies.” LJG has to rescue his mom from Havana before a British naval siege begins. We got a little bit of the story in the LJG books, but it was so fun to have the whole thing here. This takes place during the time-frame of the second book, and details how Hal (Lord John Grey’s brother) met his second wife, Minnie. I’m very happy that the longest story in here is also my favorite. “A Fugitive Green” - The first of the new novellas. I’ve read this one before when it was published in GRRM’s Dangerous Women anthology, so I didn’t bother reading it again. Jamie is fresh off the death of his father and exiled from Scotland, and Ian goes with him. Follows Ian and Jamie as they gallivant around the continent, getting into trouble as mercenaries. “Virgins” - Prequel to the original book, set about three years before. Not sure there was really a point to it, though. Fitting that he flew a plane called a “Spitfire”. He reminded me strongly of his ancestor, Dougal. Gabaldon is really good at dialogue, and I quite liked Roger’s dad. “A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows” - What really happened to Roger’s parents, inspired by some dialogue in book seven. Also, I think I prefer Lord John stories by audio. The emotional stakes were missing for me, much as I love spending time with Lord John. Not even a glimpse of good old Geillis could elevate it. “A Plague of Zombies” - Lord John visits Jamaica and helps quell an uprising. I want more from them! She also realllly ups the weird here. I loved Joan, and Michael, and even the Comte was fascinating. but really the whole atmosphere, and the characters, just work here. Of course, it helps that we revisit Paris and some of our old friends there. Oooh, I loved this! Reading it reminded me of how much I loved the first three books in this series. “The Space Between” - Set in Paris after book seven, follows Joan (who is becoming a nun) and the newly widowed Michael Murray (Ian and Jenny’s son). He also gets sexy with a native–off screen □ 3.5/5 stars LJG travels to Canada ostensibly as a witness in a court-martial, but ends up at the Battle of Quebec instead. It only really works if you’ve read all the other LJG books and novellas. This one was more hit than miss, but just barely. ![]() LJG novellas have been hit or miss for me. “The Custom of the Army” - A Lord John Grey novella. Here is a breakdown of my thoughts on all seven novellas: Most of the stories would be entertaining enough to read, but you’re not going to get optimal enjoyment out of them without the context of the main series (or the Lord John books, which you should also read, because Lord John is the best). The remaining two are new. I do not recommend picking up this collection if you aren’t already a fan of the books. ![]() All but two of the novellas were previously published in short story anthologies. Seven Stones to Stand or Fall is a 500ish page collection of (mostly) novellas set in Gabaldon’s Outlander universe.
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