#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A STARZ ORIGINAL SERIES Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon’s work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire … two remarkable characters, Claire Beauchamp Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages.
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Scottish Highlands, 1945. Claire Randall, a former British combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding clans in the year of Our Lord . . . 1743.
Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of a world that threatens her life, and may shatter her heart. Marooned amid danger, passion, and violence, Claire learns her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives.
This eBook includes the full text of the novel plus the following additional content:
• An excerpt from Diana Gabaldon’s Dragonfly in Amber, the second novel in the Outlander series
• An interview with Diana Gabaldon
• An Outlander reader’s guide
Praise for Outlander
“Marvelous and fantastic adventures, romance, sex . . . perfect escape reading.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“History comes deliciously alive on the page.”—New York Daily News
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It was action packed and the characters were well developed
On my top 3 favorite books list with To Kill a Mocking Bird and Gone With the
Wind, Harry Potter Books also great.
Book starts out slow and mired in detail….but within a few chapters you realize all that minutiae is CRITICAL to the plot, so read each and every word! The action soon picks up, and you’ll not want to put the book down until the very end….then you’ll be wanting the next one in her series. Probably one of the greatest books I’ve read!
One of my favorite series of all time There aren’t too many books I would say this about. I love Claire and Jamie.
Wow. Talk about world building! This book sucked me into its world. I’m amazed by Diana’s ability to create such vivid characters. I wish I could eat this book I love it so much!
I would give this book 10 stars ! Best book ever with characters you will never forget !
Love the book and the series. I love the relationship bewteen Jamie and Claire- it’s so real.
These books are like potato chips, can’t stop with just one!!!
Couldn’t put it down…..!
This is an absolutely wonderful series. Diana Gabaldon is an incredible researcher. Her characters are very believable. The historical information with regard to Scotland of this. Is right on and totally accurate.
I’ve read the whole series and thoroughly enjoyed them all. They are so well written you really can feel yourself there. Also learned a lot about Scottish history and the way of life during that time period that I never knew..
Romantic, made me want more.
The first 5 books in this series were wonderful!!!!
Wonderful. After reading this book I had to read all the rest of them. Sad to se it end.
Strong woman character. Jamie is exceptionally kind & loving.
Much better then the tv series. I Don’t recommend that unless maybe you have no interest in reading.
A bit too violent for me to give it 5 stars.
OUTSTANDING! FROM WW2 TO 1745 – A OAGE TURNER!
I got totally taken up in this story!
Fans of the series love the eye-candy, but please read Diana Gabaldon’s work first. This woman knows her Scots history, and she puts it onto the page without missing a fraction of the drama or brutality. These are great books whether you’re in it for the romance, the history, the sense of time and place or the action. Suspend your disbelief …