#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.
One of the top ten best-loved novels in America, as seen on PBS’s The Great American Read!
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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I have rarely had an author engage me so fully in their works. This is a marvelous read (and re-read!)
Read this after watching the first episode on TV and was not disappointed. So much more depth in the books.
One of my all-time favorite fictional series. The made-for-TV series is entertaining, but in this case, definitely read the books; you will again and again. Character development is top notch. A bit science fiction, historical romance and a good old romp in the hay!! Will keep you turning pages and up all night to see what the characters are going …
This is the best historical novel series I have ever read. Memorable characters great historical information with romance and time travel.
I enjoyed the series when I read it.
Books are great. TV series is not after S1
My #1 all time favorite book, hands down! It has everything you could ever want in a Romance novel…good characters, good location, good backstory, great action, true love, soulmates drawn to each other across time and space.
Total escapism! I thoroughly enjoyed being taken back in time, and I love the history lessons . In this world today, a little travel back in time is welcome.
I’ve been a voracious reader all my adult life, Diana Gabaldon is the best, hands down. I’ve been reading these novels for 26 years. I patiently wait and wait …… sometimes 5 years for the next book. I have read some of them 2 or 3 times. Great characters, great story, I never want it to end!
What can I say – favorite book of all time!!
Simply fantastic…I am hooked on the series.
Delightful with lovely characters and a great story line – past lives and future effects. What a great writer!!
The author puts you into the book. You feel what the character s in the story are going through.
A book I have read several times and it is just as enthralling each time. A great love story seasoned with wit and humor, history and culture., the best and worst of humanity. Gabaldon’s writing appeals to all the senses and and the imagination.
A very good read. Well written.
Love the whole series.
This whole series is amazing. I bought book after book in the series.
One of the best books ever!!
The whole Outlander series is fantastic.
Her books are great But to much touture