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A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander #6)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
Eagerly anticipated by her legions of fans, this sixth novel in Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling Outlander saga is a masterpiece of historical fiction from one of the most popular authors of our time.
Since the initial publication of Outlander fifteen years ago, Diana Gabaldon’s New York Times bestselling saga has won the hearts of readers the world over — and sold more than tw...more
Since the initial publication of Outlander fifteen years ago, Diana Gabaldon’s New York Times bestselling saga has won the hearts of readers the world over — and sold more than tw...more
Paperback, 980 pages
Published
August 29th 2006
by Delta
(first published 2005)
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The paperback edition of what is the sixth book in the Outlander series is over 1500 pages long and sorry to say, I did not hang on every word. Who could? There's so damn many of them! Talk about bloated. Diana Gabaldon's editor must love her a lot, or is just too nice for the business. "Kill your darlings" -- remember that timeless piece of advice from Mark Twain?
I love Jamie and Claire (not so much Roger and Brianna) and have been hooked since Outlander, but the series i...more
I love Jamie and Claire (not so much Roger and Brianna) and have been hooked since Outlander, but the series i...more
This book is only for people who enjoy the characters and the America they inhabit. It is a series of incidents following familiar themes of kidnapping and rescue, disaster and salvation, sickness and carefully recaptured health, accusation and jail. Secrets are discovered and shared, there's sex scenes and a rape scene as another Fraser family member takes their improbable turn again as victim (what are the chances that three members of a family would be raped, one twice?)Finally,a decision is ...more
I clearly was not in top form when I read this book and that's probably the only reason I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5. I managed to ruin this book for myself so, while this review itself may not help, I hope it will assist in making sure no one else makes the same mistake I did: I absolutely LOVED "Outlander" (the first book in this series) ... Then I really messed up. I was so excited to have read the book that I looked around to see if there was a second book. I then read "...more
Breath of Snow and Ashes - Ex
Gabaldon, Diana - 6th in series
The year is 1772, and on the eve of the American Revolution, the long fuse of rebellion has already been lit. Men lie dead in the streets of Boston, and in the backwoods of North Carolina, isolated cabins burn in the forest.
With chaos brewing, the governor calls upon Jamie Fraser to unite the backcountry and safeguard the colony for King and Crown. But from his wife Jamie knows that three years hence the shot hea...more
Gabaldon, Diana - 6th in series
The year is 1772, and on the eve of the American Revolution, the long fuse of rebellion has already been lit. Men lie dead in the streets of Boston, and in the backwoods of North Carolina, isolated cabins burn in the forest.
With chaos brewing, the governor calls upon Jamie Fraser to unite the backcountry and safeguard the colony for King and Crown. But from his wife Jamie knows that three years hence the shot hea...more
I just have fallen completely in love with this series -- I bought them all in paperback, passed them on to a friend, and just bought them all in hardback, because I know I'll be reading them again. I finished this one last night, and joined a Yahoo group for folks who love these books, and was ECSTATIC to find out there are more coming! I thought this was the end! Unfortunately, I have to wait until the end of 2008 for the next one, but reading all of these in one fell swoop made me feel lik...more
To quote a dear friend of mine, Diana is back on track with this one!
The 6th in the Outlander series started off a bit slow for me, but I was able to get sucked in once again. There is lots of romance and lots of drama on Fraser's Ridge as Jamie, Claire, family, and friends prepare themselves for the upcoming Revolutionary War.
And damn Diana for making me like Brianna after me being so annoyed with her in Fiery Cross. I am impressed when writers can turn your opinion ar...more
The 6th in the Outlander series started off a bit slow for me, but I was able to get sucked in once again. There is lots of romance and lots of drama on Fraser's Ridge as Jamie, Claire, family, and friends prepare themselves for the upcoming Revolutionary War.
And damn Diana for making me like Brianna after me being so annoyed with her in Fiery Cross. I am impressed when writers can turn your opinion ar...more
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So Melanie and I want to start a discussion about the Outlander books and my sister Melissa said to just start a review on my books and it would be sent to my friends who could then all comment and start a discussion that we can all see. Is that the longest sentence ever?
Melissa has read my personal emails from Melanie, but Lisa hasn't so just jump in because where I start here might seem random. Too bad we don't all live close so we could do lunch, although it might take a lot longe...more
Melissa has read my personal emails from Melanie, but Lisa hasn't so just jump in because where I start here might seem random. Too bad we don't all live close so we could do lunch, although it might take a lot longe...more
I grew bored when the action translated from Europe and especially from the highlands of Scotland to the Colonies. The book takes place in an area I know very well and I was able to visualize the scenery easily since I have actually been to many of the places mentioned. Maybe that is why I was bored.
It is extremely rare for me to not finish reading a book once I get started, however, I simply could not force myself to read the last third of this one. I feel guilty.
It is extremely rare for me to not finish reading a book once I get started, however, I simply could not force myself to read the last third of this one. I feel guilty.
Wow....what a book! This was a long one to be sure. But, happily for me, back on par with Outlander and Voyager! After really loving the series through #3, the 4th and 5th books were somewhat disappointing for me. Both of them were way too long and I actually was bored in parts. The story left Scotland and Europe and came to the American colonies. The story started out ok but then got monotonous for me. I also didn't like what happened to some of the characters and felt some of them had very lit...more
this book was written in typical gabaldon fashion...one outrageous (albeit entertaining) incident after another. some of the big questions i had going in to the book (such as, the article about the fire killing jamie and claire, jemmy's paternity and will anyone travel back to the 1960's) were a tad anticlimatic. i won't get in to that as i don't want to give away any spoilers. but let's just say i was a little surprised (and let down) at the way some of the events turned out. overall, i am a hu...more
I am in mourning, I miss my fictional family that I have turned to for the past month. I will miss not hearing about their daily events, adventures, mishaps, joys and sorrows. That being said, this book didn't not give me the closure that I hoped to get and I am in desperate need of another book. Great story, loved it but I really expected it to take me through the American Revolution and it didn't. It built up to it and then it ends!! UGH!!
Well, well! Sooo many different things happened in this book. When I finished and thought back to what went on in the beginning, it seemed like years had passed! Hold up, that's probably because they did. It could have been split up into two (or three) decent novels! I loved it, and and it rivals "Voyager" for my favorite in the series. There was honestly never a dull moment, or a chapter I had to force myself through in this entire book. I'm only disappointed that I have to wai...more
Wow, so much happened in this book, it was amazing! There were so many elements of the story that we tied up in this book. In the beginning when I found out these books would take us to the year 1800 I was really nervous about Jamie and Claire growing old...I thought they would lose their magic and intensity.....OH how I was wrong!! I have really enjoyed watching their characters mature and grow, it has been amazing to read! The whole book was enthralling and intense! Truly an addictive addi...more
So I slogged through all 6000 some-odd pages of this and I truly hate myself because I actually want to read the next one when (if?) it comes out. I think the next story she set up is more interesting.
I guess I understand the appeal of these books. She tells a "ripping yarn" even though it takes her waaaaaaaaaaay too long to get there. Her characters are memorable. She has interesting details (albeit far too many of them.)
Far from great writing, but it's a good...more
I guess I understand the appeal of these books. She tells a "ripping yarn" even though it takes her waaaaaaaaaaay too long to get there. Her characters are memorable. She has interesting details (albeit far too many of them.)
Far from great writing, but it's a good...more
Really, really good.
James aveva l’aria stanca, e tra le sopracciglia folte si intravedevano due linee gemelle, che tradivano una leggera preoccupazione. Ma la luce delle candele illuminava le ossa larghe del suo viso, proiettandone distintamente l’ombra forte e audace sulla parete intonacata alle sue spalle. Osservai l’ombra mentre sollevava il suo bicchiere di birra fantasma; la luce creava un bagliore ambrato, nell’ombra del vetro.
«Claire», disse all’improvviso, posando il bicchiere. «Quante volte sono arrivato v...more
«Claire», disse all’improvviso, posando il bicchiere. «Quante volte sono arrivato v...more
I really enjoyed this series and I thought the writing got better with each book. I was thinking about giving this book (and one or two of the earlier ones) 5 stars, but I couldn't because of two things: one, Gabaldon should've had better editors (or done some of her own) because her Quaker characters seem embarrassingly and unbelievably ignorant of how to use 2nd person singular. The "Thee can"s were driving me batty. "Thou canst"! "Thou canst"!
The othe...more
The othe...more
Dang. I'm trying to pace myself, re-reading this series (all 6,000 pages of it) before BOOK #7 arrives in the fall, heralded by a fanfare of trumpets and doves and rose petals.... BUT I'M READING TOO FAST. This is book six, and I'm done with it. And it's only May.
Liked it. It's better than #4, way better than #2, not as good as #3 or, of course, my beloved #1. Loads of stuff happens in this one, too, it's not all soggy diapers and Roger getting beaten up by a) Jamie, b) Indians, c) insane...more
Liked it. It's better than #4, way better than #2, not as good as #3 or, of course, my beloved #1. Loads of stuff happens in this one, too, it's not all soggy diapers and Roger getting beaten up by a) Jamie, b) Indians, c) insane...more
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Josh asked me where I was in the book and when I replied that Claire had been kidnapped (again) and that there was much soap-opera style drama going on, Josh laughed and asked why I kept reading drivel. It was easy to explain: All the things that happen to the characters are overtly dramatic and silly and outrageous, but the love story between Claire and Jamie is sweet and tender and relatable. In this volume of Outlander, Jamie and Claire are thrust into the middle of the American Revolution....more
57 hours of audiobook. I was beginning to think that even Davina Porter (the narrator) was getting a bit bogged down in the lack of editing.
The Fiery Cross (the previous book) took me 7 years to finish completely (with multiyear breaks and several restarts) and had I read this book instead of listened, I think I may have taken longer to finish this one! It needed an editor to help move things along, pare down a few extraneous characters who blink in and out for very little reason, ...more
The Fiery Cross (the previous book) took me 7 years to finish completely (with multiyear breaks and several restarts) and had I read this book instead of listened, I think I may have taken longer to finish this one! It needed an editor to help move things along, pare down a few extraneous characters who blink in and out for very little reason, ...more
Another lengthy installment by Gabaldon! While I enjoyed this book I didn't think it near up to standard as a few of her past books. The plot was there, the characters also, but some of it rang as somewhat unbelievable to me. I do give her great praise for her title though. "A Breath of Snow and Ashes" just sounds very poetic.
To recap (and possibly a spoiler for those who haven't read the series), Claire, a nurse, had traveled back in time from the 1940's to Scotland in the 1...more
To recap (and possibly a spoiler for those who haven't read the series), Claire, a nurse, had traveled back in time from the 1940's to Scotland in the 1...more
This is the sixth in a series I started reading because a friend keeps lending me the books, and I feel obligated to read them. I must admit I've had books 5 and 6 sitting on my bedside table for some time. I liked the first book well enough, but wasn't blown away. However, I do like many of the characters -- Jamie and Claire, of course, Ian, and Lord John. I do want to know how it all turns out. And much of the history is pretty interesting. However, it's gotten increasingly difficult to f...more
The 6th of Diana Gabaldon's epic Outlander series, A Breath of Smoke and Ashes continues the epic adventures of 18th century Jamie Frazer, his 20th century wife, Claire, their families, companions, friends, false friends and enemies in a lengthy but fast-paced adventure/time travel/romance (it's hard to categorize). By this time you are either into the author's world or you have given up. If you have accepted it you will love this latest installment, which takes you through the end of 1776, a si...more
I was not as intrigued by this one as the last five. First of all I am not a great American History lover, even though I live in the US. I am more intrigues by European history and especially loved the parts which took place in Scotland and also liked the French part. I have been hoping Claire and Jamie would go back to Scotland ever since they settled in the US. However, the style of writing is great, I love the historical happenings and greatly admire Diana's knowledge of history. There were a...more
A Breath of Snow and Ashes, the sixth book in the Outlander series, did not fail to do what I expected - provide good, escapist fiction. I read these books because I love Claire and Jamie and I love being transported to another time and place.
It was particularly interesting to read a novel set in North Carolina leading up to the Revolutionary War. All good historical fiction reminds me that the history we are taught in schools is not only crafted by the victor, but barely skims t...more
It was particularly interesting to read a novel set in North Carolina leading up to the Revolutionary War. All good historical fiction reminds me that the history we are taught in schools is not only crafted by the victor, but barely skims t...more
I loved this Outlander book. It is one of my favorites, along with Voyager and Dragonfly in Amber. This book, like the earlier Outlander novels is action packed. Gabaldon regained her momentum after a mediocre fifth installment (The Fiery Cross). This novel picks up with the Fraser clan on the eve of the American Revolution with Jamie torn between his loyalty to the crown and his knowledge that the rebels would prevail in the American Revolution. As an underpinning to this, the Frasers are ...more
Dang. I'm trying to pace myself, re-reading this series (all 6,000 pages of it) before BOOK #7 arrives in the fall, heralded by a fanfare of trumpets and doves and rose petals.... BUT I'M READING TOO FAST. This is book six, and I'm done with it. And it's only May.
Liked it. It's better than #4, way better than #2, not as good as #3 or, of course, my beloved #1. Loads of stuff happens in this one, too, it's not all soggy diapers and Roger getting beaten up by a) Jamie, b) Indians,...more
Liked it. It's better than #4, way better than #2, not as good as #3 or, of course, my beloved #1. Loads of stuff happens in this one, too, it's not all soggy diapers and Roger getting beaten up by a) Jamie, b) Indians,...more
Given its place in history, I expected the plot of this book to be shocking. This was true. The plot was also amazingly complex and well crafted.
But.
I have an issue with the way Gabaldon has chosen to make it clear to readers that the historical past was a dangerous place for women. The use of rape as a plot device...When every major character in your series (or so it feels) has been a victim of violent sexual assault, perhaps it's time to look at your method of constructi...more
But.
I have an issue with the way Gabaldon has chosen to make it clear to readers that the historical past was a dangerous place for women. The use of rape as a plot device...When every major character in your series (or so it feels) has been a victim of violent sexual assault, perhaps it's time to look at your method of constructi...more
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Diana Jean Gabaldon Watkins grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona and is of Mexican-American and English descent. She has earned three degrees: a B.S. in Zoology, a M.S. in Marine Biology, and a Ph.D in Ecology.
She currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona .
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“Time is a lot of the things people say that God is. There's always preexisting, and having no end. There's the notion of being all powerful-because nothing can stand against time, can it? Not mountains, not armies. And time is, of course, all-healing. Give anything enough time, and everything is taken care of: all pain encompassed, all hardship erased, all loss subsumed. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Remember, man, that thou art dust; and unto dust thou shalt return.
And if time is anything akin to God, I suppose that memory must be the devil.”
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And if time is anything akin to God, I suppose that memory must be the devil.”
“The dog would run a few steps toward the house, circle once or twice as though unable to decide what to do next, then run back into the wood, turn, and run again toward the house, all the while whining with agitation, tail low and wavering.
"Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ," I said. "Bloody Timmy's in the well!”
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