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The Fiery Cross (Outlander #5)

by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)

4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 · rating details · 46,098 ratings · 1,900 reviews

The year is 1771, and war is coming. Jamie Fraser’s wife tells him so. Little as he wishes to, he must believe it, for hers is a gift of dreadful prophecy—a time-traveler’s certain knowledge. Claire’s unique view of the future has brought him both danger and deliverance in the past; her knowledge of the oncoming revolution is a flickering torch that may light his way throu...more

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Published October 11th 2002 by Random House, Inc. (first published 2001)

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Oct 19, 2011 Tatiana rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, historical, series-dropped-lost-steam

I don't think any author is in love with her characters and her own writing as much as Diana Gabaldon. To the point that she is convinced that absolutely everything she writes about them has to be in her books. Who cares about the plot and moving things along and putting in your novels only events that would advance the plot? Not Diana!

I've loved the Outlander books for a while, in spite of their fragmented nature and sometimes convoluted story lines, but this time even the most dedicated fan w...more I don't think any author is in love with her characters and her own writing as much as Diana Gabaldon. To the point that she is convinced that absolutely everything she writes about them has to be in her books. Who cares about the plot and moving things along and putting in your novels only events that would advance the plot? Not Diana!

I've loved the Outlander books for a while, in spite of their fragmented nature and sometimes convoluted story lines, but this time even the most dedicated fan would notice that There is hardly any plot in it! I am still trying to figure out what the purpose of this book was, my only guess is to lead to the confrontation with Stephen Bonnet? But then, hundreds and hundreds of pages in The Fiery Cross are dedicated to the events that have nothing to do with the main story line of it. At least 2/3th of the novel could have been cut out because the only thing that happens there is that Jamie, Claire and Roger have to go on some militia business and then come back (twice!). During these trips nothing important takes place, except, of course, they meet some random people. And don't get me started on Brianna's breasts. If all the bits about her breasts being swollen or leaking milk and her wanting Roger to suckle on them were taken out, The Fiery Cross would have been at least 100 pages lighter. And another 100 pages lighter without little Jemmie pooping in a diaper or otherwise.

Certainly, we, fans, have a fair amount of patience for Gabaldon's long books and a lot of love for the characters and scenes in their lives, but, come on, a novel is still a novel. If there is hardly any forward motion in the story, no danger, no intensity, if you can skip hundreds of pages without missing anything vital, and the author is preoccupied with indulgently recording every occurrence in her characters' lives, important or not, she might as well call her work fanfiction. Or a soap opera with no end in sight.

Interestingly enough, even after spending a year! reading The Fiery Cross and dropping it so many times I can't count, I still couldn't bring myself to give it less than 3 stars and I already have the next book in the series loaded onto my iPod. This crack has a firm hold on me. For now.(less)

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Mar 30, 2008 Nichole (Dirty H) rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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So far, the weakest book in the series. This book dragged on and on and on... It took me about four times as long to finish this one as it did the other four. There was just a lot of unnecessary drama. The interesting parts were few and far between, but were just enough to keep me reading. And I will admit, by the end I was finally engaged enough to want to read the next one, so it didn't turn me off completely. There were just a lot of things that didn't need to be in the book. This is the firs...more

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Aug 30, 2007 Lucy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: women with a lot of time on their hands

The Fiery Cross is the fifth book in a series written by Diana Gabaldon about Clare Fraser, who can travel through time by touching stones (think stonehenge). The first time she time travelled, it was an accident. She travelled two-hundred years backward to the 1740s and met the love her life, Jamie Frasier, a Scottish highlander. Their love story has developed through out each of the books as Gabaldon details the historical setting that surrounds them. In The Fiery Cross, the year is 1771 and t...more The Fiery Cross is the fifth book in a series written by Diana Gabaldon about Clare Fraser, who can travel through time by touching stones (think stonehenge). The first time she time travelled, it was an accident. She travelled two-hundred years backward to the 1740s and met the love her life, Jamie Frasier, a Scottish highlander. Their love story has developed through out each of the books as Gabaldon details the historical setting that surrounds them. In The Fiery Cross, the year is 1771 and the unrest and dissatisfaction of the colonists in the New World are humming. Even though the author uses almost 1,000 pages, the story progresses less than a year through time. That's an awful lot of information, in my opinion, without anything really happening to the characters. Jamie continues to lead, Clare continues to freak out everyone by practicing 20th century medicine in the 18th century, Briana continues to nurse (I couldn't believe how often the author had to point that out to us readers. Her breasts are hardened with milk again????) and Roger continues to be a complete fish out of water. In fact, I believe this book gets read solely because it is part of a series where the reader is already attached to the main characters. Separate it from the other books, and The Fiery Cross is unnecessarily wordy and quite dull.

This book came out four years after the previous book in this series, Drums of Autumn. Four years. I finished Drums of Autumn only few months ago and I was constantly confused by the many, many unimportant names of characters Gabaldon throws at her readers. Who? Is this important?

Turns out, not really. My theory as to why she bothers making it so complicated is that she is trying to convince the masses that these books are much more than fantasy romance, but legitimate historical fiction. She makes her point. Gabaldon clearly has done a lot of research about the living conditions, medicinal remedies, and political atmosphere of the pre-revolutionary war colonies. She included it all and then some. Lots and lots of digression about medicine that Claire Fraser would not have learned or remembered from her med school days. They do not teach microbiology stain techniques, or pathology to the extent that she would be the expert she always ends up being. Gabaldon seems to forget that Clare was a surgeon, and since she rarely gets to do surgery, the author flaunts what she's learned about medicine elsewhere in the book and always uses Clare as her medium. I find it annoying. Clare wouldn't know all of that stuff and making her some sort of superbrain takes away from the realness of her character. Why can't Claire just be wrong...or simply not know? She's pigeonholed her greatest characters. Jamie must be uberbrave. Claire must be ubersmart. Throw in some nookie a few times and you've got your book.

This took way too long for me to read. It simply wasn't very interesting. Until, of course, the very end. Around page 920, she finally threw in some of her good stuff - the time travel stuff. Genuine conflict and not just a side story that takes you somewhere for 100 pages without a purpose. Darn it...I'm going to have to read the next one!(less)

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Aug 06, 2012 ♠ Sharon is an emotional book junkie ♠ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

This book starts off at The Gathering which is where all the Scots come together to see how everyone is and what's been going on. But that's only the tip of the iceberg of what all happens in these 1443 pages. The blurb makes you think that the book is a lot about the war but it's not.

Wow! There are so many major things that happen in this book and one extremely shocking event. I just couldn't believe that Diana Gabladon did that to Roger and while she set up things nicely, it was still incompr...more

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Jan 24, 2009 Barb rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-adventure, read-in-2009, series-trilogy, time-slip

Like a Glucose Tolerance Test,
Only Recommended for Absolute Die-Hard Fans

A glucose tolerance test is a test given to a pregnant woman in order to determine whether or not she has gestational diabetes. The test is administered by forcing the poor pregnant woman to drink a, beyond human portion, of a glucose drink, something that tastes like a sugared soft-drink. Then glucose levels of the blood are measured at different intervals after the glucose has been metabolized by the body. It's not the s...more

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Apr 13, 2008 Christy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: all romance, historical romance fans

In the fifth installment of the Outlander series, time-traveler Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser and her eighteenth century husband, Jamie, have established their homestead on Fraser’s Ridge in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Grumblings among colonists against British tyranny have begun, and Jamie and Claire are resigned to the fact that the American Revolution will take place and there is nothing they can to do stop it. Although Jamie sympathizes with the colonists, his allegiance, for...more

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Feb 04, 2008 April rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read this as soon as it came out. Had to have it in hardback because I couldn't wait for paperback and had to have my own precious copy. Wish I had waited or borrowed it from the library. I was so excited to see what Claire and Jamie were up to, but it was a very slow read, explaining every little thing in detail. I mean, I love to read books that don't gloss over the not-so-pretty parts of the day, but explaining that a child needs a diaper change, and it's unpleasant aroma, over and over and...more

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Feb 26, 2010 Holly rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, fantasy, stuff-only-women-will-read

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Aug 03, 2009 Allison rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, historical-romance, science-fiction

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Nov 26, 2008 Suzie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I originally gave this 4 stars, because I hesitate to give any “romance novel” 5. But this isn’t a romance novel. It’s a story about a family whose love for each other transcends the boundaries of time. Cheesy and cliché, I know, but true. Outlander began as a guilty pleasure, but the series has morphed into something much more profound and worthwhile since then.

I’m impressed with Gabaldon’s ability to ease in new characters throughout her books. Usually in a long series, I’m wary to welcome ne...more I originally gave this 4 stars, because I hesitate to give any “romance novel” 5. But this isn’t a romance novel. It’s a story about a family whose love for each other transcends the boundaries of time. Cheesy and cliché, I know, but true. Outlander began as a guilty pleasure, but the series has morphed into something much more profound and worthwhile since then.

I’m impressed with Gabaldon’s ability to ease in new characters throughout her books. Usually in a long series, I’m wary to welcome new people on the cast list. In Fiery Cross, by the time you realize these new people are main characters and here to stay, you’re already in love with them. Gabaldon knows her characters, and helps her readers know them as well. I was annoyed at first at her overuse of the same descriptions of Jamie’s wide smile, long nose, ruddy hair, his inability to wink (so he always blinks, like an owl), and all of the mouth twitching and Scottish grunting. It’s these consistent descriptions, though, that endear him to me.

Gabaldon’s vivid narratives and attention to detail are what continue to draw me to these books. Intoxicating imagery of Scottish Highlands and North Carolina’s back country spills from each page and sucks you into her world. She’s especially sensitive to sounds and smells – two senses that are overlooked in some storytelling. I find it appropriate that Claire is Gabaldon’s most descriptive character, given her background in science. It warms my heart whenever Claire describes her latest autopsy, amputation or treatment of smallpox.

For that matter, Claire is a woman to be reckoned with. Not only does she repeatedly escape burning at the stake for witchcraft, she also cultivates penicillin in colonial America, sets her own broken nose, serves as a medic for three major wars, and has seen more blood and carnage than most men of the time. Despite all of that, she’s still able to respect her husband’s traditional pride. Claire and Jamie are in their 50’s now, and still madly in love. I hope my marriage is that lively in 30 years.

Fiery Cross gets a higher rating than the others because its characters and their trials have a special place in my heart. The first person that comes to mind is Roger. I am tense with fear whenever danger comes near him. “No! Leave him alone! He’s been through enough!” The loss of his beautiful voice left me in tears. Gabaldon masterfully subjects her best characters to tragedy after tragedy, shaping and molding them with scars and grief recovered.
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Sep 14, 2007 Katie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: all-time-favorites

Well, I finally finished The Fiery Cross.

*sigh*

I absolutely LOVE these books. This installment was no exception.....

I found that this installment had so many deep emotional scenes, that when i finished, I felt that i had connected to the characters, emotionally, more then ever before.

Starting with The Gathering, when Jamie calls his people out, and they all hold hands. The wedding scene between Roger and Brianna was both hilarious and touching. The various incidents at the Gathering really set...more Well, I finally finished The Fiery Cross.

*sigh*

I absolutely LOVE these books. This installment was no exception.....

I found that this installment had so many deep emotional scenes, that when i finished, I felt that i had connected to the characters, emotionally, more then ever before.

Starting with The Gathering, when Jamie calls his people out, and they all hold hands. The wedding scene between Roger and Brianna was both hilarious and touching. The various incidents at the Gathering really set up so much for the story. I love how Diana Gabaldon weaves the tale with details so deep, and how it all comes together in the end.

My complaint after "Drums of Autumn" was that, while i cared about Roger and Brianna, i didnt feel as emotionally connected to them, as i did with Jamie and Claire. In fact, i didnt really like Brianna very much. In Fiery Cross, i found that the deeper exploration of the relationship between Roger and Brianna was very satisfying. Roger especially, gave a whole new facet to the face of the family living at Fraser's Ridge. His brush with death, when he was hanged, was especially heart wrenching. The loss of his voice, and his constant doubts as to the paternity of Jemmy, and his own marriage really made me sympathize with him.

The atomosphere of Frasers Ridge is intoxicating. The natural beauty she describes. The danger. Fraser's Ridge is a character in itself.

I love these characters. When Roger almost died, before i realized that he was alive, i put my head down and cried. it was horrible!! but so well written, and thats the beauty of this author. His reaction to his "almost death" was heartbreaking for the entire family and as a reader, you felt it yourself.

Wee Ian!!! I honestly didnt think we would ever see him again. I thought for sure he would turn up dead, or only mentioned in memory. I was thrilled when he came back. Because i enjoyed this character so much, i was thrilled that he now knows the family secret of the stones.

"I knew you weren't a wee fairie Auntie Claire!"

my favorite quote.
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Jun 25, 2007 Nicole rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: those who love good historical fiction

The Outlander series is definitely one of my most recommencded series of books. I might even love these books more than Harry Potter - and that's saying something.

The Outlander books are set in the 1700s. They start off in Scotland, but later travel to Paris, Jamaica and the American Colonies.

Claire and Jamie, the book's two main characters are fantastic. They're deep, smart and action-oriented, yet very real. As their relationship evolves over the series of books, it evolves realistically. They...more

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Oct 14, 2008 Meghan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Finally finished this book. This was book 5 and I just couldn't get connected to the story line. I have devoured the other 4 books in this incredible series and have completely accepted all of the many leaps of faith that DG asks of us as readers - but I just couldn't do it this time around. I felt like the first 24 hours of the novel lasted for nearly 150 pages. The Gathering - the event that ate up so much of the book - was boring in my opinion. I notice that DG likes to start books this way....more

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Sep 02, 2008 Sherry rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Sherry by: Rhon

Shelves: 2006-2010

This is a hard book to review. Besides the fact that it's over 1400 pages and took me over a month to read... it's Diana Gabaldon. She writes fascinating accounts of history, trivia, mythology, a great love story, science fiction and people with great detail.

In some places I wanted to hurry through the details and get to the heart of the story, and other places I savored every word. That's the beauty of her writing, you have to read every word, absorb every detail because it will come back (mayb...more

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Nov 24, 2012 Lori rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

Well, I loved it. I have to gather my thoughts before I can write any kind of review.

*** So, I fell in love with Jamie and Claire all over again. This book gave me what Drums of Autumn did not, and that was many tender, passionate moments between them. As usual, JF had poetic and epic quotes that made me feel all warm, fuzzy and sad that I don't have a Jamie Fraser! I didn't find it boring at all. I enjoyed the slower pace, and reading about their life on Fraser's Ridge. I also enjoyed the mome...more

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May 27, 2012 Mary rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2012, historical-fiction, hf-1700s

Having read this far into the series, I'm obviously a Diana Gabaldon fan. I could barely put the first four books down, and I stayed up late every single night reading reading reading, obsessively reading. I've been resisting all 979 pages of The Fiery Cross for several months now because I didn't think I could handle another bout of binge-reading, but it turns out to be a much slower-paced read. The plot meanders through the backcountry with detail-affected emphasis, of course, on Claire and Ja...more

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Aug 06, 2012 Kate rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, historical-romance, hot-scot

Second Read through: August 6th, 2012:
Just as great, the second time around! Maybe even better! I feel a little more settled from this read-though, because I know the answers to some of my earlier questions

Claire never did find out who the man was that had been tickling and rubbing her feet at Jocasta/Duncan's wedding, but I am pretty sure that it was Wylie.

I'll be doing a reread of Breath of Snow and Ashes at some point this year. Since these books take so long to read and I am starting to fall...more

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Apr 21, 2010 Alicia rated it 2 of 5 stars

I really respect the research and what I believe to be the historical accuracy of these books. However, "The Fiery Cross" reads more like a series of short stories rather than one novel. My attention to the story waned in many places and I wanted to hurry and finish this book so that I could get to "A Breath of Snow and Ashes."

Jamie and Claire's story is still captivating. Roger and Brianna...well, I'm not sure why he goes through so much trouble. Brianna can pitch a fit faster than just about a...more

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Oct 18, 2007 LJ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, time_travel, historical, georgian_1714-1811_1820-37, south_carolina

The Fiery Cross - VG
Gabaldon, Diana - 5th in series
The Fiery Cross, the eagerly awaited fifth volume in this remarkable, award-winning series of historical novels. The year is 1771, and war is approaching. Jamie Fraser’s wife has told him so. Little as he wishes to, he must believe it, for hers is a gift of dreadful prophecy – a time-traveller’s certain knowledge. To break his oath to the Crown will brand him a traitor; to keep it is certain doom. Jamie Fraser stands in the shadow of the fiery c...more

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Jul 13, 2007 Jaime rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical_fiction, 1700s, romance, 2007

This was another solid entry in this series, though I think this is the first one I’ve read that hasn’t reduced me to a blubbering mess at one point or another. However, the lack of extreme emotion doesn’t take anything away from the story. It seems that life has fallen into a sort of routine (if anything in Jamie and Claire’s lives could ever be considered “routine”), with the specter of the Revolutionary War looming in the distance. The return of a beloved character at the end is a nice touch...more

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Feb 15, 2008 Tiffany rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the fifth book in the Outlander Series. 20 century time-traveling Claire and her 17th century Scottish husband, Jamie Fraser experience life in North Caroline in the years preceding the Revolutionary War. Their daughter Brianna and her husband Roger (also time-travelers) adjust to life on Fraser's Ridge as well along with their son Jemmy.

There was not a lot of plot development in this book. The major events being the battle at Alamance, which Brianna, Clare, and Roger were not aware of...more

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Jul 29, 2008 Mitzi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: writer-diana-gabaldon, audiobook, narrator-davina-porter, heat-3-boiling, genre-romance-historical, genre-romance-time-travel

The is the 5th book in Jamie and Claire series.

It starts out at the "Gathering" where many of the Scots come together every year. We meet a lot of interesting characters, some that will play bigger parts in this book and the next.

Jamie is summoned to gather his men to fight the "Regulators", but Jamie knows he has to walk a fine line between the English rule/Regulators. He knows that war is coming and this time he will be on the winning side.

At the same time, the Ridge is growing with new tenan...more

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Jan 14, 2009 Kami rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This one is definitely the slowest of her books, but the characters are so great that you don't mind too much. As with the others, I highly recommend the audiobook version - especially if you've already read her books and want to go back for a re-read. There's so much added to the books by the great narration.

Note - if you want to listen to this or any other Diana Gabaldon books, DO NOT get the abridged version. I listened to this unabridged - 48 CD's worth - but it is worth it! Davina Porter is...more

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Mar 17, 2013 Tracie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Oh, where to start..... I liked this book but not nearly as much as the others before it. I purchased the Ebook and the Audio book together. Sometimes I read, sometimes I listen and sometimes I listen while reading.

There are some really funny parts in this book. Brianna singing the Yogi Bear song.....hehehe

There are also mistakes in this book. Lots of them. Where is the proofreader? Claire is talking about the opal in one part towards the end. She tells us that an Indian woman gave her the opal...more

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Feb 07, 2013 Al rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Crossing the boundaries of genre with its unrivalled storytelling, Diana Gabaldon’s new novel is a gift both to her millions of loyal fans and to the lucky readers who have yet to discover her.

In the ten years since her extraordinary debut novel, Outlander, was published, beloved author Diana Gabaldon has entertained scores of readers with her heart-stirring stories and remarkable characters. The four volumes of her bestselling saga, featuring eighteenth-century Scotsman James Fraser and his t

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Crossing the boundaries of genre with its unrivalled storytelling, Diana Gabaldon’s new novel is a gift both to her millions of loyal fans and to the lucky readers who have yet to discover her.

The story of Outlander begins just after the Second World War, when a British field nurse named Claire Randall walks through a cleft stone in the Scottish highlands and is transported back some two hundred years to 1743.

Here, now, is The Fiery Cross, the eagerly awaited fifth volume in this remarkable, award-winning series of historical novels. The year is 1771, and war is approaching. Jamie Fraser’s wife has told him so. Little as he wishes to, he must believe it, for hers is a gift of dreadful prophecy—a time-traveller’s certain knowledge. To break his oath to the Crown will brand him a traitor; to keep it is certain doom. Jamie Fraser stands in the shadow of the fiery cross—a standard that leads nowhere but to the bloody brink of war.

Amazon.com Review

The fiery cross, once used to summon Highland clans to war, now beckons readers to take up Diana Gabaldon's fifth installment in the Outlander series featuring the time-traveling Frasers. Historical fiction fans who have waited four long years since the publication of Drums of Autumn will thrill to Gabaldon's trademark detail and sensuality, both displayed liberally throughout the nearly 1,000 pages of The Fiery Cross. In this pre-Revolutionary War period, Claire Fraser and her husband, Jamie, have crossed oceans and centuries to build a life together in the bucolic beauty of North Carolina. But tensions both ancient and recent threaten not only Claire and James, but their daughter, Brianna, her new husband, Roger, and their infant son, Jemmy, as well as members of their clan. Gabaldon delivers on what she does best: poignant storylines, empathetic characters, meticulous detail, and searing passion. Savor every carefully chosen word, readers; it may be a long time until the next installment! --Alison Trinkle

From Library Journal

Get ready for Gabaldon. Starting in July, the publisher will set the stage for her latest by actively promoting her backlist titles featuring 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser. In the new novel, Jamie learns from his 20th-century wife that the American Revolution is coming.
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Jul 02, 2012 Charlotte rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Diana Gabaldon has to be without a doubt one of my most favourite authors! Her ability to tell a story, really tell it so that you are actually there alongside the characters is astounding, I actually feel exhausted after reading her stories because it feels as though I have lived a dozen lives and experiences in the space of an hour instead of sitting quietly and reading on the bus or in bed. Her characters and plot line are so lively and captivating that it is easy just to keep on reading stra...more

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May 18, 2012 Anita rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: jamie-and-claire

Diana Gabaldon has written and continues to write a time travel/historical romance/epic that is so well researched as to make it impossible to put down. I've read/listened to all the books, each one a tome, up through the most current, An Echo in the Bone, and I'm anxiously awaiting the next release.

Gabaldon says that the research requires that it take about three years for her to write a book in the series and have published. These days she has also spun off the "Lord John" series, set in the...more

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May 15, 2012 Gail rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Also published as CROSSTICH. I was scepticle as this story start - time travel is not a genre I enjoy. But it was so highly spoken about by a total stranger who didnt even know I was there that I had to give it a chance. And what a pay off. These must be some of the strongest characters I have met in a book - or maybe the time I have spent reading all the books in the series total smore than the time I have spent with most friends?? And would I go back 200 years to marry Jamie Fraser? Never, I w...more

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Mar 22, 2012 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I wavered between 3 and 4 stars on this one, so I rounded up. The first couple hundred pages are pretty tedious. The book begins with Claire and Jamie waking up, and 39 pages in they finally have breakfast. Suddenly, for a while, the men use the pet name "hen" for the women.. But just for a while, then it stops. I wasn't really that into this one until about halfway through. I found that I read this book when I had time, whereas with the first ones, I MADE time to read them. There's just a lot o...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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The Fiery Cross (Outlander #5)

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