Book Rec

Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



With her now-classic novel Outlander, Diana Gabaldon introduced two unforgettable characters Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser delighting readers with a story of adventure and love that spanned two centuries. Now Gabaldon returns to that extraordinary time and place in this vivid, powerful follow-up to Outlander....

For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to Scotland's majestic mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones ... about a love that transcends the boundaries of time ... and about James Fraser, a Scottish warrior whose gallantry once drew a young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his....

Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful copper-haired daughter, Brianna, as Claire's spellbinding journey of self-discovery continues in the intrigue-ridden Paris court of Charles Stuart ... in a race to thwart a doomed Highlands uprising ... and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves....

Dragonfly in Amber is book two of the Outlander series. I'm hooked--just as badly as I was in the nineties when I first discovered Diana Gabaldon. This is an intense and beautiful love story about a time traveler that spans 2 centuries. It's rich in historical details, and there is even an a little bit of an m/m element which I'd forgotten all about. I've lost several days immersed in this novel, an easy thing to do once you get started. Each book is over 900 pages but the author captures and entertains with her beautiful writing making each page a joy to read. The best part is you don't have to wait a whole year for the next book in the series since they are all in print or in ebook form and readily available. If you've never heard of this author or this series I urge you to pick up the first book, Outlander, which is a free download at Amazon. You won't regret it.