I was determined to read the entire "Outlander Series" in the year of our Lord January 1,2017 to December 31,2017! That Goal was accomplished on December 29,2017...YES!
The List :
1. OUTLANDER, (1991)
2.DRAGONFLY IN AMBER (1992)
3.VOYAGER (1994)
4.DRUMS OF AUTUMN (1997)
5.THE FIERY CROSS (2001)
6.A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES (2005)
7.AN ECHO IN THE BONE (2009)
8.WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART’S BLOOD (2014) 9. GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE— which she is currently writing and researching_completion and publishing dates have not been announced yet.
2.DRAGONFLY IN AMBER (1992)
3.VOYAGER (1994)
4.DRUMS OF AUTUMN (1997)
5.THE FIERY CROSS (2001)
6.A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES (2005)
7.AN ECHO IN THE BONE (2009)
8.WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART’S BLOOD (2014) 9. GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE— which she is currently writing and researching_completion and publishing dates have not been announced yet.
With Eight (8) Books (having approximately 900 pages each)_ I "Guesstimated" 500,000+ Words! BOY was I wrong. Got a MESSAGE from the Author Diana Gabaldon on Facebook saying the actual count...
(Diana Gabaldon Haha! Congratulations! As to your word estimate, though...THE FIERY CROSS _alone_ is 508,000 words. (General word counts are:
OUTLANDER - 300,000
DRAGONFLY IN AMBER - 350,000
VOYAGER - 380,000
DRUMS OF AUTUMN - 420,000
THE FIERY CROSS - 508,000
A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES - 508,000
AN ECHO IN THE BONE - 480,000
WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD - not sure, but I think about 480,000)
OUTLANDER - 300,000
DRAGONFLY IN AMBER - 350,000
VOYAGER - 380,000
DRUMS OF AUTUMN - 420,000
THE FIERY CROSS - 508,000
A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES - 508,000
AN ECHO IN THE BONE - 480,000
WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD - not sure, but I think about 480,000)
INDEED,I'M A
The Author captures your mind from the beginning.You get caught up in Claire & Frank's reunion(1945)_after WWII.
..only to be shaken by a ghostly figure that breezes past Frank as "it" watches Claire in the window.A countryside field trip turns into a nightmare for Frank after Claire goes missing.Claire on the other hand has a mysterious power to hear voices and be transported through time via Ancient Stones.
Thus,she is "A Time Traveler". Claire arrives in 1743 to meet her first husband as predicted by a Palmist_
James "Jamie" Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser ...
OMG! I fell in love instantly. For you see the Outlander Series became a movie Series (Starz) that kinda follows the content of the Books.The Author even appears in one of the Episodes.When Jamie says things like this_I just.....lose it.
Okay,I'm going to settle down.One Final word,the CASTING is PERFECTION!
To continue,the Books take you through events in Scottish History,WARS,turmoil,
Love & more love,Herbal Medicines,Life in the Highlands,KILTS(LOVE),LIES,Deceit,
Brutality,Family Relations,Patriots,early Colonist in America,Historical Fiction,Mystery,Adventure,Fantasy,
etc....
PAGE TURNING_turns into _BOOK TURNING MOMENTS!
The Settings are in Scotland,France,the West Indies,England & North America.This is a simple overview_there's so much more!May I suggest that you read ALL of the Books in the Order they were written.You will NOT be disappointed. The Author _Diana Gabaldon is an AWESOME Writer....
About to start on her Lord John Grey Series.The Series is a sequence of historical mystery novels and shorter works written by Diana Gabaldon that center on Lord John Grey,a recurring secondary character in the author's Outlander series.Secretly,a Homosexual in a time when that fact could get a noose around ones neck very quickly! Starting with Book #1...
"My Reading Chair" ....
After a ZILLION words read in 2017....2018
let the "Gabaldon Adventures Continue". You can call me ~SASSENACH~
~Happy Reading Y'all~
