Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1427622 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1157 pages

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From the Back Cover
Their love has survived the test of time. But can it survive fate?

America, 1772. It is only a few years before the war of independence and the colony seethes with unrest. As battle lines are drawn up and loyalties tested, no one is safe in this new country.

Jamie Fraser receives a message from Governor Josiah Martin. He wants Jamie’s help to keep the backcountry safe for King and Crown. But Jamie knows what’s to come. His wife, Claire, has travelled back from the twentieth century and she knows what will happen to those loyal to the King of England. Exile or death. Neither prospect appeals to Jamie.

But Claire knows something else. From her own time she’s read an article, dated 1776, reporting the destruction by fire of their home on Fraser’s Ridge and the death of those who live there. Jamie hopes Claire is wrong, for once, about the future. But only time will tell…

About the Author
DIANA GABALDON is the international bestselling author of six previous historical novels - Cross Stitch, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, and Lord John and the Private Matter and one work of non-fiction, Through the Stones. She lives with her family and a lot of other assorted wildlife in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Customer Reviews

The latest installment
Those of you who are avid Outlander fans (as I am!) will love this latest installment of the Jamie/Claire epic. It's somewhat darker than the other tomes, but as usual Gabaldon's writing is fast paced and funny, with a few unexpected plot twists! Honestly, you don't see it coming! If you haven't already read the previous books in this series, I would recommend that you do, while the book is enjoyable on it's own, it may be a little confusing if you don't know what has come before.

better and better
Ever pick up a book and never want it to end. Well this is it for me. Having waited with bated breath since the previous installment I could hardly wait for this one to arrive hot off the press and into my eager hands and then...
it was everything and more that I had hoped for. The familiar characters, the next adventures in their turbulent lives but more so much more than that. The attention to detail, the atmosphere even the smells and sounds of pre Revoluntionary America were all there to delight the senses and provoke the imagination. Never have a thousand pages gone by with so much pleasure and such agony as I reached the end knowing that there will be a long wait for the next one.
Oh well
time to go back to the beginning and read the whole lot all over again.
If you haven't read Cross Stitch, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn The Fiery Cross and this one what are you waiting for? Get started immedately and with any luck by the time you reach the end of this one the latest one will be ready for you to indulge yourself with. Don't deprive yourself of a wonderful journey. Read and enjoy

A TOUGH TIME FOR THE FRASERS
This latest episode in the story of the Fraser family is not a light jaunt through a picturesque past. The time of war is approaching and Jamie has to relinquish some old friendships to convince the rebels that he is on their side. He manages to do it, but not before some painful experiences for him and Claire before the end of the book. Claire, too, has a difficult time as all the old accusations of witchcraft resurface, and we are reminded again of the cultural differences between Claire, Roger and Brianna, and their twentieth century ideas, and the hard reality of eighteenth centuary life. I felt quite sad as I read of the growing distrust between the Frasers and their tennants-this is definitely not a comfortable read. Fergus, too is struggling with the difficulties of being one handed in a farming community, and has to battle with the ingrained prejudices against disabled people. I don't want to make this review sound too gloomy-there are some light hearted moments;their bond girl, Lizzie, pulls a suprise out of the hat, and as always, it was a delight to see Jem and Germain growing up and getting into mischief!There are also some revelations about Culloden, and at last, as Jamie remembers the battle, we find out who killed Randall.Stephen Bonnet also puts in an appearance, up to no good as always.There is light at the end of the tunnel, however, with a more hopeful ending, and this is definitely not the end of the story-I know because I saw an excerpt from the next book on Diana's website!
In many ways, I thought this was the darkest of the books in the series, but it is definitely worth reading, as it has lots of twists and turns, and the main characters are as always a delight, so I give it five stars