Jamie Fraser is, alas, not dead-but he is in hell. However, his nose throbbed painfully, which he thought odd in the circumstances. In this rich, vibrant tale, Diana Gabaldon continues the story of Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser that began with the now-classic novel Outlander and continued in Dragonfly in Amber. Sweeping us from the battlefields of eighteenth-century Scotland to the West Indies, Diana Gabaldon weaves magic once again in an exhilarating and utterly unforgettable novel. Her use of historical detail and a truly adult love story confirm Gabaldon as a superior writer.”- Publishers Weekly The third book in Diana Gabaldon’s acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series.Literary Guild main selection author tour.
Although this latest volume lacks some of the scope and grandeur of the previous two, her use of historical detail and a truly adult love story confirm Gabaldon as a superior writer of historical romance. Gabaldon adroitly shepherds her protagonists through the eternal misunderstandings of the sexes, as well as those due to the different epochs in which they were born. They wish nothing more than to lead a quiet life, but the kidnapping by pirates of Jamie's young nephew sets the couple off to the New World in pursuit, followed by old enemies and faced by new and vicious dangers. Claire determines she must rejoin him and once again steps fatefully through the stones on Craigh na Dun to find Jamie in Edinburgh in 1766. But when Claire takes Brianna to Scotland in 1968 to introduce her to her true heritage, they uncover evidence that Jamie had survived. Believing that Jamie died at Culloden, the pregnant Claire returns to her own century, reunites (unhappily) with her first husband and gives birth to a daughter, Brianna. Jamie is imprisoned, then pardoned and finally sets up shop as a (seditious) printer.
The first quarter of this mammoth novel covers, in alternate sections, the 20 years the couple spends apart. In this triumphant conclusion to the time-travel trilogy she began with Outlander, Gabaldon continues the saga of 20th-century physician Claire Randall and 18th-century Jacobite rebel Jamie Fraser.
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