| Outlander | 
 enlarge | Author: Diana Gabaldon
Publisher: Delta
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1311 reviews
Sales Rank: 988
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 640
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.6
ISBN: 0385319959
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385319959
ASIN: 0385319959
Publication Date: August 10, 1998
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Condition: Visible shelf wear -- may have some notes/markings on pages
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In Outlander, a 600-page time-travel romance, strong-willed and sensual Claire Randall leads a double life with a husband in one century, and a lover in another. Torn between fidelity and desire, she struggles to understand the pure intent of her heart. But don't let the number of pages and the Scottish dialect scare you. It's one of the fastest reads you'll have in your library. While on her second honeymoon in the British Isles, Claire touches a boulder that hurls her back in time to the forbidden Castle Leoch with the MacKenzie clan. Not understanding the forces that brought her there, she becomes ensnared in life-threatening situations with a Scots warrior named James Fraser. But it isn't all spies and drudgery that she must endure. For amid her new surroundings and the terrors she faces, she is lured into love and passion like she's never known before. I was lame and sore in every muscle when I woke next morning. I shuffled to the privy closet, then to the wash basin. My innards felt like churned butter. It felt as though I had been beaten with a blunt object, I reflected, then thought that that was very near the truth. The blunt object in question was visible as I came back to bed, looking now relatively harmless. Its possessor [Jamie] woke as I sat next to him, and examined me with something that looked very much like male smugness." Gabaldon creates characters that you'll remember, laugh with, cry with, and cheer for long after you've finished the book. --Candy Paape
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Unrivaled storytelling ... unforgettable characters ... rich historical detail ... these are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon's work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured millions of readers.
Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages....
The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon — when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach — an "outlander" — in a Scotland torn by war and raiding Highland clans in the year of Our Lord ... 1743.
Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire is catapulted into intrigues and dangers that may threaten her life ... and shatter her heart. For here she meets James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, and becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire ... and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
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Diana Gabaldon holds a master's degree in marine biology and a Ph.D. in ecology, and spent a dozen years as a university professor before turning to write fiction full-time. Her previous publishing history includes scholarly articles and comic book stories for Walt Disney, as well as the award-winning novels Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, and Voyager. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband, three children, and a large number of animals.
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 A compelling example of how NOT to write May 12, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got this book at a book fair about a year and a half ago. All the books you can put in a bag for just two dollars! (And you could get as many bags as you want!)
I started to read it, finding the time-travel aspect interesting. At first it sets up well, giving a good context of the present day for the character and how that contrasts with the past that she winds up in.
Then it gets boring and it never stops.
Once the reader gets to the castle the main character ends up going to, they soon realize that Diana Gabaldon apparently decided that she needed to put in everything she knew about Scotland at that point in history with all of its customs, manner of dress, dialect, mannerisms, manners, celebrations, and basically any other aspect of life a person could imagine. This is commonly and appropriately referred to as an "information dump." This is exactly how NOT to write. The goal of a story is to create an experience that will connect the reader to the protagonist emotionally, not to bog down the narrative with paragraph after paragraph of details that have no actual bearing on the story. Now, certainly some details must be weaved into the story to give the reader a context in which to understand the events that are unfolding, just as a pinch of seasoning or spice may help bring the flavors out in a dish. However, Gabaldon decided to unscrew the lid and just dump the whole can in.
Anyone who needs sage advice on how to bore a reader need look no further nor take notes on any other work than this.
 New Series Obsession! April 30, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I won't write a long review of the book, since there are so many thorough reviews already posted. I went into the book with a little hesitation, because I don't enjoy romance novels. I was happily surprised that this story had so much more to offer. I'd classify it more as an epic story than a romance novel.
I'm excited that I discovered the series late in the game, and there are already six books published. Now I don't have to wait for sequels to come out -- I can answer my new obsession immediately. I enjoyed the book quite a lot, and would definitely recommend it.
A big book with a little bit of fantasy April 29, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Length not withstanding, OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon will keep you reading and rereading late into the night. The first of an outstanding historical time travel epic, it has a little something for everyone. The story unfolds as Claire Randall slips through the veil into 18th century Scotland and the days before the Scottish defeat by the Duke of Cumberland.
Her characters are so vivid they walk off the pages and into your heart.
Nash Black, author of WRITING AS A SMALL BUSINESS and SINS OF THE FATHERS.
Enthrawling, exciting, fast paced April 28, 2008
I so totally enjoyed this book! You need to work to get thru the first 50 pages but when you have you will be rewarded. Ms. Gabaldon spins a wonderful story, full of romance, action, history, and fantasy. Loved it!
Finally a series with depth April 21, 2008
I walked into Borders and asked for a great series. These were recomended to me and I am in love with them. There is so much information and so much love between these two people that it makes you feel like that love like that is timeless.
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