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Outlander

byDiana Gabaldon

The gripping historical romance from the best-selling adventure series (Outlander 1)

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THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES - now a major TV series!

‘Addictively page-turning’ Rebecca Yarros
'Scotland's answer to Game of Thrones’ Herald
‘A treasure to be enjoyed and shared’ Ian Rankin
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What if your future lay in the past?

1946, and Claire Randall goes to the Scottish Highlands with her husband Frank. It's a second honeymoon, a chance to re-establish their loving marriage.

But one afternoon, Claire walks through a circle of standing stones and vanishes into 1743, where the first person she meets is a British army officer - her husband's six-times great-grandfather.

Unfortunately, Black Jack Randall is not the man his descendant is, and while trying to escape him, Claire falls into the hands of a gang of Scottish outlaws, and finds herself a Sassenach - an outlander - in danger from both Jacobites and Redcoats.

Marooned amid danger, passion and violence, her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior.

What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives…

With more than 20,000 5-star ratings on Amazon and 25 million copies sold worldwide, OUTLANDER is among the most popular book series of all time. Begin your journey into the Highland past here...
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Praise for the Outlander series:

‘Outlander truly is a phenomenon’ Sam Heughan

‘An unforgettable, unparalleled love story that will leave you craving more’ Olivie Blake

‘Epic, magical and deeply romantic’ Ali Hazelwood

‘A stone-cold classic' Katherine Arden

‘A sweeping tale of love, honor, sacrifice and rebellion’ Cassandra Clare

‘Gabaldon’s attention to historical detail and human emotion is unparalleled, making this series an utter delight’ Rebecca Ross



Readers love Outlander:

‘This series is epic, and you won't regret it! 5-star reader review

‘My favourite book of all time’ 5-star reader review

‘This series changed my life’ 5-star reader review

'If you like historical fiction, time travel, and/or romance, PICK THIS UP’ 5-star reader review

About the series

World War II nurse Claire Randall finds herself transported back to 1743 where she meets young Scottish soldier Jamie Fraser, and the two travel from Scotland to America taking part in some of the most momentous events of the time.

I challenge anyone to read just a few pages of this monumental book and not, within moments, disappear alongside Claire through the stones, to another time and place. I found myself 10 years ago, embarking on my Outlander TV journey. I was literally sucked into Diana’s dramatic story (the line between reality and fiction as fragile as the pages of this book, held between Jamie’s tapping finger and thumb). Only now, over a decade later, 8 seasons and 101 episodes of extraordinary Television, do I find myself with some sadness, looking back on this epic journey, yearning to do it all again. The joy of this book though, is that one can, simply by reading again…

Sam Heughan

About Diana Gabaldon

DIANA GABALDON is the author of the international bestselling Outlander novels and Lord John Grey series.

She says that the Outlander series started by accident: ‘I decided to write a novel for practice in order to learn what it took to write a novel, and to decide whether I really wanted to do it for real. I did – and here we all are trying to decide what to call books that nobody can describe, but that fortunately most people seem to enjoy.’

And enjoy them they do – in their millions, all over the world. Published in 42 countries and 38 languages, in 2014 the Outlander novels were made into an acclaimed TV series starring Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser and Caitríona Balfe as Claire.

Diana lives with her husband and dogs in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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