Outlander

byDiana Gabaldon

(Outlander 1)

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The iconic first novel in the bestselling Outlander series, as seen on Amazon Prime.

'Outlander is epic, magical, and deeply romantic. A true gift to all readers.’ Ali Hazelwood
‘A stone-cold classic' Katherine Arden
'Scotland's answer to Game of Thrones' Herald

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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.

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Readers love the Outlander series:

'So intricately plotted and peopled that one is amazed she could conceive and write it in only seven years' Independent

'Gabaldon is a gifted world-builder' Daily Telegraph

'Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series has brought a touch of Caledonian magic to millions around the globe' Ian Rankin

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

'A sweeping tale of love, honor, sacrifice and rebellion, Outlander has long defined truly epic storytelling' Cassandra Clare

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.
Details
  • Series: Outlander
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • ISBN: 9781784751371
  • Length: 880 pages
  • Dimensions: 199mm x 40mm x 131mm
  • Weight: 610g
  • Price: £12.99
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