Books - Diana Gabaldon's books #2

Beatriz · 10-19-2006, 01:08 PM

Hey!

Has anyone read the Outlander saga? Does Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall/Fraser ring any bell? If so, and if you wanna discuss them, go ahead. I'll be glad to meet more Gabaldon's fans out there

Small summary of the first book

In 1945, Claire Randall Beauchamp spends her well deserved holiday in Inverness, Scotland, with her husband Frank Randall. Married right before the beginning of the war, they both try to relearn to know each other during these few days off. While Frank, an historian specialized in the 18th century and fond of genealogy, spends his days looking for his ancestors (and especially, some Jonathan Randall, also known as "Black Jack Randall" because of his attitude towards the Scottish population), Claire increases her knowledge of the local plants and their medicinal virtues (Claire was a nurse during the war). During one of her wanderings, she finds a stone circle: Craig Na Dun.

She goes back to the stone circle shortly after Beltane (one of the most important celtic feasts) to collect a very rare plant. While coming closer to the stone circle, and more particularly to a split stone, abominable noises and a dreadful impression of aspiration make her faint.

She awakes in a strange world, where men are dressed either in kilt and rags, or in the red coats of the dragoon english guard uniform, and where all these people seem to fight each other, as if they were in war! In fact, instead of simply fainting near a stone circle, Claire has traveled through time and now finds herself in 1744! After many adventures, she is finally taken to castle Leoch, main house of the laird of the MacKenzie Clan. During her time in Leoch, she becomes more and more involved with a young man, named Jamie Fraser... and it is at this point that the story really starts!

So if you want to read an excellent series of historical novels full of humour and adventures, go for "Outlander" without any second thoughts . But be careful, once caught, the "gabaldonite" is an incurable plague!!

Taken from this site: fidilopez.club.fr

Links

Diana Gabaldon's offical site

'Je suis prest' - the Jamie Fraser fanlisting

The Claire Randall Fraser fansliting

The Outlander saga Fanlisting

Quotes

Coming soon

Scotland

visit Scotland

travel Scotland

Forth Williams

Culloden house

Beatriz · 10-19-2006, 01:09 PM

Part 2 already? Well, I think that now you are farther on it than me

S.A.S.H.A. · 10-19-2006, 04:33 PM

Nevermind. Part 3 now. I read through part 2 yesterday. Much like part 1, it was short, yet sweet.

I see Brianna got her mother's round arse.

Sasha

Beatriz · 10-20-2006, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by S.A.S.H.A. (View Post)

I see Brianna got her mother's round arse.

Yes, that what it seems

So are you liking Roger/Brianna by far?

S.A.S.H.A. · 10-20-2006, 04:21 PM

They seem cute together. So part five is called Strawberry Fields Forever, ay?

I was all giddy with the John Lennon reference in part two.

Sasha

**~Unfaithful~** · 10-21-2006, 03:15 PM

Since this thread is the busiest on this board, I decided to buy the first book in the series.....They didn't have it

.but the girl I work with has it, and is letting me borrow it.......I am so excited!

S.A.S.H.A. · 10-21-2006, 03:25 PM

That's great!

Wow, this is the busiest thread here?

Cool.

Sasha

Beatriz · 10-21-2006, 03:29 PM

Ooooooh, that is so great Sarah!!!

Yes, SASHA and me are very chatty

Let us know when you start reading it how you like it

I really hope you do

I have been working today and then feeling sick with my cold

so I haven't been able to read anything today. But I will tomorrow

S.A.S.H.A. · 10-21-2006, 07:07 PM

an interesting word of the day

Sasha

Beatriz · 10-22-2006, 05:29 AM

Nice SASHA

Yes, they use 'knet' very much in the books. It is easy to figyre what it means, thank god! But some other scotish words took me a while

S.A.S.H.A. · 10-22-2006, 04:22 PM

Yeah, they're pretty easy to figure out. Ken and kent sound so weird to me, that while reading, I read them as their English equivalent instead.

I just finished part 4 for today.

Sasha

**~Unfaithful~** · 10-22-2006, 06:16 PM

I'm going to start the first book tonight, I am very excited!

Deb D · 10-22-2006, 09:31 PM

Thanks for the new thread Bea.
So glad you bought the book Sarah - hope you love it.

Aw, I so love the words 'ken' and 'kent'.

S.A.S.H.A. · 10-23-2006, 04:54 PM

Ya know, I tend to not find red-headed guys attractive at all. They've all been dorky-looking like that Potter kid or creepy-looking like that evil Chucky doll, so it did take some convincing that the character Jamie was hot. But today I met a gorgeous red-headed man that left me

ing.

Sasha

Beatriz · 10-23-2006, 05:11 PM

Let us know how it goes Sarah

You're welcome Deb

I have always liked redhaired ppl, ever since Anne of Green Gables, so that was never a problem to me