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Diana Gabaldon's Books Discussion Thread #1
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 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 __________________
R.E.S.P.E.C.T Last edited by Beatriz; 07-25-2006 at 04:04 PM |
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I plan on reading this series in the summer.
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Great! You won't regret it
Let me know how you like them, ok? __________________
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Deal.
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I love those books. I've read all of them and have them in my bookshelf. I don't remember which book it is but Jamie tells Claire: "When they day shall come, that we do part. If my last words are not `I love you´ - ye'll ken it was because I didna have time"
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Aww I'm almost done with the first in the Outlander series. I love Jamie and Claire - I always imagined they were Hugh Dancy and Catherine McCormack, lol. The book is really well-written.
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Jamie for me is a red-head tall Scotish man with big muscles.
When I was in Scotland last summer I kept my eyes open.  You have many awesome books a head of you Shannon. __________________
NEWKIRK: If there's one thing you could say about my mate Carter - he's a man who knows his explosives. When he sets the timer, you know it's gonna go off. CARTER: I thought you set the timer. |
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At Beatriz's recommendation I've recently started the series and I'm on the second book at present. It's so wonderfully rich and absorbing that life has ceased to exist. The BEST kind of book
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I love this series, I have recently just finished the latest book. I don't want to say anything just in case I spoil it for someone!
All I know is that if Outlander is made into a few movies, I can see that tall red head girl from 'That 70's Show' playing Brianna - sorry, I am hopeless with names. __________________
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A friend suggested I read Outlander and I loved it. I'm usually not a fan of time travel stories so I was skeptical but it didn't take long to convert me. I just started Dragonfly in Amber this morning and I've already checked Voyager out of the library for when I finish that.
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What are the sequels of Outlander called? I just finished the first book a couple days ago.
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you'll take advantage til you think you're being used cos without an enemy your anger gets confused i got stuck on the side you know i never chose but it's all about taking the easy way out for you i suppose |
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Voyager Drums of Autumn The Fiery Cross A Breath of Snow and Ashes __________________
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OK, thanks!
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You're welcome!
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I kinda forgot about this thread, since it didn't seem to be many ppl posting
 Glad to find some more Jamie and Calire lovers (hey Deb )I bought off ebay the saga in english (I had read it in spanish) and I am re-reading from the first book. When I first read them I was in such a hurry to know what migh happen next that I am sure I missed a lot of details. Plus, knowing already what is going to happen gives you a different perspective And yes, they are very romantic  But they are much more than that. That's why I like them. I mean, the whole Jamie and Randall thing...  Oh, and from Diana's official website, this was posted on june 9th, 2006: Quote:
Source: Diana Gabaldon's website __________________
R.E.S.P.E.C.T Last edited by Beatriz; 07-02-2006 at 05:25 PM |
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