Book Description

The year is 1771, and war is coming. Jamie Fraser's wife tells him so. Little as he wishes to, he must believe it, for hers is a gift of dreadful prophecy - a time traveller's certain knowledge. Claire's unique view of the future has brought him both danger and deliverance in the past; her knowledge of the oncoming revolution is a flickering torch that may light his way through the perilous years ahead - or ignite a conflagration that will leave their lives in ashes...

About Author

Diana Gabaldon holds a bachelor's degree in zoology, a master's degree in marine biology, and a Ph.D. in ecology, none of which has anything whatever to do with her novels. She spent a dozen years as a university professor before turning to writing full-time. He debut novel, Outlander , has been optioned for a television miniseries. Diana Gabaldon lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her family, three dogs, four birds, five cats -- and a pair of sex-crazed tortoises.