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Feb 25, 2020 While the show's current season is based on Diana Gabaldon's book The Fiery Cross, the fifth in the Outlander series, the author says that her ninth book about Jamie and Claire, titled Go. Outlander is a historical drama television series based on the novel series of the same name by Diana Gabaldon. Developed by Ronald D. Moore, the show premiered on August 9, 2014, on Starz. It stars Caitriona Balfe as Claire Randall, a married former World War II nurse who in 1946 finds herself transported back to Scotland in 1743.
(1997). (2001). (2005). (2009). (2014). Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (forthcoming)AuthorCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenrePublisherPublishedJune 1, 1991–presentMedia typePrint (hardback & paperback)AudiobookFollowed byOutlander is a series of novels by American author. Gabaldon began the first volume of the series, in the late 1980s, and it was published in 1991.
She has published eight out of a planned ten volumes. The eighth and most recent volume of the series, was published in 2014. Gabaldon is currently writing the ninth novel, Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone.The Outlander series focuses on 20th-century British nurse, who time travels to 18th-century and finds adventure and romance with the dashing warrior. The books have sold over 25 million copies worldwide as of August 2014.Among the many derived works are two short stories, three novellas, a featuring recurring secondary character, a, a, and a. Contents.Publishing history Outlander novel series Novels. (1991) (published in the UK, New Zealand and Australia as Cross Stitch). (1992).
(1993). (1996).
(2001). (2005). (2009).
(2014). Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (forthcoming)Audiobooks The Outlander series has been released in unabridged (read by Davina Porter) and abridged audiobooks (read by Geraldine James). Several of the Lord John books have been released in audiobook form, read by Jeff Woodman.Novellas and short stories. 'A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows' (2010), a short story in the anthology, later collected in (2012), and Seven Stones to Stand or Fall (2017). It tells the WWII story of Roger MacKenzie Wakefield's parents Jerry and Dolly, as Jerry discovers for himself the mystery of the standing stones. The Space Between (2013), a novella in the anthology, later collected in A Trail of Fire (2012), and Seven Stones to Stand or Fall (2017).
It chronicles a journey undertaken by Joan MacKimmie (Jamie Fraser's step-daughter) and Michael Murray (Jenny Fraser Murray's son). Virgins (2013), a novella in the anthology, later available as a standalone e-book, and collected in Seven Stones to Stand or Fall (2017). Set in 1740 France, it introduces 19-year-old Jamie Fraser as he and his 20-year-old friend Ian Murray become young mercenaries. 'Past Prologue' (2017), a short story published in the anthology MatchUp. It is written as a collaboration by and Diana Gabaldon, in a story that crosses over their two fictional universes, with Cotton Malone from Berry's novels meeting Jamie Fraser.
A Fugitive Green (2017), a novella published in the Gabaldon collection Seven Stones to Stand or Fall. It features, brother of, and his future wife Minerva.Graphic novel. Main article:The is a sequence of novels and shorter works that center on, a recurring secondary character from the Outlander novels. The spin-off series currently consists of five novellas and three novels, which all take place between 1756 and 1761, during the events of Gabaldon's Voyager. They can be generally categorized as, and the three novels are shorter and focus on fewer plot threads than the main Outlander books.
Several of the Lord John books have been released in audiobook form, read by Jeff Woodman.Other. The Outlandish Companion (1999), a guide to the Outlander series containing synopses, a character guide, and other notes and information; revised and updated as The Outlandish Companion (Volume One) (2015). The Outlandish Companion (Volume Two) (2015)Characters. Main article:Core characters include:., the titular Outlander, a 20th century nurse (and later doctor) who travels through time to the 18th century., Claire's 18th century husband.
Frank Randall, Claire's 20th century husband. Brianna Randall, Claire and Jamie's daughter.
Roger Wakefield, a 20th century historian. Jonathan 'Black Jack' Randall, Frank's sadistic 18th century ancestor., a secondary character in the main series and the focus of the spin-off Lord John seriesMusical In 2010, a 14-song cycle based on Outlander was released under the title Outlander: The Musical. With music by Kevin Walsh and lyrics by Mike Gibb, the project was approved by Gabaldon after Gibb had approached the author in Scotland with the idea to adapt her novel into a stage production.
As Gabaldon recalled, 'I laughed and said, 'That’s the screwiest idea I’ve heard yet – go ahead.' So they did, and the results were stunning.' Though the stage production remains in development, the 14-song cycle is available on CD from and for download on.In 2012, composer began collaborating with Gibb and Walsh on the project, writing the music and cowriting the lyrics with Gibb for a new song called 'One More Time.'
The song was recorded with vocals by Rebecca Robbins. Television series. Diana Gabaldon.
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First edition coverAuthorCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSeriesGenrePublishedJune 1, 1991PublisherMedia typePrint (hardcover)Pages640Followed byOutlander (published in the United Kingdom as Cross Stitch) is the first in a series of eight historical multi-genre novels. Published in 1991, it focuses on the -era nurse, who to 18th century and finds adventure and romance with the dashing. A mix of several genres, the has elements of, and science fiction/. With 25 million copies sold, Outlander is one of the. Outlander won the 's for Best Romance of 1991. A of the Outlander series premiered on in the US on August 9, 2014.
Contents.Plot summary In 1946, after working apart during the, British Army nurse Claire Randall and her husband Frank Randall, a history professor, go on a second honeymoon to, Scotland. Frank conducts research into his family history and Claire goes plant-gathering near on the hill of Craigh na Dun. Investigating a buzzing noise near the stones, she touches one and faints; upon waking, she encounters Frank's ancestor, Captain Jack Randall. Before Captain Randall can attack her, he is knocked unconscious by a highlander who takes Claire to his clansmen. As the Scots inexpertly attend their injured comrade Jamie, Claire uses her medical skill to set Jamie's dislocated shoulder. The men identify themselves as members of, and Claire eventually concludes that she has traveled into the past. She represents herself as an English widow who is traveling to France to see her family.
The Scots do not believe her and take her to Castle Leoch, where Claire searches for a way to return to her own time.The highlanders of 1743 see Claire as a ', or 'Outlander', ignorant of Gaelic culture. Her medical skills eventually earn their respect; but the clan chieftain, Colum MacKenzie, suspects her of being an English spy. Colum sends her with his brother, Dougal, to collect rents; on the way he also solicits donations for the, overseen by Ned Gowan, a lawyer from Edinburgh who is working for the Clan.When chance again brings her to his attention, Captain Randall tells Dougal to bring Claire to him for questioning.
There is suspicion that she is perhaps an English spy. To keep Claire from Randall, Dougal has her wed Jamie, which makes her a Scottish citizen. Torn between her attachment to Jamie and the thought of Frank, Claire tries to return to Craigh na Dun.
However, she is captured by Randall's men, requiring Jamie to rescue her. Upon returning to Castle Leoch, Claire continues acting as the official healer, and befriends Geillis Duncan, the wife of a local official, who shares a knowledge of medicine.
Eventually Claire and Geillis are charged with witchcraft while Jamie is away, but Jamie returns in time to save Claire. While imprisoned with Geillis, Claire learns that Geillis is part of the plot to restore King James to the Scottish throne along with Dougal and that she is also pregnant with his child. Just before their escape, Claire realizes that Geillis is, like herself, from the future, when she sees a scar on her arm. Geillis also sees Claire's scar.Claire tells Jamie her real story, and he takes her to Craigh na Dun. When he offers her the chance to stay or go, she decides to stay. Jamie takes her to his home of Lallybroch, where they meet Jamie's sister Jenny and her husband, Ian.
Though Jamie is still a fugitive from the British, he reclaims his position as Laird of Lallybroch, until one of his tenants betrays him and he is taken to Wentworth Prison. Claire and the MacKenzie clansmen attempt to rescue him, but they fail, and Claire is captured by Randall, who threatens to have her raped. Jamie offers himself in Claire's place, and Randall frees Claire into the woods.
Claire tells Randall that she is a witch and tells him the exact day of his death, which she knows from Frank's family history. Thereafter Claire is befriended by Sir Marcus MacRannoch, a former suitor of Jamie's mother. While MacRannoch's men distract Wentworth's guards, the clansmen drive a herd of cattle through the underground halls, trampling a man. They rescue Jamie, who has been assaulted physically and sexually by Randall, and take him to MacRannoch's stronghold, where Claire tends Jamie's wounds.
As soon as Jamie is able, they and Jamie's godfather, Murtagh, escape to Saint Anne de Beaupre's monastery in France, where another of Jamie's uncles is abbot. As she and Jamie emerge from a sacred under the Abbey, Claire reveals that she is pregnant. Main characters. Main article:.: A warm, practical and independent former combat nurse who inadvertently travels back in time to the Scottish Highlands in the mid-18th century. Though married to Frank Randall in the 20th century, she falls for Jamie Fraser in the 18th century. A gifted natural physician and an amateur botanist, Claire is an only child and orphan, raised by her archaeologist uncle. (aka Jamie MacTavish): A strapping young Scottish redhead with a complicated past and disarming sense of humor.
Jamie is intelligent, principled, and, by 18th century standards, educated and worldly. He picks up languages very easily, and after initial conflict he falls in love with the mysterious Claire. Though he does not always know what she is doing, Jamie usually trusts Claire. Frank Wolverton Randall: Claire's husband in the 20th century and a history professor with a deep interest in his genealogy and heritage. He worked for MI6 during the Second World War as an intelligence agent.
Jonathan Randall (aka 'Black Jack' Randall): The primary villain of the story and Frank Randall's ancestor, a British army officer. According to Jamie, the “Black” refers to the color of his soul. Jack physically resembles his descendant Frank, but has a sadistic sexual obsession with Jamie. Callum (Colum) MacKenzie: Chief of the MacKenzie clan and Jamie's maternal uncle, who shelters Jamie and Claire from the English.
He suffers from. Dougal MacKenzie: Callum's younger Jacobite brother, who leads the clan in battle because his older brother is disabled. It is hinted that he might be the biological father of Callum's son, Hamish. He also took Jamie as a foster son for a time as a teen. Dougal has four daughters with his wife, and a son with Geillis Duncan. Geillis/Geilie Duncan: The wife of the, who believes that she is a witch, and has knowledge of herbs and plants.
Geillis is pregnant with Dougal MacKenzie’s child when imprisoned for witchcraft, which wins her a brief reprieve of her death sentence. She murders her husband, Arthur Duncan. Ultimately Claire realizes that she is a time-traveler from the 1960s. Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser: Jamie's godfather, who is taciturn, quiet and brave, and very loyal to Jamie, whom he cares for as a son.
At first he does not accept Claire, but changes his mind when he sees how much Jamie loves her. Laoghaire MacKenzie: A young girl of sixteen who is attracted to Jamie. She sends Claire to Geillis Duncan just prior to the witch trial because she 'loves' Jamie and wants him back.Development and inspiration Diana Gabaldon planned to write a historical novel 'for practice', but did not have a specific setting in mind until she happened to watch, a classic serial, on. Her eye was caught by the character, a young Scot from 1745 played by actor.
The image of the young man in the kilt stayed with her, and she decided to set her novel in 18th century Scotland. She named her male protagonist 'Jamie' after the Doctor Who character (however, the surname 'Fraser' was not taken from actor Frazer Hines, since the PBS station cut off the programme's credits).Gabaldon's initial plan was to write a 'straight historical novel', but as she began to write the character of Claire, she says the character 'promptly took over the story and began telling it herself, making smart-ass modern remarks about everything.' Gabaldon decided to make the character a modern woman and determine how she came to be in 18th century Scotland later.Gabaldon acknowledged a date discrepancy between the American version of the novel, the plot of which begins in 1945, and the British version, which begins in 1946.
She explained, 'Reay Tannahill, a Scot who kindly proofread the novel before it was published in the UK, said that 1946 would have been a more accurate representation of conditions as I described them in Scotland.' Gabaldon was able to rework all of the dates for the UK edition, but the American version was too far along in production to change. Reception and awards said of Outlander, 'Absorbing and heartwarming, this first novel lavishly evokes the land and lore of Scotland, quickening both with realistic characters and a feisty, likable heroine.' With 25 million copies sold, Outlander is one of the. The novel won the 's for Best Romance of 1991. Television series. Main article:In June 2013, ordered 16 episodes of a, and production began in October 2013 in Scotland.
The series premiered in the US on August 9, 2014. It was picked up for a second season on August 15, 2014, and for a third and fourth season on June 1, 2016. On May 9, 2018, Starz renewed the series for a fifth and sixth season. Other adaptations In 2010 Gabaldon adapted the first third of Outlander into, illustrated by Hoang Nguyen. The same year, a 14-song cycle based on Outlander was released under the title. References.
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