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Outlander #1-3
An Outlander Collection, Books 1-3
Read the first three books in the million-copy bestselling Outlander series that inspired the TV show.What if your future was the past?Book 1: Outlander1946, and Claire Randall goes to the Scottish Highlands with her husband Frank. It’s a second honeymoon, a chance to learn how war has changed them and 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.Book 2: Dragonfly in AmberFor twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to the majesty of Scotland's mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones, about a love that transcends the boundaries of time, and about James Fraser, a warrior whose gallantry once drew the young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his.Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful daughter as Claire's spellbinding journey continues in the intrigue-ridden court of Charles Edward Stuart, in a race to thwart a doomed uprising, and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves.Book 3: VoyagerJamie Fraser is lying on the battlefield of Culloden, where he rises wounded, to face execution or imprisonment. Either prospect pales beside the pain of loss - his wife is gone. Forever.But sometimes forever is shorter than one thinks. In 1746, Claire Fraser made a perilous journey through time, leaving her young husband to die at Culloden, in order to protect their unborn child. In 1968, Claire has just been struck through the heart, discovering that Jamie Fraser didn’t die in battle.But where is Jamie now? With the help of her grown daughter, Claire sets out to find the man who was her life - and might be once again.
2716 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 8, 2016
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About the author
Diana Gabaldon
218 books181k followersDiana Jean Gabaldon Watkins grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona and is of Hispanic and English descent (with a dash of Native American and Sephardic Jew). She has earned three degrees: a B.S. in Zoology, a M.S. in Marine Biology, and a Ph.D in Ecology, plus an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Glasgow, for services to Scottish Literature.
She currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona .
She currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona .
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November 23, 2018
Fantastic
What an amazing story. I could not put it down. When I wasn’t actually reading it I was thinking about it. I was so involved with the characters I worried over them. I felt I was living with them in the whole tale. I cannot recommend this enough it’s a book you will return to time and time again.
What an amazing story. I could not put it down. When I wasn’t actually reading it I was thinking about it. I was so involved with the characters I worried over them. I felt I was living with them in the whole tale. I cannot recommend this enough it’s a book you will return to time and time again.
January 11, 2019
What a rip-roaring, roller-coaster of an adventure; thoroughly enjoyed it. Kept me entertained for days.
January 3, 2019
Loved it
September 8, 2017
Wow
Amazing stories with twists and turns. I couldn't put the book down. Looking forward to more adventures with Jamie and Claire.
Amazing stories with twists and turns. I couldn't put the book down. Looking forward to more adventures with Jamie and Claire.
August 24, 2018
Captivating
A story that draws you in from the first moment, a love story that survives all that's is thrown at it making you want to read more.
A story that draws you in from the first moment, a love story that survives all that's is thrown at it making you want to read more.
March 8, 2018
Fantastic
This book kept me up most nights in couldn't put it down fantastic. I carnt wait to read the next book
This book kept me up most nights in couldn't put it down fantastic. I carnt wait to read the next book
April 29, 2019
Another employable episode of the outlander saga
Twenty years might have passed but the passion is still as fresh as in book one. Diana Gabaldon knows how to keep the reader entertained and between historical research, time travelling and sea voyage it is a whirlwind of adventures for Jamie and Claire, one that will leave you panting for more. Enjoyable and we'll written with well drawned characters that are easy to get fond of.
Twenty years might have passed but the passion is still as fresh as in book one. Diana Gabaldon knows how to keep the reader entertained and between historical research, time travelling and sea voyage it is a whirlwind of adventures for Jamie and Claire, one that will leave you panting for more. Enjoyable and we'll written with well drawned characters that are easy to get fond of.
November 22, 2019
I enjoyed the first two books involving the Highlands and Bonnie Prince Charlie. But when her daughter comes along I began to lose interest. The whole thing becomes too convoluted and improbable. From a writer’s point of view the sex and violence and the violent sexual scenes were interesting. Graphic and well written but a trifle contrived. We’re they put in just to grab the attention of a wider audience? I don’t do time travel or S&M so I gave up on book three.
March 18, 2025
What a read!
40 days of non-stop reading of these 3 books. Blown away and now landed! At times, the story stretches but looking past this long of shoots of words as a person with little time to read I have made time gone to sleep late woke early to get more on the happenings of Claire and Jamie. I have the set in paperback but am now heading into bk 4 on Kindle. It's absolutely brilliant, an epic of 3324 pages excellent!
40 days of non-stop reading of these 3 books. Blown away and now landed! At times, the story stretches but looking past this long of shoots of words as a person with little time to read I have made time gone to sleep late woke early to get more on the happenings of Claire and Jamie. I have the set in paperback but am now heading into bk 4 on Kindle. It's absolutely brilliant, an epic of 3324 pages excellent!
February 22, 2022
Addictive
After watching the series on TV I thought I'd read the books and I'm so glad that I am a they're amazing. The story is so rich and full, I find myself picturing the TV actors and thinking the adaptation is excellent but the books give so much more to the story. Now for book 4 :-)
After watching the series on TV I thought I'd read the books and I'm so glad that I am a they're amazing. The story is so rich and full, I find myself picturing the TV actors and thinking the adaptation is excellent but the books give so much more to the story. Now for book 4 :-)
August 16, 2019
I love Jamie and Clare's adventures
The stories are told in great depth and detail. You are taken into Jamie and Clare's world in a way that you feel that you know each character personally and are sharing in their experience. This an exciting and helping read xxx
The stories are told in great depth and detail. You are taken into Jamie and Clare's world in a way that you feel that you know each character personally and are sharing in their experience. This an exciting and helping read xxx
December 24, 2023
unputdownable!
Just finished book 3 in the series, having straight through from book 1. Fascinating, different, I was held in its trance and shall relish reading the rest of the series.
Just finished book 3 in the series, having straight through from book 1. Fascinating, different, I was held in its trance and shall relish reading the rest of the series.
September 24, 2017
Out lander
Book one was a good read and I enjoyed the characters and the storyline but I was disappointed regarding books 2 and three as I found them heavy going
Book one was a good read and I enjoyed the characters and the storyline but I was disappointed regarding books 2 and three as I found them heavy going
November 27, 2017
Loved great book couldn't put it down follows the tv show very closely dialogue is used from the books
January 11, 2018
Incredible!
Gripped right from the beginning! A roller coaster of emotions all the way through! A MUST READ....off to purchase book 4!
Gripped right from the beginning! A roller coaster of emotions all the way through! A MUST READ....off to purchase book 4!
January 15, 2018
Rip roaring adventure.
Fabulous books that take you along on a tumultuous passionate journey through time. Can't wait to purchase book number 4.
Fabulous books that take you along on a tumultuous passionate journey through time. Can't wait to purchase book number 4.
May 24, 2020
Voyager
Enjoyed this very much, but found it had too many things happening to Claire, which made it a bit unbelievable.
Enjoyed this very much, but found it had too many things happening to Claire, which made it a bit unbelievable.
January 6, 2025
excellent
I can’t put the books down and I’m a looking forward to the whole series . much better than the tv series
I can’t put the books down and I’m a looking forward to the whole series . much better than the tv series
January 17, 2025
Had to dnf, the writing style just isn't for me and that's ok. I LOVE the TV show though
November 26, 2025
I tried reading An Outlander Collection (Books 1–3) hoping for a rich time-travel adventure or meaningful historical fiction but I ended up feeling the whole experience was more frustrating than fun. What begins as an intriguing premise (a modern woman thrown back in time) quickly dissolves into an overload of relationships, sexual encounters, and dramatic damsel in distress type loops that felt far more like escapist fantasy than thoughtful storytelling. Not at all exciting.
June 28, 2019
I’m only halfway through the first 3 books. Already I feel like they are close friends. I hope all turns out well for them. I’m either reading or thinking about them. Definitely the sign of a great writer.
December 10, 2025
This is thefirst three books in the Outlander saga, and it was amazing. I love these books so very much, they are the perfect mix of historical fiction and sizzling romance. Claire and Jamie are the ultimate couple who travel through time to be with one another. This series is one of the very best that I've ever read, and I love all the characters in them.
January 2, 2015
Loved this series and especially the main characters, Claire and Jaime!
August 12, 2019
Have listed all 3 books separately in 2018 Reading challenge.
re read and used as 1 book in 2019 Reading challenge
re read and used as 1 book in 2019 Reading challenge
May 1, 2017
Fantastic.
Absolutely loved it. Well written, with all the drama, suspense and humour one could ask for. Can't wait to read the next books in the series.
Absolutely loved it. Well written, with all the drama, suspense and humour one could ask for. Can't wait to read the next books in the series.
July 25, 2018
I loved this series, I watched the YV series so I wanted to read them again and still enjoyed them
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