During her walks she discovers a set of standing stones and tell her husband, he shows a keen interest in the stones. Most of Frank’s days are spent pouring over old documents, Claire, who does not share this historical passion, spends a fair amount of time walking and plant gathering as she in an amateur botanist. They are combining the trip with study as Frank has a desire to dig into his families history, particularly an ancestor name “Black Jack” Randall. The tale begins in Inverness in 1945, Claire and her husband Frank Randall are on a second honeymoon after having been separated by World War II. Gabaldon has created a romantic work that is historically accurate, has a great set of believable characters and contains elements of science fiction and fantasy genres. Luckily for fans of the series, she decided to pursue a career as an author. She wanted to find out if she could finish a novel, enjoyed the process and if she wanted writing to be her future career. Outlander: The adventure beginsĪuthor Diana Gabaldon has stated that she wrote the first novel in the series as a learning experience. There is much to worry about when Claire first travels and finds herself 200 years in the past but she adapts and finds happiness in the past. Carrying medical advanced medical knowledge, strange dress and a mysterious background she is seen as a stranger, or Outlander. This is the world to which Claire Randall, a nurse from the 1940’s is thrown into. War raged among the clans and the land was ripe with deceit and dysfunction. During the 1740’s Scotland was a land in turmoil. Sassenach is a term used in 18th century Scotland to describe an Outlander. While in the past Claire falls for James Fraser, thus complicating matter and she is torn between the life she left and the one she is living in the past. Claire time travels back to the 18th century Scotland. The stories revolve around 20th century nurse Claire Randall. They are a mix of historical fiction, high romance and science fiction/ fantasy.

The series of novels cannot be placed into a single genre. The Outlander series in the creation of American author Diana Gabaldon.

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