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#a breath of snow and ashes, #an echo in the bone

Happy Halloween!

Here are some Halloween-themed quotes from the OUTLANDER books. This is one of my favorites from AN ECHO IN THE BONE: Now there was nothing out ther

10/30/2009 06:15:00 AM

#a leaf on the wind of all hallows, #diana gabaldon

Upcoming Gabaldon short story

Diana Gabaldon is wrapping up the Canadian leg of her book-tour this weekend. She will be heading to Australia and New Zealand at the beginning of No

10/25/2009 04:42:00 PM

#an echo in the bone, #audio books

Happy Birthday Claire!

<b> Happy Birthday, Claire!</b> Happy Birthday to Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp Randall Fraser, who would be 91 years old today (October 20th). I've been so

10/20/2009 07:17:00 PM

#an echo in the bone, #diana gabaldon

Favorite quotes from ECHO

Here are some of my favorite quotes from AN ECHO IN THE BONE. * * * SPOILER WARNING * * * If you haven't finished the book, you WILL encounter spoi

10/18/2009 02:10:00 PM

#an echo in the bone, #andrew bell

Historical figures mentioned in ECHO

I'm always fascinated to see real historical figures mentioned in Diana Gabaldon's books, from Charles Stuart in DRAGONFLY, to Hermon Husband

10/14/2009 07:40:00 PM

#an echo in the bone, #claire fraser

ECHO: Claire and Lord John (Part 2)

Below are some comments that I posted on Compuserve today, regarding the events in the last part of the book between Claire and Lord John. * * * SPOIL

10/10/2009 06:17:00 PM

#an echo in the bone, #claire fraser

ECHO: Claire and Lord John (Part 1)

Below are some comments that I posted on Compuserve earlier this week, regarding the events in the last part of the book between Claire and Lord John.

10/10/2009 06:02:00 PM

#an echo in the bone, #diana gabaldon

More good news about ECHO

Diana had this to say on Compuserve today when I asked her how the sales of AN ECHO IN THE BONE compare with those of A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES upon

10/08/2009 07:44:00 PM

#an echo in the bone, #compuserve books and writers forum

ECHO is #1 in New Zealand!

Diana just reported on Compuserve that AN ECHO IN THE BONE has knocked Dan Brown's THE LOST SYMBOL out of the #1 spot on the best-seller list in N

10/08/2009 01:14:00 PM

#an echo in the bone, #diana gabaldon

ECHO makes the NYT bestseller list!

Diana Gabaldon's AN ECHO IN THE BONE debuts this week at number 2 on the New York Times hardcover fiction best-seller list ! Dan Brown's THE LOS

10/03/2009 06:06:00 AM

#an echo in the bone, #audible.com

Audio version of ECHO

I just found out that the audio version of Diana Gabaldon's latest novel, AN ECHO IN THE BONE, is now available for download from audible.com . (T

10/03/2009 06:00:00 AM

#an echo in the bone, #book tours

Videos from Diana's book-signing

Here are some YouTube videos of Diana Gabaldon's appearance in Columbia, Maryland , on September 29, 2009. Thanks very much to Nikki Rowe on Compu

10/03/2009 05:50:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #outlander

September poll results

Here are the results of the September poll. A total of 302 people responded, which is the most I've seen for any poll I've done so far. Than

10/01/2009 05:32:00 AM

Notable Dates This Month

April, 1743 - Claire arrives in the 18th century for the first time and meets Jamie and the MacKenzies; Jamie falls in love (OUTLANDER)

April, 1743 - Kenneth arrives in the 18th century (THE EXILE)

April, 1744 - Jamie punishes Fergus for not properly looking after Claire (DRAGONFLY)

April 15, 1746 - Jamie kills Dougal MacKenzie, and convinces Claire she must go back. Jamie and Claire spend one last night together. They cut the letters J and C into the base of their thumbs. (DRAGONFLY)

April 16, 1746 (early morning) - Claire goes back through the stones to the 20th century. (DRAGONFLY)

April 16, 1746 - The Battle of Culloden. Jamie is seriously wounded; Jack Randall is killed (VOYAGER)

April 18, 1746 - Jamie is saved from execution by Lord Melton, and sent home to Lallybroch (VOYAGER)

April 24, 1758 - Lord John watches Percy lead troops in battle for the first time (BOTB)

April, 1760 - Jamie teaches Willie to say "Nnnnno"; Hal has Jamie brought to London against his will; Lord John and Jamie travel to Ireland. (SCOTTISH PRISONER)

April 1, 1767 - Claire purchases a slave (VOYAGER)

April, 1770 - Bree and Lord John meet Stephen Bonnet before his hanging. Bonnet manages to escape (DRUMS)

April 20, 1775 - Lizzie gives birth to a son, Rodney (ABOSAA)

April 21, 1776 - Amanda Claire Hope MacKenzie is born (ABOSAA)

April 12, 1777 - Jamie and Claire arrive in New Bern; Claire meets Percy Beauchamp (ECHO)

April 18, 1777 - Claire encounters Tom Christie, alive and well (ECHO)

April 1, 1778 - Jamie writes a very long letter to Claire from Paris (ECHO)

April, 1778 - Claire and Ian travel from Scotland to America (ECHO)

April, 1780 - Jamie visits Kings Mountain, site of the upcoming battle. (BEES)

Late April, 1948 - Claire returns to the 20th century (DRAGONFLY)

April, 1968 - Claire and Bree travel to Scotland and meet Roger; Claire reveals the truth about Jamie. (DRAGONFLY)

Outlandish Observations

Happy Halloween!

Upcoming Gabaldon short story

Happy Birthday Claire!

Favorite quotes from ECHO

Historical figures mentioned in ECHO

ECHO: Claire and Lord John (Part 2)

ECHO: Claire and Lord John (Part 1)

More good news about ECHO

ECHO is #1 in New Zealand!

ECHO makes the NYT bestseller list!

Audio version of ECHO

Videos from Diana's book-signing

September poll results

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