Outlandish Observations

THE SCOTTISH PRISONER is here!

Congratulations to Diana Gabaldon on the publication of THE SCOTTISH PRISONER ! I was DELIGHTED to see the following in the Acknowledgements page: Kare

11/29/2011 07:11:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #peekers

Thinking of reading the last page first?

Here's a comment from Diana Gabaldon on Compuserve, in response to someone who said she intends to skip to the end of THE SCOTTISH PRISONER and r

11/27/2011 11:43:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #entertainment weekly

Diana Gabaldon interview in Entertainment Weekly

Check out Diana Gabaldon's interview in Entertainment Weekly . (Thanks to Tracey of My Outlander Purgatory for the link!) Very interesting interv

11/27/2011 07:00:00 AM

#a possible outlander movie or miniseries, #diana gabaldon

Happy Thanksgiving!

In honor of the holiday, here are some Thanksgiving-themed quotes from the OUTLANDER books. I originally posted these in 2008. Hope you enjoy them! 1)

11/24/2011 06:50:00 AM

#20th anniversary of dragonfly in amber, #diana gabaldon

20th Anniversary edition of DRAGONFLY?

Diana Gabaldon posted the following question on Facebook today, and I thought it was only fair to give everyone here a chance to comment, too: Well,

11/22/2011 07:45:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #getting scottish prisoner before the release date

Getting SCOTTISH PRISONER before release day

There have been several reports in the last few days of people seeing THE SCOTTISH PRISONER in bookstores before the release day. I've heard from

11/21/2011 07:28:00 AM

#11/22/63, #book review

Book Review: 11/22/63, by Stephen King

<b> BOOK REVIEW: 11/22/63, by Stephen King </b> Here's my latest recommendation for the Methadone List: Stephen King's new time-travel novel, 11/22/63

11/20/2011 05:41:00 PM

#book trailer, #diana gabaldon

Update to Diana Gabaldon web site

It looks like Diana Gabaldon's official web site has been tidied up a bit in preparation for the release of THE SCOTTISH PRISONER on November 29.

11/19/2011 08:17:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #down these strange streets anthology

DOWN THESE STRANGE STREETS in the UK

DOWN THESE STRANGE STREETS (the anthology containing Diana Gabaldon's story, "Lord John and the Plague of Zombies"), has finally been pu

11/18/2011 07:29:00 AM

#bigging, #birthday party

Birthday party on Compuserve!

You're all invited to come and join in the BIG November Birthday Celebration in Diana Gabaldon's section of the Compuserve Books and Writers C

11/13/2011 08:27:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #flora macdonald

Visit to NC Museum of History

I went to see a new permanent exhibit at the NC Museum of History in Raleigh on Sunday, called "The Story of North Carolina" . It was very i

11/09/2011 07:13:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #random house

SCOTTISH PRISONER preview on Scribd

For those of you who read excerpts: Random House has posted a preview of the first 19 pages of SCOTTISH PRISONER on Scribd. I think Diana has already

11/03/2011 06:50:00 AM

#18th century cooking, #18th century recipes

Outlander Kitchen

I found out today that there's a brand new OUTLANDER blog, Outlander Kitchen , featuring recipes for some of the foods found in Diana Gabaldon'

11/02/2011 07:00:00 PM

#diana gabaldon, #fiery cross on audible

FIERY CROSS unabridged audiobook update!

Diana Gabaldon posted the following update on her blog today about the unabridged audio version of THE FIERY CROSS, narrated by Davina Porter: OK, I ta

11/02/2011 06:51:00 PM

#a possible outlander movie or miniseries, #august poll

October poll results

Here are the results of the October poll: How do you feel about the idea of an OUTLANDER movie or miniseries? 36.89% - A miniseries would be better tha

11/01/2011 05:57:00 AM

Looking for OUTLANDER discussions? Check out TheLitForum.com! This is Diana Gabaldon's longtime online hangout, and I have been Section Leader (moderator) of the Diana Gabaldon section on the forum since 2008. Diana is on the forum almost every day, and often responds to questions or comments from forum members, sometimes in detail. You have to register in order to read or post on the forum, but it's free.

Notable Dates This Month

November 15, 1739 - Roger writes to Brianna from Lallybroch (MOHB)

Late November 1743 - Jamie is captured by the English and brought to Wentworth prison (OUTLANDER)

November, 1745 - Colum MacKenzie dies (DRAGONFLY)

November, 1752 - Young Ian is born (VOYAGER)

November, 1755 - Jamie is flogged in Ardsmuir prison (VOYAGER)

November, 1758 - Lord John solves the mystery of the cannon explosion at Crefeld ("Haunted Soldier")

November, 1766 - Claire returns from the 20th century and is reunited with Jamie. Young Ian is lost to pirates (VOYAGER)

November, 1769 - Brianna is told that Roger was sold to the Indians (DRUMS)

November 1, 1774 - Jamie resigns as Indian Agent (ABOSAA)

November 1, 1776 - The MacKenzies return to the 20th century (ABOSAA)

November, 1776 - Lord John receives a letter from William declaring his love for his cousin Dottie (ECHO)

November, 1776 - Young Ian kills Allan Christie, who murdered his own sister (ABOSAA)

November, 1777 - Jamie, Claire and Ian sail to Scotland with General Simon Fraser's body (ECHO)

November 24, 1777 - William is reunited with Lord John after the battle of Saratoga (ECHO)

Late November, 1778 - Jamie and Claire move to Savannah (MOHB)

November, 1948 - Brianna is born (VOYAGER)

November 1, 1968 - Claire travels back to the 18th century (VOYAGER)

November 1, 1980 - Roger and William Buccleigh MacKenzie go to Craigh na Dun in pursuit of Jem and Rob Cameron. (ECHO)

November 15, 1980 - Brianna writes to Joe Abernathy, telling him she's "taking the kids to see Grandma and Grandpa".

About

My name is Karen Henry. I discovered the OUTLANDER books in 2006, and quickly became thoroughly addicted! I started this Outlandish Observations blog in August, 2008, long before anyone knew there would be a TV series. Things have changed a great deal in recent years, but one thing we all have in common is our love for these books and characters and this amazing story that Diana Gabaldon has created.

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