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Wishing a wonderful 34th birthday to Sam Heughan! He's going to be AMAZING as Jamie Fraser in the OUTLANDER TV series !... Read more
Wishing a wonderful 34th birthday to Sam Heughan! He's going to be AMAZING as Jamie Fraser in the OUTLANDER TV series !... Read more
Attention German fans! The publication of the German edition of Diana Gabaldon's WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD, titled EIN SCHATTEN VON VERR... Read more
With the publication of Diana Gabaldon's WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD only a few weeks away, I thought this would be a good time to talk ab... Read more
Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) This photo, from Wikipedia, shows what elderberries look like. I dre... Read more
Two big reasons for Diana Gabaldon's fans to celebrate today: MOHB is finally DONE!! See Diana's tweet here . [UPDATE 4/25/2014 6:53 am: here'... Read more
Davina Porter is back in the recording studio this week, beginning work on the audio version of WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD ! Let's all wis... Read more
Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) This is a cap made by the Tuscarora , Native Americans who lived in Nor... Read more
Diana Gabaldon posted this on Twitter a few minutes ago. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhh......... #Moby #done" C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !! Please note, this m... Read more
Today is the 268th anniversary of the Battle of Culloden, which took place on April 16, 1746. I like this video very much. (The song is "The Gh... Read more
Diana Gabaldon's novella, "The Space Between" (the story of Young Ian's brother Michael, Marsali's sister Joan, and the Comte S... Read more
Diana Gabaldon is getting very close to the end of the Final Frenzy of WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD ! This is the stage where she's spendin... Read more
Check out this new book trailer video about WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD ! I think it's very cool. Here is Lesson #7 in the "How to Spe... Read more
Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. This is a collection of some of the most popular items from the contest... Read more
Scottish actor Steven Cree has been cast as Jamie Fraser's best friend, Ian Murray, in the OUTLANDER TV series ! The casting people have done an e... Read more
Here's an interesting article from Salon.com about readers' preconceived notions about genre: ...all of us, as readers, have stubborn ideas ab... Read more
Here's a special offer for OUTLANDER fans in the UK! If you pre-order the hardcover edition of Diana Gabaldon's upcoming novel, WRITTEN IN MY... Read more
The audio version of Diana Gabaldon's upcoming novel, WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD , is now available for pre-order ! It's currently li... Read more
Here are the results of the Friday Fun Facts Contest ! I received a total of 112 entries in the contest. Thanks very much to everyone who participat... Read more
Thanks to everyone who's entered my Friday Fun Facts Contest ! If you haven't yet sent in your entry, time is running out! The contest ends... Read more
Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. In honor of Tartan Day , which is coming up on Saturday, this edition of t... Read more
Thanks to everyone who's entered my Friday Fun Facts Contest ! I've received 64 entries so far, and I'm really enjoying seeing what every... Read more
Here are the results of the March poll: Have you pre-ordered WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD ? 46.81% - Yes, I pre-ordered through Amazon, Barnes &... Read more
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)
My name is Karen Henry. I discovered the OUTLANDER books in 2006, and quickly became thoroughly addicted! If you have questions, comments, or suggestions about this site, please email me, or post a comment on my Outlandish Observations Facebook page.