Highland Games article on Panalba
Diana Gabaldon has a new article on the Panalba site titled A Beginner's Guide to Highland Games . (The link to the article should work even if you... Read more
Book Review: SCOTLAND by Nigel Blundell
I happened to see Nigel Blundell's SCOTLAND in the Bargain Books section of Barnes & Noble last week. Naturally I couldn't pass it up. &l... Read more
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THE EXILE speculations
Just a few ideas/speculations based on the preview of THE EXILE in the U.S. trade paperback of AN ECHO IN THE BONE.... SPOILERS below! Don't read... Read more
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THE EXILE preview in ECHO paperback
I picked up my copy of the new ECHO trade-paperback (for those of you who don't know, that's the larger size paperback) at Borders yesterday.... Read more
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Swamp pictures
I saw this article in today's (June 22) Raleigh [NC] News & Observer and thought others might be interested. This is probably not the same sw... Read more
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ECHO is out in paperback!
Today, June 22, marks the U.S. release of the trade-paperback edition of AN ECHO IN THE BONE . This is the version that Diana refers to (jokingly) as... Read more
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Update from Diana
Diana Gabaldon was released from the hospital late Friday afternoon, a day ahead of schedule, and she is doing well so far. But you don't have to... Read more
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Reading OUTLANDER in translation
I recently returned from visiting my sister and her family in Israel. While I was there, I picked up a copy of the Hebrew translation of OUTLANDER , ... Read more
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Episode Recaps
Re-reading BEES
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)
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