Rejuvenated Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Has anyone else read this series of books? I just finished book #6, topping off nearly 6000 pages of reading. It's a wonderful ongoing saga about a Scottish Highlander and his time traveling wife (she accidently travels from the mid 1900's into his time of the mid 1700's. If you enjoy a good story, I highly recommend these books. They are historically correct, give a wonderful insight into what it is to be a Scot (the language is great, authentic, bits and pieces of Gaelic thrown in appropriately). Overall a fun read if you have Scottish heritage and even if you don't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USER 5001 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Outlander (Mass Market Paperback) <--- (link to buy from Amazon) In Outlander, a 600-page time-travel romance, strong-willed and sensual Claire Randall leads a double life with a husband in one century, and a lover in another. Torn between fidelity and desire, she struggles to understand the pure intent of her heart. But don't let the number of pages and the Scottish dialect scare you. It's one of the fastest reads you'll have in your library. While on her second honeymoon in the British Isles, Claire touches a boulder that hurls her back in time to the forbidden Castle Leoch with the MacKenzie clan. Not understanding the forces that brought her there, she becomes ensnared in life-threatening situations with a Scots warrior named James Fraser. But it isn't all spies and drudgery that she must endure. For amid her new surroundings and the terrors she faces, she is lured into love and passion like she's never known before. "I was lame and sore in every muscle when I woke next morning. I shuffled to the privy closet, then to the wash basin. My innards felt like churned butter. It felt as though I had been beaten with a blunt object, I reflected, then thought that that was very near the truth. The blunt object in question was visible as I came back to bed, looking now relatively harmless. Its possessor [Jamie] woke as I sat next to him, and examined me with something that looked very much like male smugness."Gabaldon creates characters that you'll remember, laugh with, cry with, and cheer for long after you've finished the book. --Candy Paape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rejuvenated Posted January 6, 2006 Author Share Posted January 6, 2006 Like I said, a good read for a long cold winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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