Outlander
A World War II nurse is mysteriously transported back in time to 18th-century Scotland, where she becomes entangled in the Jacobite risings and falls in love with a Highland warrior.
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What you might want to know about Outlander
The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
On a second honeymoon in the Highlands after the war, English nurse Claire Randall touches a standing stone and wakes up in 1743. There she meets a young Highlander named Jamie Fraser and a marriage.
Diana Gabaldon has published nine main Outlander novels and continues the series. There are also several connected novellas and the Lord John Grey spinoff series.
Yes. Outlander contains explicit on-page romance scenes throughout the series, around 4 out of 5 on the spice scale. The series is firmly adult historical-fantasy romance.
Yes. Outlander contains explicit on-page romance scenes throughout the series, around 4 out of 5 on the spice scale. The series is firmly adult historical-fantasy romance.
Yes. Starz has produced multiple seasons of Outlander since 2014, adapting the novels in order. The show is widely considered a faithful and emotionally accurate adaptation.
Outlander was written by Diana Gabaldon, published in 1992 by Dell.
Outlander is 868 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Outlander takes most readers 13 to 19 hours to finish.
Yes. Outlander is book 1 in the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.
Outlander is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
