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Summary: Gabaldon keeps it coming
Review: I read Drums of Autumn first when it was publishe. It was unforgettable. I found out this year that there were three prior stories. I own them all and have spent my summer reading Claire and James Fraser's saga. I await The Fiery Cross with MUCH anticipation. I read a lot but not romance. I like historical novels. This easily fits both but without the hokey stupidity of thr regular romance genre.
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Summary: Great for MZB fans
Review: I just finished reading Diana Gabaldon's Voyager. It is my first book of hers and lo, I find that there are two others that preceed it! This story of Claire and Jamie set both in the 1960's and in the 1700's, is a great read for anyone that loves Scotland and Scottish history. The period comes to life and Claire's unique outlook is both funny and fascinating. Like Marion Zimmer-Bradley, Diana Gabaldon is able to transport us back in time, making it come alive, making the people seem real. I lost myself completely in this book and am now reading her first, Outlander. I am not disappointed! What a great author, I can hardly wait to see what happens next to those wonderful lovers, Jamie and Claire. Even my husband loves these books! There's something for everyone, adventure, fantasy, romance, history. Summer reading at its best!
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Summary: This book is awesome!
Review: It took some doing for my aunt to get me to pick up this series, but I am so thankful I did! I usually don't read romance novels, and since I thought this was one, I didn't want anything to do with it! I have seldom been so wrong! Gabaldon is able to craft a rich tapestry of charachters that you really care about, while keeping historical detail accurate and the plot moving. This series(especially Voyager)has something for everyone. I know men who enjoy theese books! For anyone who has doubts, bite the bullet and give it a try. You will be hooked!
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Summary: Good, but not her best
Review: I have read all of the books in the Outlander series - as have all my friends - and I loved them. However, this was my least favorite in the series. I felt it didn't measure up to the standards of the others. I almost didn't continue with the series fearing the other books would be similar to Voyage and not the exceptional read Outlander was. Stick with it. Then you can get on to Dragonfly in Amber, which was excellant, and finally Drums of Autumn, which was my favorite in the series.
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Summary: claire and jamie reunite - at last!
Review: After finding out that Jamie survived the battle of Culloden, Claire makes the heartwrenching decision to leave her grown up daughter, Brianna behind in the present, and after a hilarious scene at a shop that sells period costumes, Claire finds her way back to the stones of Craigh na Dun and Jamie, who lives under various guises as merchant, printer and smuggler Their reunion is passionate but not peaceful for long. Jamie and Claire's efforts to save his nephew, Ian take them to the West Indies where they meet Geillis Duncan, the time traveller from Outlander, who not only holds the boy hostage for her own sinister purposes, but who also threatens Brianna all the way in the twentieth century. Their final escape hurls them into a storm that nearly kills them all, but lands them in a new world - together. Throughout the many twists, turns and revelations of incidents past, we never doubt Jamie. Not when he is constantly thrown from one danger to another, not even when he warns Claire that she might not want the man he has become. Her answer is our own, and her implicit trust in him is truly justified as he tries to explain every circumstance that fate has thrown at him. But he has changed. He has been forced by blackmail and loneliness into a loveless marriage with one woman and to father a son on another. These relationships will be explored in further installments of the series. Claire has been dealt a rough hand in some ways, and she has also become tougher during the twenty years of separation from Jamie. Her profession of surgeon serves her well in this book and her decades of loneliness in the 20th century, while remembering the love she shared with Jamie, only strengthen that love when they rediscover each other and she sees how very much he has changed. Claire clings to the chance of happiness she knows she is lucky to have, even if it means leaving behind her beloved daughter. The scene where Claire shows Jamie photographs of his daughter Brianna, taken at many stages in her life, is heartbreakingly tender with the pain of what could have been. Claire and Jamie do not dwell on this, but instead face each new challenge together. Old friends and nemeses are back, each of them adding their own piece of the puzzle to this intricate story, but Jamie and Claire are, again, the center of it all. We know them now and we cheer for each victory and despair at each cruel twist of fate. In the end, the theme of Voyager is one of tremulous hope. Hope, because this is a new beginning for Claire and Jamie. After all their misunderstandings and disagreements have been dealt with, they find themselves on a new continent which represents their new chance at a life together. Tremulous because, let's face it, this is a Gabaldon novel, and we have not only Drums of Autumn after this installment, but two, or perhaps three more books. In any case, Voyager is a well-crafted work, not overwhelmed by the carefully detailed research that has gone into it, but supported by it.
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Summary: The first 300 pages are fantastic!
Review: Voyager, the third book in the New World Series (or Outlander series, depending on what your preference is) is pretty enjoyable. The first 300 pages are, in particular, quite enjoyable....I couldn't put it down. After that, however, it slows down, and becomes somewhat dull. Regardless, I'm looking forward to book number four, but didn't enjoy this one as much as books one and two. Still worth a read, and still more enjoyable than most historical romance-type books.
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Summary: The first 300 pages are fantastic!
Review: After reading Outland and Dragonfly in Amber, I couldn't wait to read this third installment! What happens 20 years later? Well, guaranteed, you won't be able to put the book down, as it summarizes the lives of Jamie and Claire during their 'hiatus'. I thought the book would drag, with the two being separated, but it was even more compelling to see how they carried on with their lives. Not to mention that you can't WAIT to see what happens when they meet up again. Unfortunately, after they finally reunite, it drags a bit...there's little subplots that keep you entertained, but it's nothing compared to the joy you'll experience when you read the first half. A good read, and I'm looking forward to Drums of Autumn....
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Summary: Voyager is great
Review: I was relieved on reading other reviews and realizing I was not the only one who had a good weep. In Outlander we got to know the young gent Jamie. But in Voyager we got to know his soul. I loved it and cried in it. I was so please with the ending and can't wait to read the next installment. Drums of Autumn.
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Summary: Wonderful book, however...
Review: I have been entraced by the Outlander series for the past three weeks. I found this book to be wonderfully exciting and fun. The best part was Jamie's story. It was great to hear him tell the tale. In fact better than when Claire bores us with all her medical jargon. He really brings the books to life and makes you want to keep reading. We need more books written from Jamie's percpetive. Plus Jamie has more control, not to say Claire's not a strong character, but she has to follow Jamie around a lot.
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Summary: Voyager
Review: This book is one of my all time favorite reads. It is extremely well-written with details that draw you into the time periods of the book. It takes an unbelievable topic like time travel and makes it completely possible! The characters stick with you long after the last page has been turned.
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