And it doesn’t end how you think it’s going to, either. DRAGONFLY IN AMBER (second major Outlander series novel): It doesn’t start where you think it’s going to. (1946/1743) In the U.K., this book was originally titled CROSS STITCH. If you’re unsure about it, open the book anywhere and read three pages if you can put it down again, I’ll give you a dollar. OUTLANDER (first main novel in the Outlander series): If you’ve never read any of the series, I’d suggest starting here. In which Jamie Fraser (aged nineteen) and his friend Ian Murray (aged twenty) become young mercenaries.

“Virgins” (novella): Set in 1740 in France. The original anthology title and years of publication are also given for each one as applicable. The description of each story includes the dates covered in it. However, it should be noted that the shorter novels and novellas are all designed suchly that they may be read alone, without reference either to each other or to the Big, Enormous Books-should you be in the mood for a light literary snack instead of the nine‐course meal with wine‐pairings and dessert trolley. So, for the reader’s convenience, the detailed listing here shows the sequence of the various elements in terms of the storyline. Some of the Bulges also fall in this period others don’t. Most of the shorter Lord John novels and novellas (so far) fit within a large lacuna left in the middle of VOYAGER in the years between 17. The description below explains which characters appear in which stories. All of the novellas feature people from the main series, including Jamie and/or Claire on occasion. ( THE SCOTTISH PRISONER, for example, features both Lord John and Jamie Fraser in a shared story). The shorter novels focus on the adventures of Lord John Grey but intersect with the larger books. The Big Books of the main series deal with the lives and times of Claire and Jamie Fraser. These deal frequently-but not exclusively-with secondary characters, are prequels or sequels, and/or fill some lacuna left in the original story lines. The Bulges-These being short(er) pieces that fit somewhere inside the story lines of the novels, much in the nature of squirming prey swallowed by a large snake. The Shorter, Less Indescribable Novels that are more or less historical mysteries (though dealing also with battles, eels, and mildly deviant sexual practices). Note that the major novels should be read in order.Ģ.

These are numbered from I through X (Roman numerals) in the chronology. The Big, Enormous Books, (aka the nine major novels published so far in the Outlander series) that have no discernible genre (or all of them). The Outlander series includes three kinds of stories:ġ.

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