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Book Review of Outlander (Outlander, Bk 1)

Outlander (Outlander, Bk 1)
Outlander (Outlander, Bk 1)
Author: Diana Gabaldon
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


Book 1 in the series that made me fall in love with Claire and Jamie, and crave more, more, more. I have the first six of the series and am anxiously awaiting the next one! These books can't be classified under one category - they're historical fiction, romance, with a smidge of science fiction. Claire, a nurse from the second world war, travels with her husband to Scotland. While there, she visits the standing stones of Craig na Dun, and travels back in time to 1743. This isn't normally my type of book. I first picked up "Voyager" (3rd in the series), because it was a huge thick book which I'm drawn to, noticed it said trilogy and assumed all three books were in the same volume because of the thickness. I realized my mistake when I got home. That was one of the best mistakes I've ever made, because otherwise I would have missed six of the best books I've ever read. If you like getting lost in big thick character-driven books, you won't go wrong with this series.