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Books In Order

Historical Romance

Outlander Books in Order

by Diana Gabaldon

A WWII nurse touches a standing stone in 1945 Scotland and is transported to 1743, where she meets Highlander Jamie Fraser.

About the series

Diana Gabaldon's Outlander mixes historical fiction, romance, and time travel. In 1945, English combat nurse Claire Randall touches a standing stone in the Scottish Highlands and is hurled back to 1743, where she meets a young Highlander named Jamie Fraser and is drawn into the run-up to the doomed Jacobite Rising.

Recommended reading order

Read the nine main novels in publication order. The Lord John Grey novels and novellas are spin-offs set during the same historical period and can be slotted between the main books — Gabaldon publishes recommended reading orders on her own site. Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone is currently the latest entry; a tenth and final novel has been announced.

Reading order

9 books · Ongoing

  1. #1

    Outlander

    1991

  2. #2

    Dragonfly in Amber

    1992

  3. #3

    Voyager

    1993

  4. #4

    Drums of Autumn

    1996

  5. #5

    The Fiery Cross

    2001

  6. #6

    A Breath of Snow and Ashes

    2005

  7. #7

    An Echo in the Bone

    2009

  8. #8

    Written in My Own Heart's Blood

    2014

  9. #9

    Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

    2021