The Fiery Cross - Diana Gabaldon

The Fiery Cross

By Diana Gabaldon

  • Release Date: 2001-11-06
  • Genre: Historical Fiction
Score: 4.5
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From 1,950 Ratings

Description

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The fifth book in Diana Gabaldon’s acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series.

“A grand adventure written on a canvas that probes the heart, weighs the soul and measures the human spirit across [centuries].”—CNN
 
The year is 1771, and war is coming. Jamie Fraser’s wife tells him so. Little as he wishes to, he must believe it, for hers is a gift of dreadful prophecy—a time-traveler’s certain knowledge.

Born in the year of Our Lord 1918, Claire Randall served England as a nurse on the battlefields of World War II, and in the aftermath of peace found fresh conflicts when she walked through a cleftstone on the Scottish Highlands and found herself an outlander, an English lady in a place where no lady should be, in a time—1743—when the only English in Scotland were the officers and men of King George’s army.

Now wife, mother, and surgeon, Claire is still an outlander, out of place, and out of time, but now, by choice, linked by love to her only anchor—Jamie Fraser. Her unique view of the future has brought him both danger and deliverance in the past; her knowledge of the oncoming revolution is a flickering torch that may light his way through the perilous years ahead—or ignite a conflagration that will leave their lives in ashes.

Reviews

  • Excellent Read

    5
    By LuckyIrishB
    Great continuation of the story and really enjoyed the different character arcs. Highly recommend.
  • Best ever

    5
    By brabbas
    Amazingly intelligent, best page turner ever read. Keep tantalizing us!
  • Great

    5
    By cfranklin75
    Awesome book, books now. They have all kept me engaged with the story. It’s just too good..
  • Just keeps getting better

    5
    By Raycoolbot
    I love it.
  • Fantastic !! I couldn’t put the book down !

    5
    By Starwatcher76
    Fantastic read I couldn’t put the book down ! I’ve read the book twice and it’s fascinating and thrilling to read such a story .. Love and Family is all that truly matters...
  • The Firey Cross

    5
    By rmb@49
    Masterfully written this stands as one of the best works in the series. Gabaldon is at the top of her storytelling game.
  • Love the History!

    5
    By NewestFan101
    Waited awhile to read Gabaldon books so I could get ahead of the series..... she can truly touch your heart with just a few words and storylines, just look for them....
  • The Best Book in One of My Favorite Series

    5
    By asapr212
    Huzzah!
  • Absolutely loved this book!

    5
    By LizzieWalsh114
    A lot of people have said they had problems getting through this book, but I did not. I enjoyed this book immensely! Diana is a wonderful writer, I’m enjoying reading the series for the first time!
  • In a nut shell-first time read through

    4
    By OletaRoberts
    It’s great when the story line is moving but a lot of it will be pretty stagnant. And you just have to wade yourself before you find something in the book you enjoy. Wether it be the romantic aspects or the historical parts of even the medical parts. A lot of it could have been cut from this book and it would have been a great book!! But no this was worse than my first read through of Dragonfly in Amber.

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