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The Fiery Cross (Outlander) [Mass Market Paperback]

Diana Gabaldon
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Book Description

Aug 2005 Outlander
Crossing the boundaries of genre with its unrivalled storytelling, Diana Gabaldon’s new novel is a gift both to her millions of loyal fans and to the lucky readers who have yet to discover her.

In the ten years since her extraordinary debut novel, Outlander, was published, beloved author Diana Gabaldon has entertained scores of readers with her heart-stirring stories and remarkable characters. The four volumes of her bestselling saga, featuring eighteenth-century Scotsman James Fraser and his twentieth-century, time-travelling wife, Claire Randall, boasts nearly 5 million copies in the U.S.

The story of Outlander begins just after the Second World War, when a British field nurse named Claire Randall walks through a cleft stone in the Scottish highlands and is transported back some two hundred years to 1743.

Here, now, is The Fiery Cross, the eagerly awaited fifth volume in this remarkable, award-winning series of historical novels. The year is 1771, and war is approaching. Jamie Fraser’s wife has told him so. Little as he wishes to, he must believe it, for hers is a gift of dreadful prophecy—a time-traveller’s certain knowledge. To break his oath to the Crown will brand him a traitor; to keep it is certain doom. Jamie Fraser stands in the shadow of the fiery cross—a standard that leads nowhere but to the bloody brink of war.


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  • Mass Market Paperback: 1443 pages
  • Publisher: Dell Publishing Company (Aug 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0440221668
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440221661
  • Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 5.1 x 17.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,703,304 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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To describe Diana Gabaldon's novel The Fiery Cross as epic barely does it justice; this massive successor to the much-acclaimed Drums of Autumn weighs in at nearly a 1,000 pages, and is squarely aimed at those readers who want to enter the world of a book and remain thoroughly immersed for a lengthy period. It's essential that such a book can offer riches: riches in dense, complex plotting, riches in larger-than-life protagonists, riches in sheer story-telling skill. Gabaldon, thankfully, has it all.

After a list of acknowledgments that is long enough to tell us that this is an author who takes her time, we are plunged into the Colony of North Carolina in the year 1771, with a volatile society not under threat from Britain so much as from a bitter internal conflict. The divisions are between the colonial aristocracy, secure in their wealth, and the disadvantaged pioneers, carving out a rugged living in the shadow of the mountains of the west. Caught between them is Jamie Fraser of Fraser's Ridge, who is at ease with both sides. But Jamie's wife is the beautiful Claire, unable to integrate in the manner of her husband, always out of place. Her ability to discern the future warns of the pending revolution, and in the bloodshed that follows, the love of Jamie and Claire will be tested in the forge of war.

Gabaldon's canvas frequently evokes the epoch-spanning South of Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind, but Gabaldon is very much her own woman: this is romantic writing, but tempered with a steel edge that makes for an exuberant, turbulent blockbusting read.--Barry Forshaw --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"A story that is both moving and magical" (Northern Echo) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Expected a lot more 14 Aug 2002
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Format:Hardcover
I have loved all the Diana Gabaldon books so far and with every one have not been able to put them down. This one, however, did not capture me in quite the same way. The long wait building up expectations probably didn't help. It is not as fast paced or dramatic as its predecors but it is still a very well written story and if you are a fan of Jamie and Claire then it is a must. Just don't expect the level of drama present in the previous books. And if you haven't read any of the series you must start at the begining with Cross Stitch, the best book of them all!! I am eagerly anticipating book 6.
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84 of 90 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book! 6 Nov 2001
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Format:Paperback
I waited 4 long years for the fifth book in Diana Gabaldon's time travel series and finally the wait is over! Often in a series, the first book is excellent and subsequent books can be disappointing; not living up to the reader's expectations. Not so with Diana Gabaldon's books. Every one has been a gem!

Fiery Cross is the continuing story of Claire and Jamie Fraser. In the first book, Cross Stitch, Claire is a WWll nurse who unwittingly steps through a crevice in time, back to 18th century Scotland, in 1743; a couple of years before the battle of Culloden. Jamie Fraser is the gallant Highlander she stumbles upon and eventually marries; leaving behind a husband in the 20th century.

Fiery Cross opens the day after the previous book, Drums of Autumn, ends. It is October 1770, and Jamie and Claire are contentedly settled in the backcountry of Fraser's Ridge,North Carolina with their daughter, Brianna and her husband, Roger (also from the future) with their son, Jemmy. Through Ms. Gabaldon's superb narrative, we witness the beginnings of dissent towards the British hold over the Colonies, the dangers and hardships of living in uncivilised territory, and secrets from 30 years before.

There are quite a few surprises revealed in this book and some questions from previous books answered. Is time travel inherited? Did Louis of France REALLY send gold for the ill-fated Scottish cause? Are there other time travellers? And many more. Read the book to find out!

I was not disappointed at all with this book! It had everything - romance, intrigue, comedy, drama, history, danger. The author's meticulous descriptions of even the tiniest details draw the reader right into the story; making you feel like a casual observer of all the goings-on.

This book is excellent and the wait was well worth it! Diana Gabaldon has surpassed herself! Roll on book six, hopefully not in another 4 years!

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
i would recommend this book to any fan of the series but they must be forewarned that it is not nearly as good as the others because of a complete lack of plot.
i personally read all 4 of the earlier ones in one go but i stopped and started three times for this one...
of course it is entertaining as gabaldon's books always are ,with intresting characters and dialogues but still it wasn't the same
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great story line
I have been following with great interest the story line that has been following Claire and her family through the time lines
Published 21 days ago by KML
5.0 out of 5 stars Fab
Best writer out. She gets a bit carried away with details sometimes but I like it. Have read the whole series and now waiting for the newest episode. Well done Diana!
Published 25 days ago by Caroline Langley
5.0 out of 5 stars another masterpiece
Another breathtaking gallop through the 18th century. Not a pot washed nor a child fed until it was finished. I can't wait for the next book
Published 1 month ago by Maggie56
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book
I am in love with the whole story. They have made me laught, made me cry. I love all of them.
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. M. Creed
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Wonderful fantastic super just loved it & service was quick well packed will recommend to any one .... it's great
Published 2 months ago by christine gill
5.0 out of 5 stars Just simply Brilliant
Another excellent book in the outlander series. I couldn't put it down. I love the way Diana Gabaldon has continuation with all her characters. Read more
Published 3 months ago by MarieNic
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful author - brilliant book
I have read all of Diana Gabaldons books in this series more than once and think they are wonderful hence the reason I wanted them put on my kindle.
Published 3 months ago by Mrs V Hemming
5.0 out of 5 stars "Outlander" series by Diana Gabaldon
As a massive fan of Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series, I can only say that I've enjoyed all the books Including " Drums Of Autumn" , "Voyager" and this... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lynron
5.0 out of 5 stars the fiery cross
I love this seris as the story is woven through the whole book,but small stories keep it moving along. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. J. Brine
5.0 out of 5 stars The Fiery Cross
I love this Book series and have read them all twice and now that they are on my kindle there is nothing stopping me reading them time and time again
Published 5 months ago by Frankie Andreou
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