Outlander
1945: Claire Randall returns from the war to Scotland with her husband Frank – and finds herself in the 18th century.
Diana Gabaldon – Outlander
A journey through time to the Scottish Highlands – a travelogue, a love story and a historical intersection all at once.
The story is written by Dr. Diana Gabaldon, who switched from university life to writing. She has published several thick, over a thousand-page novels in the Outlander series, as well as the Lord John spin-off series and short stories that touch on the events of the main series.
The series begins when Claire Randall returns to Scotland with her husband Frank after World War II – and ends up in the middle of the restless Highlands of the 18th century via a stone circle. Outlander combines time travel, a love story, and 18th- and 19th-century history (Jacobite rebellions, colonial America, independence struggles) in a way that has hooked readers around the world.
The same world is also connected to the graphic novel The Exile, the Lord John novels and the TV series, which you can find more information about further down this page – as well as links to the author's pages, companion works and our own small Outlander projects.
Outlander novel series
Dragonfly in Ambe
Claire and Jamie try to prevent the disaster of the Jacobite uprising in both France and Scotland.
Voyager
The eras diverge: Claire is in the 1960s, Jamie in the 18th century. Can he return to the past?
Drums of Autumn
The story moves to colonial America: new continents, new generations and new temporal intersections.
The Fiery Cross
In North Carolina, the pressure is mounting: Jamie is torn between the crown, the rebels, and his own family.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
The year is 1772, and the first skirmishes of the American Revolutionary War have begun. Bodies are lying on the streets of Boston.
An Echo in the Bone
The United States, 1770s. Jamie's time-traveling wife must fight to keep Jamie alive.
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
1778: The American Civil War is at its peak.
Tell It to the Bees That I Am Gone
1779. Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall have finally found their way back to each other.
Side series and spin-offs
Lord John books
Gabaldon has written several novels and short stories about Jamie Fraser's friend Lord John Grey. The stories are set in the same world, but can also be read as a separate series.
Short stories and collections
Short prose that complements the backgrounds of the characters in the main series – for example, stories about Jamie's parents and other side characters.
Outlander and TV
The STARZ TV series follows the books quite closely, but sometimes also makes its own, strange decisions. The final 8th season will be in 2026.
In 2025, a new series, Blood of My Blood, began telling the story of Claire and Jamie's parents.
Our Outlander goodies
Sassennach Club Quiz
A quiz based on Diana Gabaldon’s books, originally created for the ECfans.com community. Draws random questions from our XML question set.
Outlander Series Calendar
A timeline tool that lets you browse important dates and events in the book series, book by book.
Chapter Titles
A browser for chapter titles across the series – including book and chapter numbers.
Outlander in Google Earth
A companion page that places many key Outlander locations into Google Earth, including Craigh na Dun, Lallybroch, Fraser’s Ridge and Paris in 1743.
Further reading and links
Our Outlander
- We won Claire's ring in a raffle with Diana as the lucky person.
The Stranger book series calendar browser
Other publications
- The Outlandish Companion (1999) - explanations for the first four volumes
- Lord John and the Private Matter (2003)
- Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (2007)
- Lord John and the Hand of Devils (2007)
- Scottish Prisoner (2011)
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