Product Description
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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Amazon.com Review
The fiery cross, once used to summon Highland clans to war, now beckons readers to take up Diana Gabaldon's fifth installment in the Outlander series featuring the time-traveling Frasers. Historical fiction fans who have waited four long years since the publication of Drums of Autumn will thrill to Gabaldon's trademark detail and sensuality, both displayed liberally throughout the nearly 1,000 pages of The Fiery Cross. In this pre-Revolutionary War period, Claire Fraser and her husband, Jamie, have crossed oceans and centuries to build a life together in the bucolic beauty of North Carolina. But tensions both ancient and recent threaten not only Claire and James, but their daughter, Brianna, her new husband, Roger, and their infant son, Jemmy, as well as members of their clan. Gabaldon delivers on what she does best: poignant storylines, empathetic characters, meticulous detail, and searing passion. Savor every carefully chosen word, readers; it may be a long time until the next installment! --Alison Trinkle
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 Love it because it's part of a greater whole ( strawbgirl15 )
I absolutely adore this series. They're not like anything else I've read and they have every element of good fiction a reader could ask for. The characters are quirky and flawed enough to be realistic, but also have enough redeeming qualities to make them lovable. Every time I open up one of Gabaldon's books, I'm immediately whirled into a completely different time and place. Excellent, excellent series.
As has been duly noted over and over, this is a loooong book. I don't see that as a necessarily bad thing, however. I can't count the number of times a book ended too soon and before I was ready. Fiery Cross delves deep into the plot and Gabaldon is gutsy enough to take the time to fully develop all the facets of the plot. This is what makes it feel so real.
It goes without saying that I LOVE Jamie and Claire. Unlike many other reviewers, I also really like Roger and Bree. I especially like Roger. I was cheering for him as soon as he became a major character and he's finally come into his own in this book, I think. He and Bree aren't on the same level as Jamie and Claire, but the books really don't dig into the characters of R and B the same way they did for J and C. I find myself wishing to get to know the younger couple just a little bit better and to feel as close to them as I do to the older couple. For Gabaldon's younger readers, who might not be able to relate first-hand to a middle-aged relationship, seeing more of Roger and Bree might be nice.
I think it's very interesting to note that in both of the relationships, we see from one character's perspective more than the other. With Jamie and Claire, we see things very much from her perspective and see little from Jamie's. I LOVE it that way. I really don't want to get into Jamie's head. I think the fact that we see him through Claire's eyes is what makes him so enigmatic. He's mysterious, and too much unveiling of his inner thoughts, etc. would make him lose some of that absolutely enchanting mystery. As for Roger and Bree, we see things through Roger's eyes. He's the more likeable of the two and I love that we get a male perspective. I hope she keeps it this way and continues to hold off on Bree and Jamie.
As my title suggested, true Outlander fans will love this book because it continues the story we love so much. It may not be quite as absorbing and intense as others (I'll always love Outlander best...nothing can compare), but it has its own charm and I love it because of the greater whole it adds to!
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 So easy to put down and not pick back up!
Ok, I'm over 150 pages in and I don't think it's even the afternoon of the first day - 150 pages of mundane, tediousness. I'm putting it down and not picking it back up!
I remember when there was a huge todo about her books - I've got to tell you, I've been wondering why.
After reading the reviews here, I wonder if I've just started with a lemon, so maybe I will give the first one a go - first I have to recover from the boredom of this one though.
And as for romance? In the 155 pages so far, I haven't noticed much of that.
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 The Fiery Cross ( tcgallegos )
The book was received in excellent condition. Exactly as the seller described it. Very happy with my purchase.
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'Till death
(english is not my first language, sorry for any mistakes)
I hesitated a lot when I was about to buy this book. Although I own the previous Outlander books, some of the reviews were really hard on this book. Some people said was that it is boring. It is not!! Sure it's not so fast paced as the previous books, but this is just the "peace before the storm". You can see conflict in the horizon, and at the same time, the characters are trying to build a life together.
Other reviews said that this book had too many historical details about daily life. And let me tell you, even if it is true, it is also true that this is the first book I've read where those details are INTERESTING!
What I loved about the book is the way it tells the story of love and marriage. Jamie and Claire, middle age, more mature, but still passionate, and so happy to be with each other. And also Brianna and Roger, young, inexperienced, but learning as they go.
If you believe in love for a lifetime, this is a book for you!
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Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander Series)
I have thoroughly enjoyed the entire series, having listened to them all in audio form and read them in book form. Each book has enormous details of smells, sights and sounds. Further, each has a perfect blend of adventure, history, humor, conflict and eroticism. My favorite part of this book was the gathering - a point when all the highland clans came together to camp, commune, celebrate births and marriages, and formally acknowledge each other. The final night was steeped in tradition and very emotionally charged. I highly recommend the series.
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