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THE FIERY CROSS has made it to the finals!

4/17/2012 12:03:00 PM

Diana Gabaldon's THE FIERY CROSS has made it to the finals of Audible.com's Tournament of Audiobooks, crushing Haruki Murakami'...

Friday Fun Facts - 3/2/2012

3/02/2012 06:08:00 AM

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) The picture above shows a groundhog kiln from the Seag...

Christmas quotes from Diana Gabaldon's books

12/23/2011 07:59:00 AM

Here are some Christmas-themed quotes from Diana Gabaldon's books. I hope you enjoy them! 1) It's hard to imagine, from our 21st-c...

Happy Birthday Claire!

10/20/2010 07:00:00 AM

Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp Randall Fraser would be 92 years old today, October 20th. Happy Birthday to Claire, and many thanks to Diana G...

Culloden quotes

4/16/2010 05:42:00 AM

Here are some quotes from the OUTLANDER books in honor of the anniversary of the battle of Culloden , which took place on April 16, 1746. ...

Happy Halloween!

10/30/2009 06:15:00 AM

Here are some Halloween-themed quotes from the OUTLANDER books. This is one of my favorites from AN ECHO IN THE BONE: Now there was nothi...

Favorite quotes, part 1

7/24/2009 06:00:00 AM

Here is a list of some of my favorite quotes from Diana Gabaldon's books. (Apologies to those of you who saw this when I posted it on C...

OUTLANDER Links, Part VI: Wildlife

3/26/2009 06:50:00 AM

Diana Gabaldon's books describe an amazing variety of flora and fauna. Here are some of my favorites from the animal kingdom: 1) Four-...

Finished the series, again

3/08/2009 04:55:00 PM

This afternoon I finally finished my latest "re-listen" (the audio equivalent of a "re-read" <g>) of ABOSAA. As u...

Jamie Fraser: "Great Scot" or only human?

12/10/2008 11:46:00 AM

Throughout the OUTLANDER series, Jamie Fraser has always been portrayed as a heroic figure, big and strong, brave and honorable, able to mee...

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/26/2008 05:38:00 PM

In honor of the holiday, here are some Thanksgiving-themed quotes: 1) Roger and Brianna, hunting turkeys: "What a thing," he sai...

Quotes relating to the current financial crisis

10/09/2008 08:54:00 PM

I've been pondering the state of the economy today. Hard not to think about it, with U.S. stocks still falling and the financial markets...

Can you identify these accents?

10/03/2008 06:53:00 AM

This topic is only slightly relevant to Diana Gabaldon's books, but I couldn't resist sharing it. What accent is this? This is a ...

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Notable Dates This Month

April, 1743 - Claire arrives in the 18th century for the first time and meets Jamie and the MacKenzies; Jamie falls in love (OUTLANDER)

April, 1743 - Kenneth arrives in the 18th century (THE EXILE)

April, 1744 - Jamie punishes Fergus for not properly looking after Claire (DRAGONFLY)

April 15, 1746 - Jamie kills Dougal MacKenzie, and convinces Claire she must go back. Jamie and Claire spend one last night together. They cut the letters J and C into the base of their thumbs. (DRAGONFLY)

April 16, 1746 (early morning) - Claire goes back through the stones to the 20th century. (DRAGONFLY)

April 16, 1746 - The Battle of Culloden. Jamie is seriously wounded; Jack Randall is killed (VOYAGER)

April 18, 1746 - Jamie is saved from execution by Lord Melton, and sent home to Lallybroch (VOYAGER)

April 24, 1758 - Lord John watches Percy lead troops in battle for the first time (BOTB)

April, 1760 - Jamie teaches Willie to say "Nnnnno"; Hal has Jamie brought to London against his will; Lord John and Jamie travel to Ireland. (SCOTTISH PRISONER)

April 1, 1767 - Claire purchases a slave (VOYAGER)

April, 1770 - Bree and Lord John meet Stephen Bonnet before his hanging. Bonnet manages to escape (DRUMS)

April 20, 1775 - Lizzie gives birth to a son, Rodney (ABOSAA)

April 21, 1776 - Amanda Claire Hope MacKenzie is born (ABOSAA)

April 12, 1777 - Jamie and Claire arrive in New Bern; Claire meets Percy Beauchamp (ECHO)

April 18, 1777 - Claire encounters Tom Christie, alive and well (ECHO)

April 1, 1778 - Jamie writes a very long letter to Claire from Paris (ECHO)

April, 1778 - Claire and Ian travel from Scotland to America (ECHO)

April, 1780 - Jamie visits Kings Mountain, site of the upcoming battle. (BEES)

Late April, 1948 - Claire returns to the 20th century (DRAGONFLY)

April, 1968 - Claire and Bree travel to Scotland and meet Roger; Claire reveals the truth about Jamie. (DRAGONFLY)

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My name is Karen Henry. I discovered the OUTLANDER books in 2006, and quickly became thoroughly addicted! I started this Outlandish Observations blog in August, 2008, as a central repository for news and information about Diana Gabaldon's books, including new and upcoming releases.

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