Outlandish Observations

More on Diana's book-tour

8/27/2009 06:00:00 AM

September 22nd Launch Party Those of you in the vicinity of Phoenix, Arizona, take note: Diana's web site has been updated with detail...

ECHO's official page count

8/25/2009 05:43:00 PM

For those of you who have been wondering how many pages AN ECHO IN THE BONE would turn out to be in the end, Diana posted the answer on Comp...

Diana at the Inverness Highland Games

8/18/2009 05:24:00 AM

Diana Gabaldon at the Inverness Highland Games Here is a video that was added recently to Diana Gabaldon's YouTube channel . It shows D...

MOVIE REVIEW: The Time Traveler's Wife

8/15/2009 03:48:00 PM

I went to see "Time Traveler's Wife" this afternoon. It was better than I expected, considering that I loved the book by Aud...

International editions

8/14/2009 06:14:00 PM

Here is the Canadian version of AN ECHO IN THE BONE. The cover is identical to the U.S. edition, but the Canadian edition has a different...

ECHO on Kindle

8/12/2009 08:00:00 AM

I just discovered that the Kindle edition of Diana Gabaldon's upcoming novel AN ECHO IN THE BONE is available for pre-order on Amazon....

New release date for ECHO on CD

8/09/2009 09:10:00 AM

The Recorded Books web site is now showing the anticipated release date for AN ECHO IN THE BONE on CD as October 15, 2009 . This is a bit o...

Anticipation

8/05/2009 07:45:00 AM

With less than 7 weeks to go before the release of AN ECHO IN THE BONE, I thought I'd offer a selection of quotes from the books on the ...

OUTLANDER Challenge 2009 Update

8/01/2009 06:55:00 AM

July Poll Results Here are the July poll results. I should preface this by saying that I knew when I posted the poll questions that the nu...

It's DONE!!

7/30/2009 05:25:00 AM

For those of you who have been wondering how the Final Frenzy of ECHO is going, I have some great news. Diana posted this on Compuserve last...

OUTLANDER Contest!

7/27/2009 02:30:00 PM

Check out the latest news on Diana's web site: the publisher, Random House, is running a contest to spread the word about Diana's ...

Book-tour locations

7/26/2009 06:53:00 AM

A schedule for Diana Gabaldon's upcoming ECHO book-tour has been posted on the web site of Random House, Diana's U.S. publisher. T...

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...

Autographed copies of Diana's books

7/18/2009 04:05:00 AM

I had an email this week from Will Hanisko at the Poisoned Pen bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona (Diana Gabaldon's home town). For thos...

OUTLANDER Links, Part VII: Gemstones

7/14/2009 06:35:00 AM

Here are some pictures of the various types of gemstones described in the OUTLANDER books, along with my favorite gemstone-related quotes. ...

Thursday Thirteen

7/09/2009 05:40:00 AM

13 questions I'd like to see answered in ECHO: 1) Who is Laoghaire's "mystery lover", mentioned in Jenny's letter to...

Good news for UK fans

7/04/2009 08:20:00 AM

Happy Independence Day! First of all, I'd like to wish all my readers in the U.S. a very happy 4th of July! Hope you're enjoying ...

ECHO audio version available for pre-order

7/02/2009 02:50:00 PM

For those of you who, like me, are fans of the unabridged audio recordings of Diana Gabaldon's OUTLANDER books (narrated by the very ta...

June poll results

7/01/2009 05:50:00 AM

June Poll Results Here are the results of the June poll: Do you read excerpts from Diana Gabaldon's upcoming books? 59.4% - Absolutel...

Scottish Memories interview, part 2

6/26/2009 05:43:00 AM

Here is part 2 of Jean Brittain's interview with Diana Gabaldon, which appeared in the June 2009 issue of "Scottish Memories" ...

Less than 90 days to go!

6/24/2009 05:45:00 AM

Updated Countdown Clock With less than 90 days left before the publication of AN ECHO IN THE BONE on September 22, I have updated my countdo...

18th century clothing

6/22/2009 10:40:00 AM

Here's something I found on Compuserve this morning that I think you'll enjoy. What 18th century clothing looks like This is an ...

UK release date for ECHO

6/13/2009 06:50:00 AM

I saw some discussion yesterday on the LOL Books Board about the release date for the UK edition of AN ECHO IN THE BONE. Apparently it is ...

Excerpt booklets on eBay

6/09/2009 05:42:00 AM

Someone on the Compuserve forum mentioned the other day that a signed copy of the ECHO excerpt booklet sold for more than $51.00 on eBay. ...

ECHO excerpt booklet

6/04/2009 07:10:00 AM

For those of you who read ECHO excerpts, here is some interesting news I found on Compuserve this morning. A 32-page booklet of excerpts fr...

May poll results

6/01/2009 06:10:00 AM

Here are the results of the May poll. How did you discover the OUTLANDER books? 32.2% - A friend or family member recommended the books to m...

Scottish Memories interview, part 1

5/31/2009 07:19:00 AM

Some of you may have heard about a two-part interview with Diana Gabaldon that was recently published in Scottish Memories magazine. Due t...

Some thoughts for Memorial Day

5/24/2009 05:40:00 PM

In honor of Memorial Day in the U.S. on Monday, here are a few quotes from the books honoring those who fell in battle: The first is from D...

Interesting article

5/21/2009 03:35:00 PM

Check out the June 2009 issue of Scottish Memories magazine, which features the second in a series of interviews with Diana Gabaldon. Topic...

Time travel stories

5/16/2009 06:45:00 AM

I have been a fan of time-travel stories since I was a child. In the spirit of Diana Gabaldon's "Methadone List", to help pa...

PHOENIX NOIR

5/10/2009 06:05:00 AM

Diana Gabaldon mentioned on Compuserve yesterday that the PHOENIX NOIR anthology , which contains her short story titled "Dirty Scottsd...

How did you find the series?

5/05/2009 06:00:00 AM

I've been very pleased by the response to this month's poll so far. Thanks to everybody who's already voted! As a relative newc...

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Notable Dates This Month

May 1, 1721 - Jamie is born (OUTLANDISH COMPANION)

May, 1744 - Fergus is branded by Jack Randall; Jamie duels with Randall, wounding him in the groin; Claire miscarries Faith and nearly dies from childbed fever (DRAGONFLY)

May 16, 1753 - Jamie arrives at Ardsmuir prison (VOYAGER)

May, 1757 - Geneva Dunsany blackmails Jamie into sleeping with her (VOYAGER)

May, 1758 - Lord John surprises Percy and Lieutenant Weber in a very compromising situation (BOTB)

May, 1770 - Jemmy is born (DRUMS)

May, 1771 - Roger is hanged and nearly dies (FIERY CROSS)

May, 1775 - Malva Christie falsely accuses Jamie of getting her pregnant (ABOSAA)

Mid-May, 1777 - Jamie, Claire, and young Ian encounter pirates on the high seas (ECHO)

May, 1778 - Lord John marries Claire to keep her from arrest as a spy; Jamie is presumed dead in a shipwreck; Lord John and Claire have sex (ECHO)

May 18, 1778 - Claire and Lord John attend the Mischianza (ECHO)

May 1, 1945 - Claire travels back in time to the 18th century (OUTLANDER)

May, 1948 - Newspaper accounts and Rev. Wakefield's journal document Claire's return from the 18th century (DRAGONFLY)

May 1, 1968 - Gillian Edgars (aka Geillis Duncan) kills her husband at Craigh na Dun and travels back in time to the 18th century (DRAGONFLY)

May 1, 1971 - Brianna goes back in time to the 18th century (DRUMS)

About

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.

Things have changed a great deal in OUTLANDER fandom in recent years, with many new fans discovering the books as a result of the STARZ TV series. Whether you're a newcomer to OUTLANDER or you've been reading the books for 30+ years, one thing we all have in common is our love for these books and characters and this amazing story that Diana Gabaldon has created.

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