Voyager

Love all these books I’m excited to start the next in the series!!! Highly recommend! If you love the tv series then you will definitely love the expansive detail in this book series, makes me wish I read these first before watching!

I'm so pleased at the quick delivery , cd's are in great shape (better than described) and priced competitively.

In Voyager, Diana Gabaldon continues the epic saga of Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser, following the gripping tales set in Outlander and Dragonfly in Amber. This installment sweeps readers from the haunting battlefields of eighteenth-century Scotland to the vibrant landscapes of the West Indies, further intertwining the fates of its beloved characters.After the devastating clash at Culloden, Jamie Fraser awakens among the fallen, consumed with concern for Claire and their unborn child. Despite facing his own peril, his thoughts are solely on their safety and future, as he prays for Claire's well-being over the next twenty years, never truly knowing if she made it through the standing stones to her own time.Meanwhile, Claire believes Jamie to be lost forever, living a life devoid of joy except for their daughter, Brianna. When fate intervenes and she learns that Jamie survived, Claire must confront a heart-wrenching decision: remain with Brianna in their time or venture back to a dangerous past in search of her beloved husband. Voyager is a masterfully woven tale of love, sacrifice, and the desire to reunite across the strands of time, making it a must-read for fans of historical fiction and romance.

Voyager is literally, as the title states, a voyage of a story. Voyager had a lot to live up to, in my eyes, after the ending of Dragonfly in Amber. This story literally wastes no time trying to get the ball going. Diana Gabaldon does a beautiful job in her storytelling with this one because there is a lot. If you have yet to read this series then this one will be a hard one to try and review without any spoilers. What I can say is, Gabaldon handles the fallout of DiA extremely well, while also putting the characters through an emotional journey. I think what makes Voyager shine most is the character journey that Claire and Jamie go on. They are definitely not the same two we grew to love in books one and two. They are damaged, mature, while also trying to come to terms with the hand they have been dealt. It is truly quite magical.Voyager's story is easily best described as a road trip. Gabaldon takes on a journey that doesn't stop for a second. Which I can note, may be quite jarring for some, but I thoroughly enjoy this one for that reason. As said before this novel has to pick up the pieces that was the ending of DiA, while also finding it's own identity, while also setting up Claire and Jamie and friends' next adventure. To give you some context without spoiling to much, so that I may emphasize what I have been saying, this story spans twenty years. Yes, you heard me right 2o years. I just leave you with that.My re-read of this series is coming along nicely. I am enjoying this so much because it is like reading this series again for the first time. I know I won't be finished in time for Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone, but I don't care because for right now I just want to enjoy myself. And I am.

This remains my least favorite of the OUTLANDER series so far, although I still greatly enjoyed it. My enjoyment is due mainly to the lead characters, Claire and Jamie, but also to Ms. Gabaldon's writing. It's partly poetical, partly historical, and partly bone-chillingly raw. She fills her stories with just enough action to keep them moving, enough bodice ripping to appease romance novel aficionados, and enough beautiful writing and historical detail to appeal to even the most discerning reader.So why wasn't this installment my favorite? Well, I still take issue with Ms. Gabaldon's insistence on jumping between points of view. When the stories come from Claire's point of view and are written in first person, I love them. Indeed, I enjoy them so much that when Ms. Gabaldon switches to third person this is not only an unwelcome shock, it also draws me out of the story. And in my opinion any technique that makes the reader realize they are reading a story and not living it, is a bad technique. Plus, some things are beginning to wear thin, in particular Ms. Gabaldon's repeated descriptions of Jamie's physical attributes. How many times do we have to hear he has thick, red hair? True, some readers may find this titillating, but I find it boring.Apart for all of this, Ms. Gabaldon has a wonderful gift for weaving an exciting, and yet beautifully written tale, and I will continue reading her series. Well done, Ms. Gabaldon!