Diana Gabaldon

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Fantasy Historical Fiction Romance

Diana Jean Gabaldon Watkins is an American author of Hispanic and English descent, born and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona.
She holds degrees in Zoology, Marine Biology, and Ecology, as well as an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Glasgow.
Gabaldon is best known for her Outlander series, which blends historical fiction, romance, and time travel.
Her extensive research and attention to detail are evident in her writing.
Currently residing in Scottsdale, Arizona, Gabaldon has gained international recognition for her contributions to literature, particularly in the realm of Scottish historical fiction.

Books by Diana Gabaldon

Outlander

by Diana Gabaldon

Falling through stones to 1743, a combat nurse must wed a scarred Highland outlaw to survive.

4.26

1.1M+

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 💪 Competent Heroine 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 💔 Tortured Hero

Immersive

Outlander

Falling through stones to 1743, a combat nurse must wed a scarred Highland outlaw to survive.

by Diana Gabaldon 1991 850 pages

4.26

1.1M+ ratings

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 💪 Competent Heroine 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 💔 Tortured Hero

Dragonfly in Amber

by Diana Gabaldon • 1992

Her mother's secret: she loved an 18th-century Highlander after traveling through time.

4.34

300k+

⏳ Time Travel Romance 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Jacobite Rebellion 👑 French Court Intrigue 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Highland Clan Life

Dragonfly in Amber

Her mother's secret: she loved an 18th-century Highlander after traveling through time.

by Diana Gabaldon 1992 947 pages

4.34

300k+ ratings

⏳ Time Travel Romance 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Jacobite Rebellion 👑 French Court Intrigue 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Highland Clan Life

Voyager

by Diana Gabaldon • 1993

Twenty years after leaving him for dead, a doctor steps through time to reclaim her Highlander.

4.39

300k+

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🏔️ Scottish Highlands ⛵ High Seas Adventure ⚔️ Jacobite Rebellion

Voyager

Twenty years after leaving him for dead, a doctor steps through time to reclaim her Highlander.

by Diana Gabaldon 1993 870 pages

4.39

300k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🏔️ Scottish Highlands ⛵ High Seas Adventure ⚔️ Jacobite Rebellion

Drums of Autumn

by Diana Gabaldon • 1996

Land in the colonies gives the Frasers hope, until the pirate they saved demands his price.

4.36

200k+

🗺️ Colonial America ⏳ Time Travel Romance 🪓 Frontier Settlement 🫂 Found Family 🕰️ Across Centuries

Drums of Autumn

Land in the colonies gives the Frasers hope, until the pirate they saved demands his price.

by Diana Gabaldon 1996 928 pages

4.36

200k+ ratings

🗺️ Colonial America ⏳ Time Travel Romance 🪓 Frontier Settlement 🫂 Found Family 🕰️ Across Centuries

The Fiery Cross

by Diana Gabaldon • 2001

On the Carolina frontier, a governor's decree forces a Highland time-crossed family to take up arms.

4.26

200k+

🌲 Colonial America 🕰️ Time Travel Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga ⚔️ Revolutionary War 🏡 Found Family

The Fiery Cross

On the Carolina frontier, a governor's decree forces a Highland time-crossed family to take up arms.

by Diana Gabaldon 2001 1443 pages

4.26

200k+ ratings

🌲 Colonial America 🕰️ Time Travel Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga ⚔️ Revolutionary War 🏡 Found Family

A Breath of Snow and Ashes

by Diana Gabaldon • 2005

Abducted by a brutal gang, a colonial healer must fight a murder charge as revolution erupts.

4.44

100k+

🕰️ Time Travel Romance ⚔️ Revolutionary War 🏡 Frontier Settlement 🩺 Healer Protagonist 💔 Trauma Recovery

A Breath of Snow and Ashes

Abducted by a brutal gang, a colonial healer must fight a murder charge as revolution erupts.

by Diana Gabaldon 2005 1008 pages

4.44

100k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Travel Romance ⚔️ Revolutionary War 🏡 Frontier Settlement 🩺 Healer Protagonist 💔 Trauma Recovery

An Echo in the Bone

by Diana Gabaldon • 2009

Jamie and Claire bet a Scottish printing press can tip the scales of the American Revolution.

4.44

100k+

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 🎖️ American Revolution 🌳 Epic Family Saga 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlander 🤫 Secret Parentage

An Echo in the Bone

Jamie and Claire bet a Scottish printing press can tip the scales of the American Revolution.

by Diana Gabaldon 2009 820 pages

4.44

100k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 🎖️ American Revolution 🌳 Epic Family Saga 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlander 🤫 Secret Parentage

Written in My Own Heart's Blood

by Diana Gabaldon • 2014

A surgeon and her Highlander husband reunite as the Revolutionary War descends on Philadelphia.

4.55

100k+

🕰️ Time Travel Romance ⚔️ American Revolution 🏠 Found Family 🔍 Secret Parentage 💣 Wartime Saga

Written in My Own Heart's Blood

A surgeon and her Highlander husband reunite as the Revolutionary War descends on Philadelphia.

by Diana Gabaldon 2014 825 pages

4.55

100k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Travel Romance ⚔️ American Revolution 🏠 Found Family 🔍 Secret Parentage 💣 Wartime Saga

Lord John and the Private Matter

by Diana Gabaldon • 2003

Diseased fiancé, murdered spy: Lord John Grey follows the trail into London's Georgian molly-houses.

3.76

50k+

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Lives 🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Affair

Lord John and the Private Matter

Diseased fiancé, murdered spy: Lord John Grey follows the trail into London's Georgian molly-houses.

by Diana Gabaldon 2003 368 pages

3.76

50k+ ratings

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Lives 🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Affair

The Scottish Prisoner

by Diana Gabaldon • 2011

Old enemies unite to decode a cryptic Irish poem that threatens a new treasonous plot.

4.24

35k+

🕵️ Historical Mystery ⚔️ Jacobite Rebellion 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💔 Unrequited Longing 👻 Survivor's Guilt

The Scottish Prisoner

Old enemies unite to decode a cryptic Irish poem that threatens a new treasonous plot.

by Diana Gabaldon 2011 518 pages

4.24

35k+ ratings

🕵️ Historical Mystery ⚔️ Jacobite Rebellion 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💔 Unrequited Longing 👻 Survivor's Guilt

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