Dragonfly in Amber: A Novel

Diana Gabaldon

Oct 2004 · Outlander Book 2 · Sold by Dell

About this ebook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The second book in Diana Gabaldon’s acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series.

“A triumph! A powerful tale layered in history and myth. I loved every page.”—Nora Roberts
 
With her classic novel Outlander, Diana Gabaldon introduced two unforgettable characters—Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser—delighting readers with a story of adventure and love that spanned two centuries. Now Gabaldon returns to that extraordinary time and place in this vivid, powerful sequel to Outlander.
 
For twenty years, Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to the mysteries of Scotland’s mist-shrouded Highlands. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as shocking as the events that gave it birth: the secret of an ancient circle of standing stones, the secret of a love that transcends centuries, and the truth of a man named Jamie Fraser—a Highland warrior whose gallantry once drew the young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his.
 
Claire’s spellbinding journey continues through the intrigue-ridden French court and the menace of Jacobite plots, to the Highlands of Scotland, through war and death in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves.

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Diana Gabaldon’s Voyager.

Ratings and reviews

I love the Outlander adaptation so was was advised to read the books. While the story is amazing, I would say that it took time to get anywhere. For instance this to 2.5 years for me to finish as I keep having to put it down out of sheer boredom. While the details are amazing, this book tend to be excessively wordy. What could be explained in one paragraph sometimes took 2-3 pages. I would recommend this book for readers who love detail but it is easy to get lost in this book due to them.

Would have given 5 stars. Love these books and thought it would be great to have them on my devices, than to carry the physical books. But, I am very upset that this book is missing some very important pages. Seems to be the ones at the end of some chapters. I did not pay to read half downloaded/typed up books. I really hope this can be fixed. I enjoy these books very deeply.

A great story, but far too wordy for far too long. I feel like there was so much fluff in the middle that I had to make myself keep reading to get to the interesting parts. I usually read a few hundred pages a day, but I couldn't get myself to read even a hundred pages, as I would get bored quickly. The story starts off strong, then suddenly drops off and doesn't really pick back up until almost 800 pages, close to the end. I'm a fast, strong reader but this was just too boring and overly detailed for most of it. I do love the series, but seeing as the next book is another 900 page story with reviews calling it "too wordy" I think I'll just watch the show from here on out. If you enjoy endless politics and war strategy, you may find it more interesting than I do.

About the author

Diana Gabaldon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular Outlander novels—Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voy­ager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes (for which she won a Quill Award and the Corine International Book Prize), An Echo in the Bone, Written in My Own Heart’s Blood, and Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone—as well as the related Lord John Grey books, Lord John and the Private Matter, Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade, Lord John and the Hand of Devils, and The Scottish Prisoner; a collection of novellas, Seven Stones to Stand or Fall; three works of nonfiction, “I Give You My Body . . .” and The Outlandish Com­panion, Volumes 1 and 2; the Outlander graphic novel The Exile; and The Official Outlander Coloring Book. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband.