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Start with Outlander and continue through all 9 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Diana Gabaldon
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Outlander reading order
Ends with Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
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Book 1:Outlander
Diana Gabaldon • 1 recommendation
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Book 2:Dragonfly in Amber
Diana Gabaldon • 1992
Framed by Claire’s return to Scotland in the 1960s, the story follows her earlier life in Paris and the Highlands as she and Jamie try to infiltrate Bonnie Prince Charlie’s circle and derail the doomed Jacobite Rising...
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Book 3:Voyager
Diana Gabaldon • 1993
Twenty years after Culloden, Claire discovers that Jamie survived and must decide whether to leave her 20th century life to find him again, a choice that leads from an Edinburgh printshop to a perilous sea voyage and...
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Book 4:Drums of Autumn
Diana Gabaldon • 1996
Shipwrecked in the New World, Jamie and Claire push inland to build a home in North Carolina, while in the 20th century Brianna uncovers a grim notice about their fate and travels back through the stones, drawing Roge...
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Book 5:The Fiery Cross
Diana Gabaldon • 2001
Gathered with other settlers in the Carolina backcountry, Jamie is ordered to raise a militia for the Crown even as he knows rebellion is coming, pulling Fraser’s Ridge into regulator unrest, tangled loyalties, and ha...
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Book 6:A Breath of Snow and Ashes
Diana Gabaldon • 2005
Revolution edges closer to Fraser’s Ridge as rumors, witchcraft accusations, and a mysterious newspaper clipping about a future house fire threaten Jamie and Claire’s settlement, forcing the family to decide what they...
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Book 7:An Echo in the Bone
Diana Gabaldon • 2009
Jamie and Claire are drawn into the American Revolution and a risky voyage back to Scotland, while in the 20th century Brianna and Roger read their ancestors’ letters, confront missing Jacobite gold, and face a danger...
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Book 8:Written in My Own Heart's Blood
Diana Gabaldon • 2014
Set amid the American Revolution, this installment finds Claire, Jamie, and Lord John untangling a knot of marriages, loyalties, and shifting armies around Philadelphia, while Brianna and Roger confront abduction and...
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Book 9:Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
Diana Gabaldon • 2021
In 1779, Jamie and Claire are back on Fraser’s Ridge when Brianna and Roger return from the 20th century, just as war, prophecy, and old enemies converge on the settlement and force the extended family to fight for th...
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Outlander FAQ
What is the best order to read the Outlander series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Outlander.
How many books are in the Outlander series?
There are 9 books currently listed in the Outlander series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Outlander series?
New readers should start with Outlander, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Outlander series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1992 to 2021.