Dragonfly in Amber

752 pages

English language

Published Aug. 7, 2001

ISBN:
978-0-385-33597-3
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4 stars (3 reviews)

Dragonfly in Amber is the second book in the Outlander series of novels by Diana Gabaldon. Centered on time travelling 20th century nurse Claire Randall and her 18th century Scottish Highlander warrior husband Jamie Fraser, the books contain elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure and fantasy. This installment chronicles Claire and Jamie's efforts to prevent the Jacobite rising that Claire knows will end disastrously for the Scots. A television adaptation of the series, called Outlander, premiered on Starz in August 2014. The show's second season—which aired May through July 2016—was based on the events of Dragonfly in Amber.

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3 stars

This was a bit of slog at various points, but by the end of the story, it was quite enjoyable. It finishes fast and is satisfying. Gabaldon's world drenches with details, and it's easy to discount the necessity of many points, but then she'll reach back for a small fact that was introduced a thousand pages before, and, well, it's magical. I still get the impression that the book could use a good edit, because I find plenty of repetition, and I don't think it's necessary to remind the reader of something that happened in the previous book. Can't we just assume that nobody began at book 2?