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The Outlander novels are a series of books “that have no discernible genre (or all of them)” (“Chronology of the Outlander Series.” Diana Gabaldon). In 2014, the series was made into a popular Starz TV show starring Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan. The series begins with Outlander (1991), which introduces Claire Beauchamp Randall. Shortly after returning from her time as a field nurse in World War II, Claire takes a trip to Scotland with her husband Frank Randall, a history professor. Frank is studying the history of his ancestor Jack Randall and his involvement with the 1745 Jacobite uprising, when Claire comes across a set of ancient standing stones nearby at Craigh Na Dun. When Claire touches the stones, she is suddenly thrown back into the year 1743 and taken in by the powerful MacKenzie clan. For safety, she marries a warrior named Jamie Fraser, with whom she later falls deeply in love. Claire tells Jamie that she is a time-traveler, and together they attempt to mitigate the damage Claire knows is coming at the end of the Jacobite uprising in the bloody Battle of Culloden.
By Diana Gabaldon
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