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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, Book 2) (original 1991; edition 2001)

by Diana Gabaldon

Series: Outlander (2)

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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Historical Fiction. The second part of the series from Diana Gabaldon that explores the power of a love which transcends space and time. A magnificent epic that once again sweeps us back in time to the drama and passion of 18th-century Scotland...For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to Scotland's majestic mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones ...about a love that transcends the boundaries of time ...and about James Fraser, a Scottish warrior whose gallantry once drew a young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his ....Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful copper-haired daughter, Brianna, as Claire's spellbinding journey of self-discovery continues in the intrigue-ridden Paris court of Charles Stuart ...in a race to thwart a doomed Highlands uprising ...and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves.… (more)
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Title:Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, Book 2)
Authors:Diana Gabaldon
Info:Delta (2001), Paperback, 768 pages
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Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (1991)

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  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
Quite good as a development of the story of Claire and Jaimie. Although in places this story doesn't sound very believable, it's fun reading. In my opinion, this second book does a pretty good in job bringing the story to its logical and expected ending and doesn't really need to be continued in further installments. However, I will probably go on reading the following books out of simple curiosity but I doubt that I will get as far as book 8 unless the characters develop further and story deepens rather than just continue to list adventure after adventure. ( )
  b00kdarling87 | Jan 7, 2024 |
I just finished my reread of "Dragonfly in Amber" by Diana Gabaldon, the second book in the Outlander series. Although I have the paperbacks on my shelves, I read the Kindle edition because it is much easier.

I read this first more than twenty years ago, but still remembered quite a bit of the plot. It was interesting that I had the same reaction to the first half of the novel - I was not a fan of the action in France and couldn't wait for Jamie and Claire to return to Scotland. Once there, I enjoyed it immensely, although there were some lengthy parts as well, which is why all in all I amended my rating from five to four and a half stars. Some of the twists and turns seem a bit exaggerated to me (such as Claire's forced trip to the Duke of Sandringham, Hugh Monroe's death and Jamie killing Dougal - I had not remembered any of that and was just shaking my head, waiting for Claire's departure before the battle of Culloden.).
But still - there are hardly any literary characters who seem so real to me and whom I hold so dearly as Jamie and Claire. Their separation in the end just broke my heart once again, and all the chapters after that gave me goosebumps. I think I read the last few pages hardly daring to take a breath!
I just love this story with all my heart and feel like diving straight into book 3, which I will not do because somehow I have to return to the real world, and because I cannot face a novel of 1000+ pages right now! ( )
  MissBrangwen | Jan 4, 2024 |
I set out hoping to enjoy this second book as I had got to know the characters etc. but gave up on page 380, as again so drawn out. Had hoped to read the whole series, but sadly not for me.
  Carole46 | Dec 31, 2023 |
Not nearly as good as #1, but entertaining nonetheless. Should have definitely stopped here! ( )
  Suem330 | Dec 28, 2023 |
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Anastassatos, MariettaCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Craft, KinukoCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Porter, DavinaNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Regös, FerencCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sallamo-Lavi, AnuirmeliTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Historical Fiction. The second part of the series from Diana Gabaldon that explores the power of a love which transcends space and time. A magnificent epic that once again sweeps us back in time to the drama and passion of 18th-century Scotland...For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to Scotland's majestic mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones ...about a love that transcends the boundaries of time ...and about James Fraser, a Scottish warrior whose gallantry once drew a young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his ....Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful copper-haired daughter, Brianna, as Claire's spellbinding journey of self-discovery continues in the intrigue-ridden Paris court of Charles Stuart ...in a race to thwart a doomed Highlands uprising ...and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves.

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