Voyager - Diana Gabaldon

Appropriately named, this book takes us on the next journey of Claire and Jamie, and not only jumps between present day and eighteenth century Scotland, but travels around the world as well. I have to admit that as a huge fan of the series, this is probably my least favourite book, but still worth a read so that you know what's going on when you get to the fourth book! I can't pinpoint why this one doesn't live up to the first two, or the following books, perhaps for me it is because a good part of it doesn't take place in Scotland, which was a big draw for me in the first two novels. It's hard to write about the story without giving it away for ...  Read the complete review

How far would you travel for the one you love? I know I have often told my husband that I would go anywhere and do anything for him but would I be able to give up everything I hold dear, including my children, to be with him? This is the agonising decision that Claire Randell found herself having to face. Claire left her true love Jamie, back in 1746 when she was forced to flee through the magic stones that had transported her from 1940s Scotland to a time of civil unrest and turbulent fighting. It had been her husbands last wish that she go back, to the future, to protect their unborn child, knowing that fate would lead him to one of the bloodiest ...  Read the complete review

Diana Gabaldon has been my favourite author, since I read 'Cross Stitch', the first of her series of novels about Claire and Jamie. 'Voyager' is her third novel and is just as addictive and compelling as her first two. It continues the story of Claire, who is from 20th century Scotland & Jamie the Highlander from the 1700s. Gabaldon's writing has it all & this is such a good concept - Claire travelling through an ancient stone circle & finding herself in the past. In 'Voyager', Claire goes back to meet Jamie again & their adventures see them in Scotland, France & travelling overseas to the West Indies. As always, these huge paperbacks (over ...  Read the complete review

I think this book and the rest of the series were fantastic! They were easily the best books I've ever read - and I'm an avid reader. I laughed out loud while reading (something I very seldom ever do). I cried during some of the passages. These books were so real, I felt as though the characters were my very best friends after the first book. The author's descriptions were so vivid, you could almost see what she was talking about. She didn't repeat events over and over when she was talking about something else - she trusted you to know what she was referring to. One event didn't last for several pages; she described something fully and moved onto ...  Read the complete review