THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES - now a major TV series! 'Outlander is epic, magical, and deeply romantic. A true gift to all readers.’ Ali Hazelwood ‘A stone-cold classic' Katherine Arden 'Scotland's answer to Game of Thrones' Herald ___________ For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to the majesty of Scotland's 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 warrior whose gallantry once drew the young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his. Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful daughter as Claire's spellbinding journey continues in the intrigue-ridden court of Charles Edward Stuart, in a race to thwart a doomed uprising, and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves. ___________ Readers love the Outlander series: 'So intricately plotted and peopled that one is amazed she could conceive and write it in only seven years' Independent 'Gabaldon is a gifted world-builder' Daily Telegraph 'Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series has brought a touch of Caledonian magic to millions around the globe' Ian Rankin 'An unforgettable, unparalleled love story that will leave you craving more' Olivie Blake 'A sweeping tale of love, honor, sacrifice and rebellion, Outlander has long defined truly epic storytelling' Cassandra Clare