An Echo in the Bone

OKAY, people, this is Book 7 in the Outlander series. It's about 1,200 pages long. At this rate the TV series (which I don't watch) will go on for about twenty years, even cutting out a lot.

And there is a lot to cut out. I love Diana Gabaldon's detail but I admit to skipping over a bunch of it too. I read the books for the wonderful characters, the history, and the action. And Echo does not disappoint in those regards.

To update you on where (when?) everyone is now: Jaime and Claire are in the Colonies in 1778 or so. Brianna and Roger and their kids are in Scotland in 1980ish. The action switches back and forth from time to time, and the voice changes from character to character, but it's not at all hard to follow. We do spend most of our time in the 18th century with Jaime and Claire, and Ian, Jaime's nephew. Lord John Grey and his son William are there too (who is actually Jaime's illegitimate son). In the 20th century, Brianna gets a job as an engineer, and Roger's ancestor William MacKenzie has come forward in time inadvertently, and comes seeking answers (and a way to go back) from Roger.

Normally I take a break between Outlander books because they are just so consuming, but with the way Gabaldon ended this one (I won't spoil it), I NEED to read the next one. She left a bunch of loose ends!! So off I go to BN to download Book 8.

An Echo in the Bone