Outlander by Gabaldon Diana
Llega Forastera, la primera entrega de la saga «Outlander . Una apasionante novela que, contada con una prosa gil y fluida, ha cimentado el xito mundial de Daiana Gabaldon y en la que se ha basado la conocida serie de televisi n que lleva el mismo nombre. Comienza la historia de Claire Randal... Reci n acabada la Segunda Guerra Mundial, una joven pareja se re ne por fin para pasar sus vacaciones en Escocia. Una tarde, cuando pasea sola por la pradera, Claire se acerca a un c rculo de piedras antiqu simas y cae de pronto en un extra o trance. Al volver en s se encuentra con un panorama desconcertante: el mundo moderno ha desaparecido, ahora la rodea la Escocia de 1734, con sus clanes beligerantes y supersticiosos, hombres y mujeres rudos, a veces violentos, pero con una capacidad de vivir y de amar como Claire jam s hab a experimentado en su anterior vida. Acosada por los recuerdos, Claire tendr que elegir entre la seguridad del futuro que dej atr s y la apasionante incertidumbre del pasado que ahora habita. En esta primera parte de la saga de Claire Randall -que contin a con Atrapada en el tiempo, Viajera y Tambores de oto o-, Diana Gabaldon ha escrito una historia de amor diferente, en la que los encuentros fortuitos y el juego equ voco del tiempo se conjugan en un intrigante final. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A STARZ ORIGINAL SERIES Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon's work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Beauchamp Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages. One of the top ten best-loved novels in America, as seen on PBS's The Great American ReadScottish Highlands, 1945. Claire Randall, a former British combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach--an outlander--in a Scotland torn by war and raiding clans in the year of Our Lord . . . 1743. Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of a world that threatens her life, and may shatter her heart. Marooned amid danger, passion, and violence, Claire learns her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives.
Diana Gabaldon is the New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular Outlander novels--Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes (for which she won a Quill Award and the Corine International Book Prize), and An Echo in the Bone--and one work of nonfiction, The Outlandish Companion, as well as the bestselling series featuring Lord John Grey, a character she introduced in Voyager. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Hoang Nguyen was born in Vietnam and emigrated to the United States at the age of nine. He has worked for Marvel, Dark Horse, and other comic publishers, and his original project Metal Militia was optioned by Dino De Laurentiis for feature film development. More recently he has worked in the videogame industry, having contributed to such well-known titles as the Elder Scrolls series for Bethesda Softworks. He was the lead artist and character designer on Dead to Rights for Namco and is currently a consultant for Namco Bandai Games.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385658683 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385658680 |
| Title | Outlander |
| Author | Gabaldon Diana |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Doubleday Canada, Limited |
| Year published | 2001-07-17 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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