There’s never been a better time to discover the novels behind the blockbuster Starz original series . Blending rich historical fiction with riveting adventure and a truly epic love story, here are the first four books of Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling saga that introduced the world to the brilliant Claire Randall and valiant Highlander Jamie Fraser: آ  آ  Scottish 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 “outlanderâ€‌—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, 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. آ  آ  “Marvelous and fantastic adventures, romance, sex . . . perfect escape reading.â€‌ on “History comes deliciously alive on the page.â€‌on آ  “Gabaldon is a born storyteller. . . . The pages practically turn themselves.â€‌on “Triumphant . . . Her use of historical detail and a truly adult love story confirm Gabaldon as a superior writer.â€‌on “Unforgettable characters . . . richly embroidered with historical detail.â€‌on