- Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Soldiers
Eighteenth-century Britain and the Seven Years' War form the backdrop for Lord John Grey's quest to uncover the truth about his father's death, a search that leads to deadly peril and an encounter with a Jacobite prisoner, Jamie Fraser, who may hold the key to his quest.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
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- Author
- Diana Gabaldon
- First published
- 2007
- Pages
- 512
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group, Delacorte Press, Delta
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780385660969
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Diana Jean Gabaldon Watkins grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona and is of Mexican-American and English descent. She has earned three degrees: a B.S. in Zoology, a M.S. in Marine Biology, and a Ph.D in Ecology. She currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. She writes Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance. Source: Goodreads.com
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