Comments on: Onion Goggles and Season 5 Credits!

By: Maria Perez Lee

Maria Perez Lee — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 17:54:24 +0000

Hey Diana, I first found your books by accident in 1998 in Germany, I was looking for something in English to read as my head would get so tired from the exhaustion of hearing and reading in a foreign language all day. I picked up your book initially because of the title, “Cross Stitch”, because I love needlework in all kinds of forms. That was the start of an addiction. I always wished they would make the book into a film (but the series is so much better than a short film) and I ran out to find the sequels. (The internet wasn’t then what it is now!).

By: Virginia Dobias

Virginia Dobias — Thu, 14 May 2020 17:35:28 +0000

I started reading the Outlander series on my Kindle and Like them so much better than the TV series. Just an FYI-at the end of season 5 book series William has gotten a broken nose and is bleeding down the back of his throat. Well- back then it may have been common to have someone with a nose bleed to tilt their head back but nowdays its common knowledge to have the person did their heads forward. I had a related family member who developed a nosebleed and they had him tilt his head backwards. BUT-this allows the blood to go into the stomach)which then follows that blood does NOT go in the stomach). If someones tilts their head backwards the stomach then becomes nausated & throws it up which then means increased chances of aspirating the blood into the lungs thereby drowning them. The relative died from this. Just thought I would let you know so this erroneous notion doesn’t get passed on to more people. Keep up the good work. Can’t wait for the next that book to comes out. That would be book nine. I have gone back & reread the series and found things I had missed in the first read. I am what you call a speed reader.

By: Jane Morris-Jones

Jane Morris-Jones — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:16:54 +0000

Dear Diana,
I am a newcomer to Outlander and have been reading, and watching, with great enjoyment. I was brought up on
D.K. Broster’s Jacobite trilogy and later discovered her French Royalist novels set some fifty years later. Your work reminds me vividly of the world she created but with a contemporary sensibility. I wonder if you have a view on her work?

By: Pam M.

Pam M. — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 07:40:10 +0000

Hello:

Awaiting the release of Book 10 as is everyone and thank you for continuing the series. I shall be sad when the end has come for Jamie and Claire. My job takes me on the road often and the miles just slip away because of your
books on Audible and I have come to love the story-telling of Davina Porter. She brings such life to the books. My fingers are crossed that she will be chosen and will be available for the books to come.
As another has mentioned, I would love to hear the Lord John Grey series by Davina Porter as well. During a shopping spree on Audible, I purchased the entire Lord John series. Sadly, I cannot bear to listen to them. I do not hear Lord John’s voice at all. Lesson learned. Listen to the samples and purchase just one at a time I am reading them but would enjoy the Audible versions during my long road trips and on long hiking days.
My deepest appreciation for the honesty in your books. It’s such a relief for them not to be overly politically correct or politically motivated and I very much respect that. It’s a breath of fresh air!
Blessings to you and yours,
PM

By: Rana Geving

Rana Geving — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:07:57 +0000

Hello Diana,

I want to tell you about my favorite Christmas gift but first let me say that your books came to me at a time when I very badly needed to escape life and tuck into a good book(s). I even found myself laying my hands on an old oak tree with the hopes that it would take me away like the stones do in your books. Thank you for your books, they saved me.

The death of my Father was a crushing blow to me. Even now, after 8 years I still can’t believe I am able to go on without him. The first Christmas after he died my sister gave me a quilt she made from my Dads old flannel shirts. It was like getting part of my Dad back again. I use that quilt or touch it everyday. It is by far the best gift I have ever gotten.

Your biggest fan,

Rana

By: Loretta

Loretta — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:01:44 +0000

Hi, Steven,

Diana’s Webmistress here.

The release date for BEES has not been set yet by Diana’s publishers. Likely will be some time in 2020.

So the Audible version will be released some time after the book is finished and published. No date for that yet.

Keep checking back for updates! It will be worth the wait, I think.

Happy New Year!

Cheers,

Loretta
Diana’s Webmistress

By: Loretta

Loretta — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:57:52 +0000

Hi, Bill,

Nice to hear from you! This is Diana’s webmistress, Loretta. I’m answering the web comments for a few days while Diana is busy this week working on BEES (Book 9).

As to how you watch the Outlander TV series, that depends on which country you live in. Starz is the network that created it, and Sony International distributes it (and they do not send me any information on viewing in different areas to post here). I tried to keep current lists of how to watch the series globally but it is too time consuming to do all the research myself, plus the information can change week to week.

So, unfortunately, viewers need to do research for the country they live in.

If you are in the U.S.A., Outlander is shown on Starz cable network and streaming service. Their main webpage is:

http://www.starz.com

or a direct link to the Outlander series on the Starz website:

https://www.starz.com/us/en/series/21796/episodes?season=1

You can get an online/web/streaming Starz subscription, similar to Netflix. The website above is currently offering a free Starz streaming trial.s

Episodes through season 4 are available on the Starz website. Season five, the new one, premieres in the U.S.A. on Starz’s network and streaming subscriptions on Sunday, February 16, 2020. Seasons one through four are also available in DVD or Blu-ray sets in many countries.

As to plot details on the TV series, Diana’s books have MUCH more detail in them. So you may find your answers to Jamie’s behavior there. The series is not a scene by scene adaptation of her books, because they are so large the series would take 30 years to film! So her books are adapted for the Outlander TV series and condensed accordingly, and Starz has done a great job of that.

To see an overview of Diana’s fiction, check out Diana’s Chronology of the Outlander and Lord John books and short fiction at:

http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/chronology-of-the-outlander-series/

And I agree with you that the Outlander TV series is the best book to TV that I have seen!

Happy New Year!

Thanks,

Loretta
Diana’s Webmistress
webmaster@dianagabaldon.com

By: Susan Campbell

Susan Campbell — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 21:00:49 +0000

Diana,
Please do not hurry your writing, you do it perfectly just naturally. And I’ll read everything when it’s ready. I have no doubt we’ll all love it and fret and argue over it for years to come and have a blast doing so. And to everyone trying to hurry you along–back off and let the woman spin her magic. Guarantee it will be worth every minute of waiting.
We love you, Diana.

By: Christine Haggis

Christine Haggis — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 12:39:04 +0000

I have been an avid reader of your books for many years now. I have recommended them to others who are also fans now. Thank you for the update on ‘Bees’ I am sure there will be tears here , when it finally comes available. The prequel about Jamie’s parents sounds a great idea. and one about Master Raymond’s adventures in the time travel universe is intrigues me. I have lately taken up writing as a hobby. and apart from a story about a middle aged teacher investigating a missing family member I am researching and writing a fictional account about an ancestor who fought and was wounded in the early nineteenth century during the peninsula war in Spain and Portugal. He was a Scottish highlander, nothing at all like Jamie. A short dark haired man who despite his missing arm (removed on the battlefield) sired 8 daughters and 3 sons. Some migrated and descendants now live I Australia New Zealand and the USA. So I am aware of the lengthy process of writing, editing and publishing . Looking forwards to seeing Claire as the White Raven, whenever that will be. Should you need another Scottish scene for another novel try Coigach, and the Summer Isles look at the scenery of this part of the north west Scottish coastline and the mountains in the background. This was my ancestors home. I love Ardvreck Castle which passed from the Macleods to the Mackenzies and Achiltibouie and Polbain, small crofting and fishing communities.
Wishing you all success however the series might end and wondering if any of my characters ever unknowingly passed by any of yours in their wanderings about the world.

By: Kristin Volberg

Kristin Volberg — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 06:35:57 +0000

After reading this, I bought myself a pair of onion goggles! I love them! I ordered two more for family members. No more tears. Thank you!