For each of her books, Diana has researched Scottish history quite thoroughly (as well as histories of other countries). She has a PhD in science, and Diana is an excellent and very detailed researcher, as good scientists have to be. The University of Glasgow hosted an academic conference in July 2023 with more than 90 speakers on her Outlander series and how it has affected Scotland’s arts, tourism, economy, and also explored the history that she included in her books.

I don’t remember seeing Jamie in a red coat in the 5th season of the Starz tv series or in Book 5. Will check next time I watch it again and watch for it. The Starz TV series sometimes changes her books, plots and scenes around in adapting them to the tv-series format.

If you haven’t read the books, I hope that you will. Especially since OUTLANDER, the first book, begins in Inverness where you are from! Lots more history and details in the 700+ page books that they can’t include in a single tv series season.

All best,
Loretta
Diana’s Webmistress

There will be sixteen episodes. You’re not cheated, but have to wait for the second eight episodes. It’s what is called a “split season,” shown in two different groupings. Starz did it in previous seasons for this and other programs. Why do they do it? I have no idea. The pandemic supposedly played a role a few years ago with having to halt filming, maybe scheduling around actors’ schedules, and other production stuff, from unsubstantiated rumors I heard. Or it could be marketing. You’d have to ask Starz and Sony. The reasons may have varied from year to year. Who knows?

But it’s not “false advertising” if there’s a delay in the middle of a season, in legal terms. Shows on multiple cable and streaming channels do all sorts of unusual scheduling nowadays. I do know that competition is quite fierce, and they do their best to get the most media attention for their work.

You’re the one who should call Starz and tell them you’re unhappy about it IMHO, not Diana! Like you said, she doesn’t make those decisions, but Starz and Sony do. And they do listen to viewers.

The second half of season 7 will be great, even after the wait! Season 8 after that. And we have the Prequel tv series coming too! And, of course, book ten (publication date to be determined).

Everything will be okay. Yeah, I don’t like to wait, either! But it will be worth it.

Loretta
Diana’s Webmistress

And the fireflies – what great computer magic! Now *Those* few Jamie/Bree moments made me misty eyed! Michael Mouse indeed! Full on gush of tears at Ocracoke as the MacKenzies exited the 18th century. Such great chemistry has developed between the actors over the many seasons. Ian/John Bell melted my heart talking, sparks aflying Rachel’s way. Teary eyed again when Ian meets the “child of his spirit” in the Mohawk camp. He is healing!

Going to be a long few months until second part of Season 7 airs……sigh…
Regards and hugs,
Starr
Sierra Vista, AZ

——–Translation to English via Google Translate——–

A message to thank you warmly for each little extract that you publish, because it is a dose of good humor offered to your passionate readers.

Yet sometimes I wonder if you borrowed from Claire the drip that Brianna designed to slowly instill ether during anesthesia? Your readers are very demanding and I am very impatient!

This reminds me of the anecdote seen in a biography of Charles Dickens: his New York readers were so anxious to know the sequel to his serial novel “Old curiosity shop”, that they went to wait for a steamer from Liverpool in order to to know if Little Nell was dead.

Fortunately, we know that all characters in great literary works are immortal. So it will be for Claire and Jamie: laws of thermodynamics, deep faith and of course, a lot of imagination and literary talent on your part.

You certainly know the unfinished painting “Dickens Dream”, where we see the writer sleeping surrounded by all the characters with whom he populated his novels. This is how I imagine you, in front of your computer, in the dead of night, taking a little rest at the end of a chapter, surrounded by all the characters you have created (except the “bad guys” of course! ).

I wish you many days and nights of fruitful and gratifying literary creation for you. As for future publications, we will wait, respecting your writing times!

“On VE Day, the bloodiest and most terrible war in human history, grows fainter with each passing day. But I can still recall every detail of the day when I saw the life I wanted in a window. I sometimes wonder what would have happened if I had bought the vase and made a home for it. Would that have changed things? Would I have been happy? Who can say?
I do know this: even now: after all the pain and death and heartbreak that followed, I would still make the same choice.”
Season 1 ep 1 Claire

I am an 80 year nam vet
Have not read a line but have watched the tv version through to droutlander.

I am desperately in love with Claire!

I know that you don’t have control over what STARZ Entertainment does with their programming, but the fact remains that they advertised Outlander this season as having sixteen episodes, all of which have already been filmed as I understand the articles that I’ve read. Now, after I signed up for their service, they have cut off showing more episodes after only eight shows this season, saying we have to wait until 2024 for the rest.

It seems blatantly unfair that they should have lied like that at the beginning of the season! We all signed up expecting a full sixteen episodes. THAT’S FALSE ADVERTISING!!! I sincerely hope that you will call STARZ and tell them how upset your fans are because I am one VERY upset fan. I’ve read all the books you’ve written so far several times and I’ve watched the series at least twice, but I want more! I don’t like being lied to and they’ve done that to keep us hanging on. They want our money for another season! It’s outrageous that STARZ can get away with lying and false advertising.

There, I’ve said my piece. I don’t suppose there’s anything you can do, but I needed to vent. I’m very angry with STARZ Entertainment. Thank you for listening.

Love your books,
Alice Ouellette
Wallingford, CT

PS – Writing as Alice Mary Scott “Queso’s Story,” & “Queso, Kidnapped” + 2 Romance Novels so far sold only on Amazon.com.