Yo me quedo con una frase que he leído hace poco en un libro de María Oruña, de la que soy rendida fan, que cita a Arthur Conan Doyle: “Es preferible, cuando se cuenta una historia auténtica, dejarla sin terminar a agregar un apéndice fantástico” Un gran saludo para Diana Gabaldón y enhorabuena por todo lo que ha creado, el Universo Outlander. A pesar del final que le han dado.

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After having read all the published books and some more, and seen all the chapters of the successive seasons of Outlander, I could not feel more disappointed with the ending they gave to the last season in which I expected more answers and the truth is that, after reading the last published book, which raises more questions than answers, giving that ending to the last season seems to me, frankly, to be a tremendous disappointment. And that without having published the last book. I had the feeling that they were in a hurry to close some chapters (how is it possible that they didn’t see the birth of Claire’s last grandson?! ) but the essential thing, the mysteries that the series hides, like Mister Raymond, or the prophecy that Geillys Duncan wanted to find out so insistently, that it was left a bit in the air, why stones can cross, well… all those unknowns are left unanswered and on top of that, as a culmination, watching the last episode of the last season, A new and potential time traveler is revealed to us…I get the feeling that Diana Gabaldón has let outsiders enter the domains of her Outlander books…The interest and curiosity to know what is going to happen in the last book that has not yet been published, for me, has already lost many points, after seeing the end of the season.

I am left with a phrase that I recently read in a book by María Oruña, of whom I am a huge fan, who quotes Arthur Conan Doyle: “It is preferable, when an authentic story is told, to leave it unfinished rather than to add a fantastic appendix.”

A big shout out to Diana Gabaldón and congratulations for everything she has created, the Outlander Universe. Despite the ending they have given it.

https://dianagabaldon.com/2025/01/the-books-are-the-books-and-the-show-is-the-show/

Brenda from Ft. Worth, TX

You have created the most memorable characters ever!!! After watching the finale again (and again!), I was glad I did as I missed something at the end with Jamie and Claire that I caught the second time around. You’ve made it very difficult to read other books (and to watch other shows) so I plan on reading all the Outlander books again. I so look forward to book ten. And thank you so much for your wonderful books.

I started the first book around the same time I started watching the show and then had to put it aside due to a life that was so busy there was just no time to dedicate to such a bountiful series. But I absolutely love books and reading so I have picked it up again now that I have finished watching the final episodes-sometimes it makes the characters more “real” since you can connect a voice and a face to them. It was such a sad moment when the last credits rolled on season 8 and we realize as fans that it is potentially done for good. The shock of an ending that left me screaming, “No! You can’t end it like this!” since like everyone else I wanted closure of the very happy kind where Jamie, Claire and their family could finally have some semblance of peace now that the war would be coming to an end soon. Yes, I would love to see them again in Scotland, but would they really go back after every journey keeps them on the Ridge? Would that even make sense after everything they sacrificed for their lives in America?

So after my lengthy post, all that is left to say is that as we all wait for the final book to be released, I will start my search for the set of books (maybe even the UK versions?) and go back to the beginning where it all started with Claire and Frank and the ghost of Jamie that would call us all back to the past.