| The Fiery Cross | 
 enlarge | Author: Diana Gabaldon
Publisher: Seal Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  378 reviews
Sales Rank: 3175
Media: Unbound
Edition: 1
Pages: 1456
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
ISBN: 0770427979
EAN: 9780770427979
ASIN: 0770427979
Release Date: March 23, 2004
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From Amazon.com
The fiery cross, once used to summon Highland clans to war, now beckons readers to take up Diana Gabaldon's fifth installment in the Outlander series featuring the time-traveling Frasers. Historical fiction fans who have waited four long years since the publication of Drums of Autumn will thrill to Gabaldon's trademark detail and sensuality, both displayed liberally throughout the nearly 1,000 pages of The Fiery Cross. In this pre-Revolutionary War period, Claire Fraser and her husband, Jamie, have crossed oceans and centuries to build a life together in the bucolic beauty of North Carolina. But tensions both ancient and recent threaten not only Claire and James, but their daughter, Brianna, her new husband, Roger, and their infant son, Jemmy, as well as members of their clan. Gabaldon delivers on what she does best: poignant storylines, empathetic characters, meticulous detail, and searing passion. Savor every carefully chosen word, readers; it may be a long time until the next installment! --Alison Trinkle
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 Better the Second Time July 16, 2008
Ok, I have to admit that the first time I read this book I just about didn't make it through...I loved the fast paced plotting of the first four books in the series, and then came to this one and found that there was nothing pushing me on to finish all 1200 pages! I recently re-read the entire series, this time really focusing on the actual writing, characters, etc. rather than racing through to see what happens next. In some ways I still think that this is the weakest book in the series...it reads more like essays about life in North Carolina interspersed with short stories with a bit of action. But the writing is so amazing. I feel like I can almost picture Fraser's Ridge and all of it's inhabitants...normally I skim descriptive passages, but Gabaldon's are so well written that they really draw you in. And while there was not really one overarching plot to tie the book together, the "short stories" contained within it were up to her usual standard of funny, imaginative and penetrating.
Long but Good January 23, 2008
This book in the series is less action more story about the characters lives in 1770 America. At first I found the book hard to get into. But, once past the first 300 pages, the story of the characters start to unfold. Jamie and Clair seem so real. I am so in love with their love story. In this book, I was even more connected to the two of them and am sad to have to end the book even at 1400 plus pages.
 Couldn't finish the book. December 5, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can't really comment too much on this book, because I didn't finish reading it. I read the first few chapters and got very bored with it. That was a few years ago. I still have no interest in finishing it. It's such a shame ... the first four books were wonderful.
 Very Impressive November 30, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was very impressed with Diana this time. She spent a long time writing this one with alot of detail and wasn't afraid to let their lives settle down a bit, I think they deserve a break and Diana too. I enjoyed this book and was sad to see it end. Just started ABOSAA!! Keep em comin' Diana!
 Now we really see the Professor's brain June 29, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
As with most of the reviews, 1,2 and 3 were smashing, I trudged through 4 in anticipation of another smash hit. But I was disappointed with Fiery Cross. Dianna has switched on her University Professor brain, with it necessity for detail lost on us "commoners". "Outlander" is no longer a learning exercise, with all it's excitement for her. Dianna has now taken on the novelist job. It's to bad the story is suffering. I will as others, continue to read until Jamie and Claire pass of the scene. But I hope their lives liven up for book 6 and 7. Thank you for the good times, we learned our Scottish history!
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