| Dragonfly in Amber | 
 enlarge | Author: Diana Gabaldon
Publisher: Delta
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  251 reviews
Sales Rank: 1672
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 752
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0385335970
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385335973
ASIN: 0385335970
Publication Date: August 7, 2001
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 Very Fast!! August 3, 2007
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book arrived about 4 days after I placed the order. I was very surprised that I got it that quickly. Thanks!
 A Fantastic Story of Romance woven in history August 1, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A friend gave this book to read. Four hours later I was still reading the book. I finished it over the next several days and I thought it was just a wonderful story. I understand that Dragon Fly is the second book in a series, so I won't hesitate to order the first book Outlander. Ms. Gabaldon is such a gifted writer that knows how to weave a story with history, romance and intrigue. I just love this novel and would recommend it to all my friends.
Excellent voices. July 28, 2007
I love to listen to audio cd's. This one is great because the Davina Porter does a really great job of capturing the characters as she reads. I loved it.
Great book July 13, 2007
I love this book, which is why I bought it. I recommend that you read it in sequence with the others in the series, but this is definitely my favorite book of the Outlander series.
As it relates to buying this book from Amazon, I'm always pleased with the condition of my item - books are so hard to ship without some damage. And this book is quite sizeable. It's a thick book no matter which size you order.
Ye will want to read this intriguing and riveting tale !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! July 9, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I read Outlander several months ago and felt exausted, yet fulfilled afterward. The book was so great that I actually felt as though I had went on this long, hard fought journey with Jamie and Claire myself! So, I decided to wait a while before picking up the second installment Dragonlfy in Amber. I wished I hadn't waited so long....
As others have said, don't let the size of the book daunt your efforts...it's a definte page turner and will fly by so fast you'll soon be on your way for the 3rd book ~ Voyager!
The book begins in the present (for Claire anyway) of 1968. Having lost her husband Frank a couple of years past (and having been away from Jamie for 20 years), she decides to finally tell her daughter, Brianna, the truth of her time travels, a truth that will change the perception of her daughter's life forever. Back in Inverness Scotland, the site of Craigh Na Dun, the infamous fairy hill where Claire was able to miraculously transport herself accidentaly back in time 200 years, Claire decides this is the place where she must give her daughter the facts, take them or leave them, she must tell her, if not for Brianna's sake, but for her own as well.
From Claire's telling of the story, we are brought back to 1744-46 (?), and hearing the rest of Jamie and Claire's saga through Claire's eyes. It begins with them in the French court trying to protect Scotland and it's people from the inevitable rising that Claire knows will kill almost all of the Highland men, save 45 (the battle of Culloden). With this knowledge of the future, Jamie and Claire set out to try and thwart the war of the Jacobites, which is led by Bonnie Prince Charlie and save all of the innocent...or not. We see Jamie and Claire have many adventures throughout Paris and the counrtyside, wrought with danger, revenge and intrigue that leads them further with clues as they set out to find a way to stop the uprising, under the Bonny Prince's own nose. Introduced is a myriad cast of colorful, interesting, and possibly hundreds (ha) of characters that they meet along their journey through the royal court of France. Some good, some evil, some leaving the reader wondering who's side their really on. Having only eachother to trust, they must tread lightly in their wake and be secretive to their plans or they could possibly face a lifetime in prison, but possibly worse...treason.
From France, we get to see Jamie and Claire's adventures pick pack up in Scotland at his childhood home of Lallybroch, where he is laird. Jamie heads home to prepare for what he knows is coming....a bloody war and quite possibly his death. This is where I thought the story really swelled and was unputdownable! I flipped every page with the excitement of a kid opening a present at Christmas and also with the hestitation of what was ahead on the next page. The twists and turns were many, but never with a feeling of cliche. They were in all the right places and as Jamie and Claire made discoveries that further unraveled the truth, we also made those discoveries with them and felt their emotions, as they did. Liken it to a roller coaster ride...the cart reaches the top and when a new tidbit was found out, the coaster sails to the bottom leaving you breathless for a moment or two....blinking. Exhilarated or dumbfounded, this book can pull emotions from you and can also sometimes make you want to throw it in the fire to burn...but of course you won't because you're too curious to see what happens next. I could sometimes feel the anxiety of my gripped palms cluthing the book, and my tightened jaw as some of the characters surfaced in the book, though I'll not say who. (!!!!!!!)
No doubt about it, this book is fantastic. It's a love story at it's essence. Two souls, destined to meet across a span of hundreds of years, come together for a common goal and cause...to love one another in the purest fashion possible, and to put their knowledge of the future to good use for the better of the people, regardless of what may come of themselves. That's real love right there.
What happens during the war at Culloden Moor? Does Jamie and his Sassenach Claire succeed? Does Jamie meet his fate? I guess you'll have to read and find out, for one spoiler isn't worth the price of the pleasure of reading this for yourself. I will say, that at the end I shed lots of tears, both because I was sad, and because I was happy. It is a very emotional read, for men and women alike. Thank you Diana Gabaldon for giving me a wonderful way to spend a few days. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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