The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 12 books · 1991 to 2021 · Often set in the fictional Fraser's Ridge, North Carolina

Diana Gabaldon

Crime and mysteryRomanceHistorical fictionHistorical crimeHistorical romanceTime-slip and dual timeline

Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series begins when Claire Randall, a Second World War nurse on holiday in Scotland, walks through a standing stone and finds herself in 1743, where she meets the Highlander Jamie Fraser. The Lord John books follow a British officer from the main series.

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Diana Gabaldon books in order

Each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Outlander

9 booksTime-slip and dual timelineHistorical romance
  1. 1Outlander1991With Claire Fraser and Jamie Fraser · Set in InvernessBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Dragonfly in Amber1992With Claire Fraser and Jamie Fraser · Set in ParisBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Voyager1993With Claire Fraser and Jamie Fraser · Set in EdinburghBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Drums of Autumn1996With Claire Fraser and Jamie Fraser · Set in the fictional Fraser's Ridge, North CarolinaBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Fiery Cross2001With Claire Fraser and Jamie Fraser · Set in the fictional Fraser's Ridge, North CarolinaBuy on Amazon
  6. 6A Breath of Snow and Ashes2005With Claire Fraser and Jamie Fraser · Set in the fictional Fraser's Ridge, North CarolinaBuy on Amazon
  7. 7An Echo in the Bone2009With Claire Fraser and Jamie Fraser · Set in PhiladelphiaBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Written in My Own Heart's Blood2014With Claire Fraser and Jamie Fraser · Set in PhiladelphiaBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone2021With Claire Fraser and Jamie Fraser · Set in the fictional Fraser's Ridge, North CarolinaBuy on Amazon

Lord John

3 books · Set in LondonHistorical crime
  1. 1Lord John and the Private Matter2003With Lord John GreyBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade2007With Lord John GreyBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Scottish Prisoner2011With Jamie Fraser and Lord John GreyBuy on Amazon

Characters

11 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The Frasers