Diana Gabaldon
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FROM: "Joy Tofteland" <[removed]@ankeny.k12.ia.us>
REC'D: 1/28/03, 1:50 PM
I know this was a recent question, but I have not been able to find the list
in the archives. Can someone point me to the list of Diana Gabaldon
read-alikes?
Joy Tofteland
Reference/ Technical Resources Librarian
Kirkendall Public Library
Ankeny, Iowa
FROM: David Wright <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 1/29/03, 12:23 PM
Gabaldon’s talent evidences itself in her
Outlander series’ appeal for readers of several
genres. Her attention to period detail and
historical accuracy mixed with a spell-binding
storytelling ability brings a fresh perspective
to the past, appreciated by lovers of historical
fiction. Her imaginative use of unexpected time
travel and the ability of an individual to make a
mark on history appeal to science fiction and
fantasy fans. And very importantly, her
pain-resistant but sensitive “manly” men, strong
intelligent women and their concomitant
“tempestuous love” cannot fail to appeal to
romance lovers everywhere! With enough action to
rival television along with intricate and
suspenseful plots, Gabaldon has carved a new and
profitable genre niche. Her fans naturally
consume her stories as fast as she writes them
and clamor for more. Here are some suggestions
for additional titles that share some of the same
characteristics with the Outlander books.
For the purpose of this list, I’ve confined the
titles to time travel and/or historical fiction
set in Scotland or occasionally England. A myriad
of time travel science fiction and romance books
with other geographical settings await the
armchair time traveler!
Web sites to explore:
San Antonio Public Library’s Read-Alike list for
“Diane” Gabaldon:
http://www.sat.lib.tx.us/Fiction/fictionRALdgabaldon.htm
The Official Diana Gabaldon web site:
www.cco.caltech.edu/~gattigabaldon/gabaldon.html
Interview with Gabaldon : “Diana Gabaldon: The
Truth About Men in Kilts”
www.iVillage.com
Author interview: “Rest Stop Writer’s Newsletter
Brings You an Interview with Diana Gabaldon” by
Chris Chamberlain:
www.geocities.com/Solto/Village/2115/diana.html
MOST LIKE GABALDON:
BINDER, PAM THE INSCRIPTION (1997)
While vacationing in Scotland, Amber McPhee
finds herself transported four hundred years into
the past, and is rescued from the loch by the
handsome laird of Urquhart Castle, Lachlan
MacAlpen, who has already dreamed about her.
BRISBIN, TERI A LOVE THROUGH TIME (1998)
In this story, set in 1893, the beautiful
protagonist visits Dunraven Castle, only to find
herself plunged into the year 1390, and falling
in love with the lord of the castle. Will their
love be strong enough to keep her in the past?
DEVERAUX, JUDE A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR (1989)
When Dougless Montgomery’s heartfelt plea for a
knight in shining armor is answered literally by
the arrival of a the genuine article straight
from Elizabethan England, she finds herself in
love and simultaneously trying to send him back
to his own time.
KURLAND, LYNN THE MORE I SEE YOU
The brooding medieval knight, Richard of
Burwyck, who rescues Jessica Blakely from time
shift chaos is not at all certain he’s glad he
did. Formerly of twentieth century academia, now
a marooned damsel in distress, Jessica makes a
fiesty and unusual heroine in thirteenth century
Britain. (see also Kurland’s Another Chance to
Dream)
MILLER, LINDA LAEL PIRATES (1995)
Phoebe Turlow suffers from depression but
wonders at her very sanity when she’s plunged
into the company of an indestructible charismatic
pirate named Duncan Rourke, during the American
Revolution. (also try her Knights, My Outlaw and
Ramsdell)
BOOKS SET IN SCOTLAND WITH STRONG HISTORICAL
APPEAL:
BROWN, GEORGE MACKAY BESIDE THE OCEAN OF TIME
(1994)
Shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize, this
story takes place on an imaginary island near
Scotland, Thorfinn Ragnarson’s birthplace. His
daydreams about the past thousand years’ history
of the island weave this beautifully evocative
story.
KING, SUSAN THE STONE MAIDEN (2000)
The Scottish Highlands of 1170 come to life with
bitter clan feuds, royal political maneuverings
and, of course, forbidden love. (Also try her
other historicals: Swan Maiden, Heather Moon, and
Laird of the Wind)
PHILLIPS, MICHAEL LEGEND OF THE CELTIC STONE
(1999) (followed by An Ancient Strife, 2000)
Solving the mystery of a modern day burglary at
Westminster Abbey becomes part of ones man’s
quest to discover his legendary Highland
ancestry.
ROBERSON, JENNIFER LADY OF THE GLEN: A NOVEL OF
17TH CENTURY SCOTLAND AND THE MASSACRE OF GLENCOE
(1996)
The beauty of this book is less in its story of
fated tragedy and ill-advised love than in the
historical ambience of its setting and Roberson’s
engaging writing style.
STRONG, TONY DEATH PIT (1999)
An exciting modern murder mystery is linked to a
witches’ coven and a seventeenth century witch
burning, and it’s up to Terry Williams to make
the connection as she scrambles to finish her
dissertation. (also try Poison Tree)
BOOKS WITH STRONG ROMANTIC APPEAL
BRISBIN, TERRI A LOVE THROUGH TIME (1998)
A dream vacation for Maggie and a genealogical
jaunt for Alex are cut short when they are both
transported to medieval Scotland by a mysterious
stranger. (also try A Matter of Time)
DU MAURIER, DAPHNE THE HOUSE ON THE STRAND
(1969)
The suspenseful classic tale of Richard Young
who discovers an addictive elixir that can take
him to fourteenth century Cornwall for a few
hours at a time. His involvement in the lives of
people from the past may have dire consequences
for those of the present.
MONING, KAREN HIGHLANDER’S TOUCH (2000)
When Lisa arrives at Castle Brodie seven hundred
years in the past, she has no desire to stay,
especially since the castle laird has sworn to
destroy her.
SETON, ANYA GREEN DARKNESS (1972)
Intricate and imaginative plotting place this
wonderful older time travel romance a cut above
others. After marrying Richard Marsdon and moving
to their Sussex estate, American heiress Celia
Taylor experiences bizarre visions and must
relive events from a past life before she can be
happy in the present. Her “vision” takes her to
the sixteenth century where, as Celia Bohen, she
meets people who mirror those of her twentieth
century life.
BOOKS WITH STRONG SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY APPEAL
BAKER, KAGE IN THE GARDEN OF IDEN (1998)
Time traveling cyborgs controlled by The Company
are assigned to collect botanical specimens in
the garden of Sir Walter Iden of England, 1553.
Compares to Connie Willis’ books – funny and
bizarre.
BAXTER, STEPHEN TIME SHIPS
Due to the Time Traveler’s intervention, the
future has changed when he sets off again in the
time machine that disappeared at the end of H.G.
Wells’ Time Machine, to battle the Morlocks.
TIME MACHINES: THE GREATEST TIME TRAVEL STORIES
EVER WRITTEN (1998)
A collection of stories by popular authors such
as Isaac Asimov, Jack Finney, Rod Serling, H. G.
Wells, Ray Bradbury and Harry Turtledove.
WELLS, H. G. THE TIME MACHINE (1894)
The classic time travel tale in which the Time
Traveler is thrown into the position of helping
the decadent class of Eloi in their battle
against the barbarian Morlocks in the year AD
802,701.
WILLIS, CONNIE TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG
In a wonderfully descriptive Victorian style,
Willis presents a time-traveling romp so
outrageous I couldn’t leave it off this list! Ned
travels back to Coventry Cathedral in 1940 to
retrieve the “bishop’s stump,” return it to
someone in 1888 and then return to his own time
for a much-needed vacation. Romance is discovered
en route as a disoriented and dazed Ned attempts
to fulfill his ambiguous assignment.
DIANA GABALDON’S BOOKS:
OUTLANDER (1991)
DRAGONFLY IN AMBER (1992)
VOYAGER (1994)
DRUMS OF AUTUMN (1997)
OUTLANDISH COMPANION: (IN WHICH MUCH IS REVEALED
REGARDING CLAIR AND JAMIE FRASER, THEIR LIVES AND
TIMES, ANTECEDENTS, ADVENTURES, COMPANIONS, AND
PROGENY, WITH LEARNED COMMENTARY (AND MANY
FOOTNOTES) BY THEIR HUMBLE CREATOR) (1999)
FIERY CROSS (2001)
“If You Like…” lists compiled by
Jen Baker and David Wright
Fiction and Reader’s Advisory Librarians
Fiction Department, Seattle Public Library
(206)386-4660
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David Wright Seattle Public Library
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REC'D: 1/29/03, 12:54 PM
The web site is still a work in progress, but the
Reading Festival can be accessed at
www.lee-county.com/library. Then click on Reading
Festival for details.
Lesa Holstine
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Ft. Myers, FL
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FROM: "Fiction San Antonio Public Library" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 1/29/03, 1:37 PM
Rolf & Teresa
San Antonio Public Library
Fiction Dept.
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