Diana Gabaldon (born January 11, 1952) is an American author of Mexican and English ancestry. Her most successful books are the best-selling Outlander series. January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ...

Her books are difficult to classify by genre, since they contain elements of romantic fiction, historical fiction, and science fiction (in the form of time travel). Her first fiction efforts were posted on the CompuServe writers forum. Favorable feedback from other members of this forum persuaded her to finish and publish the first book in the Outlander series. The stories center around a time-travelling 20th-century doctor (Clare Randall Fraser) and her 18th-century Scottish husband (Jamie Fraser), and are located in Scotland, France, and America. The sixth book in this series, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, was published in 2005. Jump to: navigation, search A genre is a division of a particular form of art according to criteria particular to that form. ... This article refers to the wide variety of writing called romantic. For literature from the European Romantic movement of the 18th and 19th centuries, see Romanticism: Art and Literature. ... A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, where the time the action takes place in predates the time of the first publication -- distinguish and contrast the genre of alternate history. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ... Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Gardens in Scotland... Jump to: navigation, search America is usually meant as either: The Americas, a set of continents and islands between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, usually subdivided into: North America Central America and the Caribbean South America The United States of America. ...

The Lord John series is a spinoff from the Outlander books, as it centers around a secondary character from the original series. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ...

Diana Gabaldon grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona and currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her husband Doug and her three children. She has received three degrees from two different institutions: Jump to: navigation, search Flagstaff, Arizona Territory. ... Downtown Scottsdale Statue Scottsdale (Pima Vaá¹£ai S-veá¹£onÄ­) is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. Named by the New York Times as The Beverly Hills of the Desert and by Travel Channel as one of the most luxurious destinations in the nation, Scottsdale has become internationally...

• B.S. in Zoology from Northern Arizona University, 1970-1973.

• M.S. in Marine Biology from the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1973-1975. Her research topic was, "Agonistic Interactions of Hermit Crabs."

• Ph.D in Ecology from Northern Arizona University, 1975-1978. Dissertation: "Nest Site Selection in Pinyon Jays, _Gymnorhynchus cyanocephalus)."

Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a university in Flagstaff, Arizona in the United States. ... Marine biology is the study of animal and plant life within waterbound ecosystems. ... The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD) is a public, coeducational university located in La Jolla, California. ... Jump to: navigation, search (Ecology is sometimes used incorrectly as a synonym for the natural environment. ... Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a university in Flagstaff, Arizona in the United States. ...

Bibliography

• Outlander (novel) (1991) (Published in the UK as Cross Stitch)
• Dragonfly in Amber (novel) (1992)
• Voyager (1994)
• Drums of Autumn (novel) (1997)
• The Outlandish Companion (nonfiction) (1999)
• The Fiery Cross (novel) (2001)
• Lord John and the Private Matter (novel) (2003)
• Lord John and the Succubus - novella, in Legends II, edited by Robert Silverberg (2004)
• A Breath of Snow and Ashes (novel) (2005)

Jump to: navigation, search Outlander (published in the UK as Cross Stitch), is the first in a series of novels by Diana Gabaldon. ... At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, August 2005 Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY) is a prolific author best known for writing science fiction, a multiple winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. ...

External links

• Diana Gabaldon's Home Page
• Listen to an interview.
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• The Ladies of Lallybroch (fan club)