July 17, 2012
Byย Sarah Cahill
Gabaldonโs historical fiction novels center around Claire Randall, a former combat nurse who we meet in 1945 on her second honeymoon in the British Isles. With one wrong turn toward an ancient stone circle, Claire finds herself hurled back in time to war-torn Scotland, circa 1743. It is there she meets dashing Scottish warrior Jamie Fraser and ignites a fervent love affair. Claireโs relationship between the two men in her life, tossed between two hundred years, serves as the seriesโ core.Following the success of popular book series-turned-television-gold such as โTrue Bloodโ and โGame of Thrones,โ literaryย television enthusiasts can look forward to another popular series making its way to the small screen. Deadline recently brokeย the storyย thatDiana Gabaldonโsย popular seven-book series,Outlander,ย has been acquired by Sony Pictures TV. Sony has tappedย Ron Mooreย of Battlestar Galactica production fame to pen the series adaptation.
Since the publication of the first book in 1991, theย Outlanderย series has spawned a captivated fan base, obsessed with Claire and Jamieโs time-traveling love affair. In addition to a plethora ofย fan blogsย plotting who they would cast in the film version of the story,ย Outlanderย has also inspired aย musical, and even a series of โClaire and Jamieโ fanย tours of Scotland.