Dragonfly in Amber
Diana Gabaldon, 1992
Historical fiction RomanceFantasyContemporary fiction
A twentieth-century historian and an eighteenth-century Highlander are separated by two centuries and a cause already lost; the second Outlander novel is about what loyalty costs. The prose moves with a warm, witty voice and a steady ache of longing, often lingering over nature and quiet moments.
Feels like longing and serenity. About love and nature.
Who it’s for
You may enjoy this if you like historical romance with time-slip stakes, a strong voice, and a love story that carries real costs. It is a long novel, though, and the historical and time-slip threads ask for patience.
Why read it
It offers a love story braided with history and the ache of loyalty across centuries; the wit and the longing stay with you.
A page from the book
The one thing he will ask to be weighed against the rest.
I will find you," he whispered in my ear. "I promise. If I must endure two hundred years of purgatory, two hundred years without you - then that is my punishment, which I have earned for my crimes. For I have lied, and killed, and stolen; betrayed and broken trust. But there is the one thing that shall lie in the balance. When I shall stand before God, I shall have one thing to say, to weigh against the rest."His voice dropped, nearly to a whisper, and his arms tightened around me.Lord, ye gave me a rare woman, and God! I loved her well. Diana Gabaldon.Diana Gabaldon holds a PhD in ecology and was a university research professor before turning to fiction; she began the Outlander series as a practice novel.
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Questions readers ask
- Is Dragonfly in Amber for me?
- You may enjoy this if you like historical romance with time-slip stakes, a strong voice, and a love story that carries real costs. It is a long novel, though, and the historical and time-slip threads ask for patience.
- What is Dragonfly in Amber like?
- The prose moves with a warm, witty voice and a steady ache of longing, often lingering over nature and quiet moments. Feels like longing and serenity. About love and nature.
- What should I read after Dragonfly in Amber?
- If you liked Dragonfly in Amber, try The Selection (Kiera Cass), Twisted Lies (Ana Huang) and Spirit Bound (Richelle Mead).
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A blessing for love that doubles as a warning.
I hope you find someone you can’t live without.I really do. And I hope you never have to know what it’s like to have to try and live without them.
The Selection · Kiera Cass
Some names arrive in the body before the mind can prepare.
“Stella!” My heart rate sped up. Nothing triggered my fight-or-flight response like the sound of Meredith’s voice. “Yes?” I hid my trepidation behind a neutral expression.
Twisted Lies · Ana Huang
What it's like to love someone you can only picture, never dream about.
If I could dream, I know I’d dream about you.I’d dream about the way you smell and how your dark hair feels like silk between my fingers. I’d dream about the smoothness of your skin and the fierceness of your lips when we kiss. Without dreams,I have to be content with my own imagination—which is almost as good. I can picture all those things perfectly.
Spirit Bound · Richelle Mead
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