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A Breath of Snow and Ashes

A Breath of Snow and Ashes

Historical FictionRomance
Pages
1456
Published
2005
Language
English

Synopsis

The American Revolution is on the horizon, and the colonies are in turmoil. Jamie Fraser is tasked with uniting the backcountry, but he knows the future holds independence and potential ruin for those loyal to the Crown. With a newspaper clipping predicting his death in 1776, Jamie wonders if his time-traveling wife's knowledge of the future might be wrong for once.

Prose complexity
7/10

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EmotionalTenseRomanticReflective
Portal FantasyDual Timeline

Genres

Historical Fiction Romance Time Travel Fantasy History

About the author

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Diana Gabaldon

Diana Gabaldon is an American novelist, best known for the Outlander series of historical fiction novels blending elements of romance, adventure, mystery, and science fiction. Born in Williams, Arizona, she grew up in Flagstaff, the daughter of longtime Arizona state senator Tony Gabaldon. She holds degrees in zoology, marine biology, and a Ph.D. in quantitative behavioral ecology, and spent twelve years as a university professor before turning to fiction full-time. The first Outlander novel was...

Characters

Jamie FraserProtagonist
All characters in A Breath of Snow and Ashes

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