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(Published in 1992)

Scotland, 1968

Following the death of her husband Frank, Claire Randall brings her daughter, Brianna, to the home of the Randalls' old friend, Reverend Reginald Wakefield, where Claire hopes the Reverend's adopted son, Roger, can help her discover what happened to the men of Lallybroch after the Battle of Culloden. Roger, using his Oxford credentials to obtain information, finds proof that the men of Lallybroch returned home safely. He accompanies Claire and Brianna to an old churchyard, looking for the grave of Jonathan Randall, Frank's ancestor, but also find Jamie Fraser's gravestone: it is part of a "marriage stone", showing Claire's name but no date. At Roger's home, Claire reveals Brianna's true paternity to her and Roger. Brianna angrily denies her mother's story but Roger is fascinated, and Claire recounts her time after the events of Outlander. Published in 1992

Paris, 1744

At the end of Outlander, Claire has convinced Jamie to stop the Jacobite risings and the consequent slaughter. After learning that Charles Stuart is trying to get money from the French king Louis XV to fund the Jacobite cause, they travel to Paris, where Jamie uses his cousin Jared's wine business to gain the aristocratic connections necessary to plot against Stuart. When Jonathan "Black Jack" Randall arrives, Jamie, despite a promise to spare Randall's life to protect his descendant Frank (Claire's previous husband), challenges Randall to a duel, and renders him impotent. Claire miscarries her unborn child and is taken to the hospital, and Jamie is sent to the Bastille for dueling. Claire frees Jamie, but both must leave France.

Scotland, 1745 and the Rising

In Scotland, they settle into farm life at his home at Lallybroch with Jamie's sister Jenny and her family. Jamie receives a letter from Stuart, announcing his attempt to retake the throne of Scotland. Seeing no alternative option, Jamie gathers the men of Lallybroch to join the Stuart army. Young Lord John Grey, an English scout, stumbles upon Jamie and Claire; and imagining Claire a prisoner, Grey tries to "save" her, whereupon Jamie breaks the boy's arm but spares his life. Information gleaned by Jamie from this encounter helps the Highlanders win at the Battle of Prestonpans; but the Rising culminates in the disastrous Battle of Culloden. Jamie and Claire discuss assassinating Stuart, but decide against it. Dougal MacKenzie, having overheard their conversation, accuses Claire of persuading Jamie to betray his people, and attempts to kill Claire. Dougal is stabbed and dies in Jamie's arms. Jamie, knowing that the Jacobites lose Culloden, forces Claire and the unborn Brianna to her own time to spare her the battle's aftermath, and returns to Culloden, intending to die in the battle.

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