Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

Outlander, Book 9

By: Diana Gabaldon

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Number one New York Times best-selling author Diana Gabaldon returns with the newest novel in the epic Outlander series.

The past may seem the safest place to be...but it is the most dangerous time to be alive....

Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising in 1746, and it took them 20 years to find each other again. Now the American Revolution threatens to do the same.

It is 1779, and Claire and Jamie are at last reunited with their daughter, Brianna, her husband, Roger, and their children on Fraser’s Ridge. Having the family together is a dream the Frasers had thought impossible.

Yet, even in the North Carolina backcountry, the effects of war are being felt. Tensions in the Colonies are great, and local feelings run hot enough to boil Hell’s teakettle. Jamie knows loyalties among his tenants are split, and it won’t be long until the war is on his doorstep.

Brianna and Roger have their own worry: that the dangers that provoked their escape from the 20th century might catch up to them. Sometimes, they question whether risking the perils of the 1700s - among them disease, starvation, and an impending war - was indeed the safer choice for their family.

Not so far away, young William Ransom is still coming to terms with the discovery of his true father’s identity - and thus his own - and Lord John Grey has reconciliations to make, and dangers to meet...on his son’s behalf and his own.

Meanwhile, the Revolutionary War creeps ever closer to Fraser’s Ridge. And with the family finally together, Jamie and Claire have more at stake than ever before.

©2021 Diana Gabaldon (P)2021 Recorded Books

Another cliffhanger! (sigh)

At long last, this anxiously awaited book arrived in my library and I eagerly listened with rapt attention whenever I could. I had re-listened to the previous books in this series so as to be once again caught up in the story of these dear friends when this 9th installment was delivered. Up until I had made it within 3 hours of the conclusion, I had joyously thought that this would be the last installment, and that all my unanswered questions would be resolved, but no, the story is to go on and God knows how many years it will be until I get to know what happens next. This series is a prime example if why I so hate to get involved in an incomplete story. I would have thought that the Game of Thrones book series would have taught me a lesson, as that series has been left unfinished for well over a decade and the TV adaptation, like with Starz' rendition of Outlander, was completely different and unsatisfactory. Alas, I must be a slow student. Much of this last installment was spent recalling past events (with a curious number of small details being recounted rather inaccurately, to my amazement) and I now find myself desperately wishing that DG had just got on with the new material of the story, instead of spending so much time reflecting upon past events. That course of action would have allowed her to finish the story with this 9th book. Therefore, my opinion of this long awaited installment is much less favorable than it is for the other 8. Rather a disappointment, as a matter of fact. After years and years, this story remains unfinished and I am left silently praying that DG does indeed put me out of my misery before someone is forced to tell the bees that I too am in fact gone.

Excited

Very excited to read/listen to the next adventures of Clair, Jamie and the whole clan/cast of characters Diana Gabaldon brings to her books. Long time fan of this series

disappointed

waited so long for this book... a seriously long time! I can only say that I've read better. too much filler and too much explanation. Diana Gabaldon must have been terribly rushed or extremely preoccupied. im heart sick at the disappoint.

Love Diana!

It’s been a while since I have listened to one of Diana’s books . It was was wonderful to be transported back to the Ridge, to see the family again. The story is so rich you can practically smell it . I had forgotten how much I love her books! Beautiful story writing and character building. A awesome read , loved it.

7 years wait and it was a bit of a let down

DG took 7 years to finish this and didn’t even take the time to edit it properly? She couldny remember when was the last time they saw Ulysses? And why is Davina now pronouncing the name Germaine differently?

In any case, DG needs to remember what the most important part of her job is- it’s not working on the show, not galavanting around doing book signings, it’s writing the dang BOOK. Without the book there are no book signings, no show, and NO ROYALTIES!
Also her excuse again and again was “there is so much research to do for her books! Well there was nothing new for her to research for this book that wasn’t already done. And frankly if she hired a Research Assistant she Wouldn’t have to do it herself.
She needs to take a few lessons from JODI TAYLOR- who also has to do a lot of historical research for her books, much more in fact since most of her books are about time travel and she also has to research into many different time periods throughout human history. And Jodi pumps out the equivalent to a big book of Gabaldon’s EVERY SINGLE YEAR!
So let’s hope DG does better and put her readers first, & get book ten out in a reasonable amount of time. She doesn’t need to work on the show- they will do their own thing and change everything from then books anyway.

All in all, this book was very disappointing. Maybe the numbers of lower rated reviews will humble Diana Gabaldon a bit, because she certainly needed to be.