Through the Stones

Readers of Diana Gabaldon's Cross Stitch, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, and Drums of Autumn, will welcome the newest addition to the series: Through the Stones, an illustrated companion and guide to Gabaldon's immensely popular series of Scottish historical fantasies, chronicling the adventures of Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser. Through the Stones features maps, illustrations of Highland weaponry, jewelry, and buildings, family trees of the Frasers, Randalls, and MacKenzies, glossaries and pronunciation guides to the Gaelic and other non-English terms in the books, and detailed synopses of the four novels. In addition, this lavish companion volume includes a section containing answers to questions asked most frequently by readers (e. g 'Is there another novel in the series?' (yes, two more) 'Who killed Jack Randall?' (You think I know?!?)), and a number of essays by the author on the origins and backgrounds of the fictional and historical characters in the novels, medicine and magic in the 18th century, the art and science of researching historical fiction, and how to cure impotence (or not) by rubbing the male parts with a diamond.