Go Tell the Bees that I am Gone
The gripping historical adventure from the best-selling Outlander series (Outlander 9)
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4.4 • 643 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
*The author of the Sunday Times bestselling Outlander series returns with the newest novel in the epic tale*
'Gabaldon's vast and sweeping account of the war is so intricately plotted and peopled that one is amazed she could conceive and write it in only seven years' Independent
'Go Tell the Bees is packed with everything readers love about the Outlander series' Guardian
'Gabaldon is a gifted world-builder, and her attention to the unglamorous details of life in the past, like digging privies, plus authentic portraits of marriage and relationships lift her series' Daily Telegraph
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Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising of 1745, and it took them twenty 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 tea-kettle. Jamie knows loyalties among his own tenants are split and the war is on his doorstep. It's only a matter of time before the shooting starts.
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. Lord John Grey also has reconciliations to make and dangers to meet . . . on his son's behalf, and his own.
Meanwhile, the Southern Colonies blaze, and the Revolution creeps ever closer to Fraser's Ridge. And Claire, the physician, wonders how much of the blood to be spilt will belong to those she loves.
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Readers can't get enough of Go Tell The Bees . . .
***** '6/5 ... like it could be anything else..'
***** 'I love the characters, I love the details, I love the life Gabaldon breathes into the stories.'
***** 'A wonderful book I'm sorry to have finished.'
***** 'Five stars. This series is captivating and tugs on your heartstrings.'
***** 'I adore these books. I love Gabaldon's work.'
***** 'Diana Gabaldon never ceases to rip me apart and put me back together over and over and over and over again. '
***** 'I've never wanted to finish a book and also not finish a book so much!'
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Diana Gabaldon’s multimillion-selling Outlander series has kept readers captivated across eight books. Its ninth (of a planned 10) might be the best yet. For the uninitiated, Gabaldon’s heroine is Claire Randall: a 20th-century British nurse capable of time travel. She ventures back to 18th-century Scotland and embarks upon extravagant adventures (and a fair bit more besides) with Jamie Fraser, a Highland warrior. Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone zips us forward to 1779 and the American Revolution. The couple are finally reunited with their daughter and her family, but there’s trouble brewing all across the fledgling republic. Gabaldon captures post-Revolution America with a richness befitting of her masterful series, and fans will be spellbound by the twists and turns.
Customer Reviews
Oh no
A great read but so disappointed with the ending not as free flowing as her other books it’s take a lot longer to read this one.
Surprised and mystified
I have been a huge fan of Diana Gabaldon’s books since I purchased the first book in the Outlander series (originally called ‘Cross Stitch’) in 1999.
Each book in the series has inspired, challenged and provided a wonderful mix of historical events, love and loss, and elements of fantasy that make you wonder ‘what if time travel were possible’?
“Go Tell the Bees That I am Gone” provided insights into Gabaldon’s Theory of Time Travel through the character of Brianna Fraser, Jamie and Claire’s daughter and that was the part that surprised me.
I am however mystified about this volume as I felt it was somewhat disjointed, leaving too many gaps in the story line, including an unanticipated ending.
While I don’t want the story to end, I would like to see how the saga concludes and will now need to wait patiently for 2-3 years as the author grapples with the question of ‘what’s next’.
After all that Outlander has, and will remain one of my all time favorites. Thank you Diana and the wonderful team who support you.
Tell the bees I have gone . . . nowhere
After such a long wait this instalment in the Outlander series is sadly disappointing. There is no over-arching plot-line: it’s a collection of tales about the day to day lives of much loved characters on a long, slow trek towards their eventual deaths.
Whilst interesting to see the development of various highlighted relationships and to learn more about 18th century life, no-one really does anything. It reminded me of the nursery rhyme: this little piggy goes to market (Jamie); this little piggy stays home (Fanny); this little piggy has roast beef (Pardloe); this little piggy has none (Sylvia); and this little piggy goes “weeeeee” all the way home (William)!
Potentially interesting aspects of the plot line near the end of the novel (e.g. resolution of the land grant issue; Claire saving Jamie from near death -again!; the end of Aramanthus’ relationship) are wrapped up quickly with limited explanation as if the word count had been reached or Diana was desperate to finally be done with this one. But she’s not done as the novel ends on a cliff-hanger (just as something finally seems to be happening!!) And according to her website we will have to wait several more years for the final instalment in the series . . .
Don’t get me wrong - I enjoyed the novel: it was lovely to spend time with old friends even if they didn’t really do anything at all . . .