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Outlander (Outlander Series #1)
Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon's work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Beauchamp Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages.
One of the top ten best-loved novels in America, as seen on PBS's The Great American Read!
Scottish Highlands, 1945. Claire Randall, a former British combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an "outlander"—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding clans in the year of Our Lord . . . 1743.
Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of a world that threatens her life, and may shatter her heart. Marooned amid danger, passion, and violence, Claire learns her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives.
Praise for Diana Gabaldon's Outlander novels
"Marvelous and fantastic adventures, romance, sex . . . perfect escape reading."—San Francisco Chronicle, on Outlander
"History comes deliciously alive on the page."—New York Daily News, on Outlander
"Gabaldon is a born storyteller. . . . The pages practically turn themselves."—The Arizona Republic, on Dragonfly in Amber
"Triumphant . . . Her use of historical detail and a truly adult love story confirm Gabaldon as a superior writer."—Publishers Weekly, on Voyager
"Unforgettable characters . . . richly embroidered with historical detail."—The Cincinnati Post, on Drums of Autumn
"A grand adventure written on a canvas that probes the heart, weighs the soul and measures the human spirit across [centuries]."—CNN, on The Fiery Cross
"The large scope of the novel allows Gabaldon to do what she does best, paint in exquisite detail the lives of her characters."—Booklist, on A Breath of Snow and Ashes
"Features all the passion and swashbuckling that fans of this historical fantasy series have come to expect."—People, on Written in My Own Heart's Blood
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About the Author
Diana Gabaldon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular Outlander novels—Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes (for which she won a Quill Award and the Corine International Book Prize), An Echo in the Bone, and Written in My Own Heart's Blood—as well as the related Lord John Grey books Lord John and the Private Matter, Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade, Lord John and the Hand of Devils, and The Scottish Prisoner; one work of nonfiction, The Outlandish Companion; and the Outlander graphic novel The Exile. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband.
Hometown:Flagstaff, Arizona
Date of Birth:January 11, 1952
Place of Birth:Flagstaff, Arizona
Education:B.S., Northern Arizona University, 1973; M.S., Scripps Oceanographic Institute; Ph.D., Northern Arizona University, 1979
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Jamie made a fire in a sheltered spot, and sat down next to it. The rain had eased to a faint drizzle that misted the air and spangled my eyelashes with rainbows when I looked at the flames.
He sat staring into the fire for a long time. Finally he looked up at me, hands clasped around his knees.
"I said before that I'd not ask ye things ye had no wish to tell me. And I'd not ask ye now; but I must know, for your safety as well as mine." He paused, hesitating.
"Claire, if you've never been honest wi' me, be so now, for I must know the truth. Claire, are ye a witch?"
I gaped at him. "A witch? You—you can really ask that?" I thought he must be joking. He wasn't.
He took me by the shoulders and gripped me hard, staring into my eyes as though willing me to answer him.
"I must ask it, Claire! And you must tell me!"
"And if I were?" I asked through dry lips. "If you had thought I were a witch? Would you still have fought for me?"
"I would have gone to the stake with you!" he said violently. "And to hell beyond, if I must. But may the Lord Jesus have mercy on my soul and on yours, tell me the truth!"
The strain of it all caught up with me. I tore myself out of his grasp and ran across the clearing. Not far, only to the edge of the trees; I could not bear the exposure of the open space. I clutched a tree; put my arms around it and dug my fingers hard into the bark, pressed my face to it and shrieked with hysterical laughter.
Jamie's face, white and shocked, loomed up on the other side of the tree. With the dim realization that what I was doing must sound unnervingly like cackling, I made a terrific effort and stopped. Panting, I stared at him for a moment.
"Yes," I said, backing away, still heaving with gasps of unhinged laughter. "Yes, I am a witch! To you, I must be. I've never had smallpox, but I can walk through a room full of dying men and never catch it. I can nurse the sick and breathe their air and touch their bodies, and the sickness can't touch me. I can't catch cholera, either, or lockjaw, or the morbid sore throat. And you must think it's an enchantment, because you've never heard of vaccine, and there's no other way you can explain it."
"The things I know—" I stopped backing away and stood still, breathing heavily, trying to control myself. "I know about Jonathan Randall because I was told about him. I know when he was born and when he'll die, I know about what he's done and what he'll do, I know about Sandringham because ... because Frank told me. He knew about Randall because he ... he ... oh, God!" I felt as though I might be sick, and closed my eyes to shut out the spinning stars overhead.
"And Colum ... he thinks I'm a witch, because I know Hamish isn't his own son. I know ... he can't sire children. But he thought I knew who Hamish's father is ... I thought maybe it was you, but then I knew it couldn't be, and..." I was talking faster and faster, trying to keep the vertigo at bay with the sound of my own voice.
"Everything I've ever told you about myself was true," I said, nodding madly as though to reassure myself. "Everything. I haven't any people, I haven't any history, because I haven't happened yet.
"Do you know when I was born?" I asked, looking up. I knew my hair was wild and my eyes staring, and I didn't care. "On the twentieth of October, in the Year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and eighteen. Do you hear me?" I demanded, for he was blinking at me unmoving, as though paying no attention to a word I said. "I said nineteen eighteen! Nearly two hundred years from now! Do you hear?"
I was shouting now, and he nodded slowly.
"I hear," he said softly.
"Yes, you hear!" I blazed. "And you think I'm raving mad. Don't you? Admit it! That's what you think. You have to think so, there isn't any other way you can explain me to yourself. You can't believe me, you can't dare to. Oh, Jamie..." I felt my face start to crumple. All this time spent hiding the truth, realizing that I could never tell anyone, and now I realized that I could tell Jamie, my beloved husband, the man I trusted beyond all others, and he wouldn't—he couldn't believe me either.
"It was the rocks—the fairy hill. The standing stones. Merlin's stones. That's where I came through." I was gasping, half-sobbing, becoming less coherent by the second. "Once upon a time, but it's really two hundred years. It's always two hundred years, in the stories. ... But in the stories, the people always get back. I couldn't get back." I turned away, staggering, grasping for support. I sank down on a rock, shoulders slumped, and put my head in my hands. There was a long silence in the wood. It went on long enough for the small night birds to recover their courage and start their noises once again, calling to each other with a thin, high zeek! as they hawked for the last insects of the summer.
I looked up at last, thinking that perhaps he had simply risen and left me, overcome by my revelations. He was still there, though, still sitting, hands braced on his knees, head bowed as though in thought.
The hairs on his arms shone stiff as copper wires in the firelight, though, and I realized that they stood erect, like the bristles on a dog. He was afraid of me.
"Jamie," I said, feeling my heart break with absolute loneliness. "Oh, Jamie."
I sat down and curled myself into a ball, trying to roll myself around the core of my pain. Nothing mattered any longer, and I sobbed my heart out.
His hands on my shoulders raised me, enough to see his face. Through the haze of tears, I saw the look he wore in battle, of struggle that had passed the point of strain and become calm certainty.
"I believe you," he said firmly. "I dinna understand it a bit—not yet—but I believe you. Claire, I believe you! Listen to me! There's the truth between us, you and I, and whatever ye tell me, I shall believe it." He gave me a gentle shake.
"It doesna matter what it is. You've told me. That's enough for now. Be still, mo duinne. Lay your head and rest. You'll tell me the rest of it later. And I'll believe you."
I was still sobbing, unable to grasp what he was telling me. I struggled, trying to pull away, but he gathered me up and held me tightly against himself, pushing my head into the folds of his plaid, and repeating over and over again, "I believe you."
At last, from sheer exhaustion, I grew calm enough to look up and say, "But you can't believe me."
He smiled down at me. His mouth trembled slightly, but he smiled.
"Ye'll no tell me what I canna do, Sassenach." He paused a moment. ... A long time later, he spoke.
"All right. Tell me now."
I told him. Told him everything, haltingly but coherently. I felt numb from exhaustion, but content, like a rabbit that has outrun a fox, and found temporary shelter under a log. It isn't sanctuary, but at least it is respite. And I told him about Frank.
"Frank," he said softly. "Then he isna dead, after all."
"He isn't born." I felt another small wave of hysteria break against my ribs, but managed to keep myself under control. "Neither am I."
He stroked and patted me back into silence, making his small murmuring Gaelic sounds.
"When I took ye from Randall at Fort William," he said suddenly, "you were trying to get back. Back to the stones. And ... Frank. That's why ye left the grove."
"And I beat you for it." His voice was soft with regret.
"You couldn't know. I couldn't tell you." I was beginning to feel very drowsy indeed.
"No, I dinna suppose ye could." He pulled the plaid closer around me, tucking it gently around my shoulders. "Do ye sleep now, mo duinne. No one shall harm ye; I'm here."
I burrowed into the warm curve of his shoulder, letting my tired mind fall through the layers of oblivion. I forced myself to the surface long enough to ask, "Do you really believe me, Jamie?"
He sighed, and smiled ruefully down at me.
"Aye, I believe ye, Sassenach. But it would ha' been a good deal easier if you'd only been a witch."
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Reading Group Guide
A reader's guide
by Catherine MacGregor
If your book club is like mine, you probably have a mix of people who have just recently discovered Outlander and others who have read the entire series— perhaps multiple times—recently, or even years ago.
This Reader's Guide to Outlander is intended to extend the pleasure indi- vidual readers feel when enjoying these remarkable books privately, as well as to enrich fresh discussions with friends and book-club members. The questions assume that you have read the entirety of Outlander and they are more or less chronological, but some link particular early details with larger patterns. Most questions refer only to Outlander; some in parentheses, however, suggest con- nections with the sequels. Don't worry: They are written in a way that will not spoil any suspense for those who still have those fresh treats in store!
Many book clubs enjoy using interviews with the author and other back- ground material to broaden their reading experience. Thanks to Diana Gabal- don's generosity and to lively online communities of readers, these resources are readily available. If, like many of us, you want to deepen your enjoyment and appreciation of the Outlander universe even further—especially if, as I did, you go into withdrawal after finishing Diana Gabaldon's books—you will also enjoy these resources:
The Outlandish Companion, a hardcover treasury that she wrote after the first four novels (a second volume will appear in the fullness of time!), is indispensable.
Online resources abound: Take a look at Diana's own website: www.dianagabaldon.com (you'll find links to interviews here)
And her blog: http://voyagesoftheartemis.blogspot.com
Listen to her podcasts: http://www.randomhouse.com/audio
And see video interviews on her YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/voyagesoftheartemis
You and your book club will discover kindred spirits and their intelligent and lively discussions of her work on discussion sites such as:
CompuServe Books and Writers Community: http://community.compuserve.com/Books
And on the Ladies of Lallybroch site: www.lallybroch.com
And on: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DianaGabaldon/summary
Questions and insights about the characters, plots, settings, themes, sym- bolism, historical backgrounds—and the creativity and discipline that transform them into these remarkable novels—await you . . . and will bring you back to the books, our own kind of time travel.
Happy reading!
1. You undoubtedly knew that this was a time-travel novel. If you had not known this, however, at what point would it have become clear to you that Claire has gone back in time?
2. Examine Claire's account of her second honeymoon with Frank, weighing on one hand their affection, relief at being reunited after the war, and sexual passion, with the evident tensions on the other. All marriages have some strains in them; what signs of possible trouble do you see in theirs? For example, Frank seems pedantic to Claire. Does he seem so to you? And she seems ambivalent about the ladylike deportment required of her as a don's wife. Perhaps most serious is their disagreement on the question of adopting a child. How signifi- cant, do you think, might these tensions have become had Claire not inadver- tently disappeared through the stones? (If you have read the sequels, how does Frank's initial belief that he could not love an adopted child affect your sense of his character in the later books?) At this point, how sympathetic a figure do you find Frank to be?
3. The ghost episode (12–14): Yes, Diana Gabaldon confirmed that the kilted figure gazing up at Claire's window was indeed Jamie and that we will know at the end of the series why he was doing so. Having read Outlander, however, why do you think he was there? The apparition provoked Frank's clumsy at- tempt to tell Claire that he would understand and accept that she might have been unfaithful during the pressures of war. What is your reaction to this: Is her angry response to him justified or not, in your view? Why? Do you share her in- tuition that he may have been referring to an infidelity of his own? If so, how does this affect your response to his character?
4. When Mrs. Graham reads Claire's tea leaves and palm, she deprecates her own psychic skills, saying that prognostication is more a matter of "reading" common-sense observations about people. And yet what she says about the di- vided marriage line in Claire's hand (23) does come true. The novel is full of ancient, primitive superstitions and practices that the rational, skeptical Claire largely rejects—and yet her experiences suggest that at least some of the ancient ways contain some inexplicable truths, none the less true for being inexplicable. In this novel, what seems to you to be the dominant impression of the old be- liefs and folkways—their barbarism and ignorance, or their secret access to truths of which the modern world has lost sight?
5. When Claire is apprehended by Black Jack Randall, she is surprised by his dragoon's uniform (which she believes to be a film costume) and shocked by his startling resemblance to her husband, Frank. But she is also keenly aware of other details, including his scent of lavender, this scent growing in signifi- cance throughout this novel (and in the sequels) because of its subsequent ef- fect on Jamie. A frequently noted feature of Gabaldon's prose style is her skill in bringing a scene to life, not merely through visual details but through her generous use of realistic odors—especially in the eighteenth-century episodes, where hygiene standards differed significantly from ours. What descriptions in Outlander are particularly memorable for you because of the vivid focus on one or more smells? Is this realism part of their appeal for you? (Be generous with your club: Include page numbers for all references.)
6. When Claire meets Dougal and his men, the scene is almost cinematic: It builds slowly as the men puzzle over Claire's identity and odd clothing. We do not see Jamie, huddled in pain in the corner, for several pages. However, when the episode builds to its climax, Claire takes charge of the situation, or- dering Rupert out of the way to avoid injuring Jamie further, resetting Jamie's shoulder, and disinfecting his wounds. The men, perhaps surprisingly, allow her to do so. This is the first episode in which we see two recurring con- flicts: first, the one between twentieth-century scientific medical practices and eighteenth-century assumptions; and, second, the conflict between a modern, educated woman's expectation that she should be taken seriously and the ten- dency of eighteenth-century men to assume she may be merely a whore or otherwise insignificant. What accounts for their willingness to recognize—at least temporarily—her authority in this situation? Is it the force of her charac- ter or merely their desperation about Jamie's injuries?
7. After the skirmish about which Claire warned the Scots at Cocknammon Rock (which indicates that Claire had been paying more attention to Frank's history lessons than we thought), Jamie faints from his wounds. His faint does not just give Claire another opportunity to display her medical skills; it intro- duces a gender reversal, in which Gabaldon plays with and undermines the for- mulaic conventions of romance novels. Female protagonists are expected to faint prettily, but Claire was knocked unconscious by Murtagh, and we don't expect young warriors to faint. If you are familiar with the conventions of ro- mance writing, identify some other aspects of what you expect in a romance novel. Then reconsider your list when you discuss Chapter 15, "Revelations of the Bridal Chamber."
8. Part One ends with Claire settling into Castle Leoch with clothing more suitable to the eighteenth century (thanks to Mrs. FitzGibbons), a growing sense of safety with the young Jamie, but an increasing—and horrifying—fear that she has indeed gone back in time two centuries. This fear is confirmed when she snoops in Colum's letters, where she finds a fresh one with the date 20 April, 1743 (70–71). What character traits are evident in her reaction to this discovery? Have you ever made an utterly shocking discovery requiring that you fake, as Claire did, calmness and equanimity? Were you able to do so?
9. Claire learns a good deal about life in Castle Leoch: She enjoys the musi- cal entertainment and bardic storytelling, acquires a respect for Colum's lead- ership skills and for his courage in bearing the pain of his disability, feels useful working in the herb beds and tending to the ailments of the residents, and once more tends to Jamie. This time, his injuries are sustained in a gallant offer to save Laoghaire from the disgrace of a public beating requested by her father and agreed to by Colum for her inappropriately flirtatious behavior—a state of affairs apparently accepted by everyone in this patriarchal culture. The episode dramatizes for Claire the brutality of this patriarchal world, the courage of young Jamie, the possibility of a romance between Jamie and Laoghaire, and the utility of leeches, a medical intervention demonstrated to good effect by Mrs. Fitz. But of everything Claire is learning, the most important probably concerns details about the life of the mysterious young Jamie. Although she is shocked to learn that there is a price on his head for murder, why is she not really alarmed? How is their friendship evolving?
10. While cleaning the appalling mess out of Davie Beaton's closet and deciding which medications might actually have some utility and which are useless or perhaps even dangerous, Claire has time to consider her own predicament and the terrifying images from her passage through the stones. She remembers de- liberately fighting away from some and then wonders, Had I fought toward oth- ers? I had some consciousness of fighting toward a surface of some kind. Had I actually chosen to come to this particular time because it offered some sort of haven from that whirling maelstrom? (94) She cannot answer that question at the moment; can you? From what you now know about her relationship with Jamie, do you believe that some sort of unconscious choice—his or hers—was involved, or was the timing purely random?
11. Why is Jamie so much more comfortable with Claire seeing the scars from the horrendous flogging he endured than he is with even old friends like Alec McMahon MacKenzie?
12. After Claire discovers Jamie and Laoghaire kissing, Alec shrewdly remarks that Jamie needs a woman and that Laoghaire will be a girl when she is fifty (114). What evidence do you see of Laoghaire's immaturity in this book? If you have not read the sequels, how do you think this prediction might play out? (And if you have read them, how does it play out?) How much sympathy or crit- icism do you have for Laoghaire in this novel? Why?
13. In the episode with the tanner's lad, we see the petty vindictiveness of Fa- ther Bain (to be contrasted with the wisdom and compassion of the monks at St. Anne de Beaupré later), a hint of the cruelty of the mob (a foreshadowing of the witchcraft hysteria), and the first of the episodes in which Claire puts Jamie in danger, by asking him to assist in freeing the tanner's lad. Is she right or wrong to do so? Why?
14. When Claire attempts to escape during the commotion of the Gathering, she again endangers Jamie, albeit inadvertently. He has been trying very hard to avoid being present, because either his failure to take the oath (possibly sig- nifying disloyalty to the whole clan) or swearing his oath to the MacKenzies (signifying he is one of them and therefore a possible rival for the chieftainship) could ignite the turbulent clan factions and result in his death. He has to return her to the castle, and Claire, who does not comprehend immediately, later un- derstands and deeply regrets the position she has put him in. How do you read this: Are you sympathetic to or critical of her single-minded focus on escaping, which endangers Jamie? Have you ever inadvertently put someone else in dan- ger or been endangered yourself by someone else's unwitting actions? And why is Jamie so willing to subject himself to harm and danger in order to protect women?
15. Dougal's exploitation of Jamie's flogging to stir public support for the Ja- cobites is clearly manipulative. Dougal, however, is a complex character, and even Jamie has profoundly mixed feelings about him. Do you think there is any justification for what Dougal is doing to Jamie? Does he understand how hu- miliating the experience (which Claire, significantly, calls a "crucifixion") is?
16. After Randall punches her, Claire's contemptuous response to his question "Have you anything to say?" is "Your wig is crooked" (173). When Dougal de- scribes Jamie's great courage and composure during his flogging, he remem- bers Jamie's insulting "I'm afraid I'll freeze stiff before ye're done talking." Does their insolence to Randall increase or decrease the danger he poses to them? Do you see this verbal daring as heroic?
17. Dougal tells Claire the complete story of the flogging as a way of illustrat- ing Jamie's character to her prior to their marriage, and he also hints at the sex- ual interest Randall has in Jamie. From a purely practical perspective, would Claire have been safer marrying Rupert, ludicrous as this sounds? Dougal is clearly upset by Randall's brutality to Claire at Brockton. But how much of his scheme can be attributed to the fact that the MacKenzies would never accept a chief whose wife was an Englishwoman? In terms of his own political ambi- tions, is Dougal killing two birds with one stone here? Despite his Machiavel- lian instincts, some ancient spirituality lingers in Dougal: Why does he take Claire to St. Ninian's spring?
18. In Chapter 15, "Revelations of the Bridal Chamber," the awkwardness of the bride and groom delays the consummation considerably but also gives them an opportunity to learn more about each other's families and personal ex- periences. As they sit side by side drinking wine and touching, what important insights do they learn about each other? How important is this ability to talk to each other in their growing relationship?
19. On their wedding night, Jamie says, "There are things that I canna tell you, at least not yet. And I'll ask nothing of ye that ye canna give me. But what I would ask of ye—when you do tell me something, let it be the truth. And I'll promise ye the same. We have nothing now between us, save—respect, perhaps. And I think that respect has maybe room for secrets, but not for lies. Do ye agree?" (199) Do you agree that a good marriage can have secrets?
20. Modern marriage-enhancement therapy (for example, Emotionally Fo- cused Therapy) is based on the research behind attachment theory, the un- derstanding that human infants (and indeed all primates) require physical cuddling—a need that extends into adult relationships. As their newlywed nervousness returns, Jamie seems to have an instinctive understanding of this need: "Now then," he said. "If we canna talk easy yet without touching, we'll touch for a bit. Tell me when you're accustomed to me again" (214). How important is their ability to touch each other? What other episodes of touching—not neces- sarily sexual—strike you as memorable and significant? Is Jamie's need for touch any greater than Claire's?
21. When they return to Leoch, after the drama of the Fort William episode, Claire learns—almost anticlimactically—that Horrocks, the deserter who was in a position to confirm Jamie's innocence regarding the murder of the sergeant- major, identified Black Jack Randall as the killer. This disappointing informa- tion is useless, because of Randall's apparently unassailable status and power, but it does provide a segue to other examinations of the abuses of power (a re- curring motif in the whole series), including the Duke of Sandringham's hu- morously inept attempts at seduction of young men like Jamie. His predatory behavior is treated comically here. Why does Claire rather like the Duke? Why is Jamie willing to go hunting with him?
22. In the complex drama of Claire's arrest as a witch, what seems to be the balance in this book between the world of the natural and the supernatural? Geilie's interest in the dark arts encompasses not only occult spells, about which Claire is skeptical, but also a practical expertise with the biochemical properties of substances such as opium, arsenic, and cyanide. (If you have read the sequels, what is the significance of the reference to L'Grimoire d'le Comte St. Germain?) Some of the details for the pretext of Claire's incarceration as a witch are foolish and ignorant distortions, if not outright fabrications: for ex- ample, Father Bain's interpretation of Claire's warning of infection to be a curse. And yet the episode with the waterhorse—ironically, Peter the drover's testimony is rejected—points to an acceptance of the paranormal. Similarly, Colum's wedding gift to Claire, partly to reward her for saving Losgann and her foal, is a rosary; despite her nominal adherence to Catholicism, Claire does not understand the significance of the gift. But the rosary later becomes a crucial element in demonstrating her innocence to the mob. For now she merely prays, thanking whatever benign spirits presided over such events that noth- ing had gone wrong (374). Are we to understand this as coincidence, or is it an authentic—and answered—prayer, albeit an unfocused one?
23. Another romantic convention is comically upended when the elderly lawyer Ned Gowan, rather than the dashing romantic hero, arrives to buy much-needed time for Claire's defense. Jamie, of course, does arrive in time and, by means of tremendous personal courage and a theatrical use of the rosary, saves her from the mob and from ecclesiastical abuse of authority. But Claire's safety is also dependent on Geilie's altruism in declaring Claire's inno- cence. How do you account for Geilie's dying act? How does it affect your es- timation of her character?
24. Notice that previous tension in Claire and Jamie's marriage focused on the question of wifely obedience. Claire once again disobeyed Jamie: He had told her, when he left with the Duke of Sandringham, to stay away from Geil- lis Duncan (376). Claire's failure to do so, when Laoghaire told her Geilie was sick and needed her, almost results in her death. And yet Jamie does not re- proach her this time for her disobedience. Why not? How is their relationship evolving?
25. Jenny and Claire get to know each other, they have a conversation that both recognize is a polite kind of code: for example, "I hear ye married very quickly," meaning, "Did you wed my brother for his land and money?" (435) Reread this dialogue. Have you had conversations like this that you are willing to share? In your experience, did both parties understand what the other was really saying?
26. Jenny's remarkable, sensuous description of her pregnancy was one of the early chunks of Outlander posted on the CompuServe Writers Forum that at- tracted attention and encouragement for Diana Gabaldon to write more and publish. (Perhaps this pregnancy led not only to wee Maggie but also to the novel itself!) If you have been pregnant, do these details ring true to your own experience? Could only a woman have written this passage? Debates about whether a male writer can write authentically in a female voice and vice versa have proliferated for years. Could this passage have been written by a man? Or by a woman who has never been pregnant? Why or why not?
27. When Jamie is taken by the Watch, having been betrayed by Ronald Mac- Nab, Claire warns Jenny of the coming slaughter and famine, giving her the practical advice to plant potatoes. Is Claire running any risk of being considered a witch again here?
28. Jamie is to be hanged on December 23 (515). Although Claire does not make this point, the day she reaches Wentworth Prison is December 21, the Winter Solstice, one of the sacred days in pre-Christian Celtic tradition about which Frank spoke early in the novel. On this day, northern people rejoice that the sun is returning to a world that otherwise would die without its light and hope. If speculation about the standing stones is correct, this is a day on which one could travel through time. At the moment, however, Claire is focused on the preciousness of the present and the immediate future. She charms Sir Fletcher, and Rupert gambles with the soldiers, both strategies eliciting some information about where Jamie is. Claire finds him, cold-bloodedly kills a guard, and sees the depths of Randall's depravity. Jamie promises to submit to him if he sets Claire free. Helpless against Randall, Claire's rage gives her the fury and physical strength to kill a wolf. Are you familiar with other examples of astonishing strength in traumatic circumstances and overcoming fear in or- der to act?
29. Jamie has always had a complex relationship with his uncle Dougal. In the search for Jamie, Claire practices some fortune-telling skills she learned from Mrs. Graham, as well as her medical skills. Gypsies she and Murtagh encounter lead her to a cave where she meets Dougal, whom the Gypsies have understand- ably mistaken, from Claire and Murtagh's description, for Jamie. Widower Dougal's attempt to seduce Claire for Jamie's property, in the belief that there is no hope of rescuing his nephew and foster son, enrages her and lowers him in our estimation. Surprisingly, however, in view of Jamie's theories, Dougal swears that he did not attempt to kill Jamie with the ax, the wound that sent him to St. Anne de Beaupré to convalesce. Is Dougal credible on this point? Do you be- lieve him? He says he is unwilling to risk the lives of his men to save Jamie. Does this ring true to you, or is it an excuse? When Claire challenges him to allow his men to make their own choice, why does Rupert follow Claire rather than Dou- gal? What is the source of Claire's hope that Jamie can be freed?
30. Jamie does try to explain the psychology of rape, of a violation and break- down that provokes suicidal thoughts (561):
"I think it's as though everyone has a small place inside themselves, maybe, a private bit that they keep to themselves. It's like a little fortress, where the most pri- vate part of you lives—maybe it's your soul, maybe just that bit that makes you yourself and not anybody else . . .
"You don't show that bit of yourself to anyone, usually, unless sometimes to someone that ye love greatly . . .
"Now, it's like . . . like my own fortress has been blown up with gunpowder— there's nothing left of it but ashes and a smoking rooftree, and the little naked thing that lived there once is out in the open, squeaking and whimpering in fear, tryin' to hide itself under a blade of grass or a bit o' leaf, but not . . . but not . . . making m-much of a job of it."
After more challenges—including killing a young English soldier in cold blood, the latest of a series of killings that illustrate Claire's own lethal tenden- cies (the British deserter, the guard, and the wolf )—Claire and Murtagh suc- ceed in getting the dangerously seasick Jamie to St. Anne de Beaupré, where the more complex challenge of addressing his emotional and spiritual wounds must take place.
Jamie's terrible problem is one shared by many victims of sexual assault— that they have, against their wills, been sexually aroused by and responsive to the stimuli. The shame and recurring images are a form of post-traumatic stress disorder, worsened by the victim's conviction that he or she is morally culpable. When Claire understands that she must give Jamie an experience that will reverse his disempowering trauma at the hands of Randall, she uses her medical skills—and, perhaps surprisingly, a strategy she learned from Geillis—to summon spirits. Conjuring up her memories of Frank for the shared voices and gestures, including sexual ones, she uses the power of sug- gestion and opium to stimulate a hallucinogenic experience in which he can fight his battles again against the dead Black Jack Randall, this time defending himself and therefore having a different outcome. Is taking Jamie back into his own soul-deadening trauma a sort of time travel?
31. Remember that when Claire returned from Craigh na Dun, having chosen to stay with Jamie, she told him that the hot baths nearly won (413). It seems only fair that they both enjoy the hot baths of the abbey springs now—a fitting symbol for the cleansing of their psychological wounds, their reconnection sex- ually, and the promise of new life. What does Claire mean in the last line of the novel, "And the world was all around us, new with possibility" ?
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The Outlander series is really good and now I am hooked on them just like all my freinds. Well, before I read any book series I HAVE to get most of them before I start to read any of them and I hate to read novels out of sequence.
Outlander was a delight! My friends were RIGHT! It WAS good and I did like it! I too fell in love with Jamie. In fact I felt sorry for the bloke! What he went through!! I cried for him, hurt for him, was enraged with everything he went through, right along with the heroine. I wanted to pummel Captain Randell so many times, even wanted to smack Jamie a couple of times for being so stubborn!
Gabaldon not only brought the characters to life but the time period as well. I really felt I was in Jacobite Scotland. She is an extraordinary storyteller. The book was suspenseful and filled with intrique as well as with romance. I'd still like to know who hit Jamie on the back of the head. She never really explained that. Several characters where suspected, but none admitted to it.
While slow in places, especially when the heroine was talking about the historical aspects of the time period or something that had to do with healing, the book had a nice pace and did keep me interested until the end. In fact when I reached the end I wanted MORE! Thank goodness there IS a second book! I have begun Dragonfly in Amber and already it has me intrigued and in tears!
This book is 736 pages (on my Nook) and I read it all in a day and a half - that's how magnetic it is. Be warned, you won't get anything else done while reading it. Now, I wouldn't go around calling it academic literature or anything, but as an escapist novel, it is divine. I hate romance fussy stuff, *never* read romance novels, and I adored this book. Yet it is about a love story, and it has plenty of 'adult fun time' described in it to support the romantic relationship the two main characters have to each other. So a romance novel it is I suppose. And yet one that is well written, tight, with great plot control and well developed characters; tense thrills and wonderfully researched history. It is one of the rare novels in which, after putting it aside for a few days, I still have to remind myself that the characters are not real and I am not, in fact, living in 18th century Scotland and my husband will laugh at me if I talk with a brogue. It's so incredibly engaging! I enjoyed every minute of this work. I highly recommend it.
It took me about 200 pages before I became an addict,(and it was a rough 200 pages!) so don't let the beginning turn you off from this incredible series! There is a method to her madness, and once it catches, you will literally be lost in time!
I can't recall which book it was (2 or 3) that literally had me in tears by the end. This is the ONLY author ever talented enough to suck me into her world as thoroughally, and completely as this.
I am an avid reader. Outlander, the first book in Gabaldon's Outlander Series, is one of the best books I've ever read! Claire and her husband go to Scotland for a second honeymoon shortly after WWII. While on a walk, Claire touches a stone and is transported back to Scotland in the 1700's. She meets Jamie Frasier and their incredible love affair, adventure, epic saga beings. There is something for everyone in Gabaldon's Outlander series: history, adventure, romance, time travel, warfare, even a touch of veiled eroticism here and there. Do not be afraid of the size of Gabaldon's books - you will be sad when they end and look forward to the next one with much anticipation.
I have to admit - I DO NOT read romance novels - would never buy one. I like intense mysteries, historal fiction of England - and I found all of this in the Outlander only taking place in the Highlands. When I received this book as a gift for Christmas, I had no idea that I would get caught up in a "romance" novel. But its more than that, the history of the clans, the superstitions that the Highlanders believed - and just one turn after another in the storyline. I love the characters and the book is so well written - I couldn't put it down and ready for the 2nd in the series...how have I missed this author?
This is my all time favorite book series I've ever had the pleasure of reading! if you like romantic settings, love, adventure--you will love these books. Read them all, you won't be disappointed! My most treasured books in my library. I own the paperbacks and am currently acquiring the hardcopies. I will pass these books down to my daughters someday.
Outlander is a title that I've had several friends tell me I need to read, but I just put it in the back of my mind as a dated historical romance until this tag. I wish that I had read this book when it first came out. Because then the novelty of time travel would have been fresh, and I wouldn't have felt the weight of every other romance I've read over the years with that theme that have cribbed from Outlander. Claire is a wonderful, absolutely non-stereotypical, character. Her dilemma of loving and marrying two men in two different times makes her fascinating as well. There was only one time I wanted to smack her: In Wentworth Prison, instead of watching Jamie and the brute fighting each other, she should have had the forthwith to smack Randall and take care of him before he woke up!! That made me want to tear my hair out a bit. The middle did drag a bit, and for awhile it felt like the book would never end. I enjoyed it, but it was loooong! I have already added Dragonfly in Amber, the sequel, to my wish list. It's got romantic sex without being pornographic. Lots of amazing historical detail. Jamie is awesome! How cool is it that for once the MAN is the virgin! Gabaldon turns so many romance stereotypes on their head. I highly recommend this beautiful read.
Diana Gabaldon leads off with an interesting premise and, next thing you know, you're into a pretty good time travel book. She has talent, no question, and her style is just fine for this type of book. Spoilers coming spoilers spoiler spoiler. Spoiler The problem is that she hobbles her talent with a plethora of unnecessary sex scenes. Some are longer, some are shorter; some are highly explicit, some are relatively tame; sometimes the characters are both willing, and sometimes the scenes are of rape... or the next thing to it -- or both. Now I love sex morning, noon and night if I can get it. And I never thought I'd say this in a million years, but -- there's too much sex in this book. Sometimes it seems our heroine (Claire) must be the only woman in Scotland because nearly every man she meets wants or tries to jump her bones. And I think it's great that she and her husband have lots of sex -- but I don't need to read about it every dozen pages or so. This is a long book and I think it has room for about 3 long wet wild sex scenes and a bunch of more circumspect mentions of the subject. Now some of the sex is integral to the plot, but some of it just sidetracks plot and character development and is plain annoying. There was so much sex in this book that it left me thinking I don't have nearly enough -- but if I tried to keep up with Jaimie and Claire, I'm sure it would shorten my life. I have the next book, "Dragonfly in Amber," but I won't be reading it anytime soon -- if ever. "Muff," I say. Er, I mean, "Nuff," I say.
I could not put this book down. The characters are so real, how could you not love Jamie! I was a little doubtful at first with the time travel idea, however, once you get into the story, it just draws you in and you forget everything else. Claire's sense of humor is enjoyable. Diana Gabaldon's style of writing keeps you wanting to know what happens next. There is one part of the story that is a bit hard to read, and I have to say it brought tears to my eyes, but just makes you love Jamie even more. I am currently reading the next book in the series, and this is just as enjoyable.
I read this book about 10 years ago and just didn't care for it. I found it recently among my books and thought I would give it another shot and boy am I glad I did! The book is long and filled with so many details, but I think that is part of the charm of Gabaldon's writing. I found myself laughing, crying and cringing at so many parts. This is truly an original story and a great one at that. If you want a quick read, this book is not for you. I read it in 3 days, but there is so much to take it, I should have slowed down to really absorb it all. It's a well written story filled with everything you might want.
I got this book for free, and totally avoided it for so long. It just didnt seem like a story I was going to be into. Im also not one to care much for sex scenes. For the first time I read a story that had the scenes make sense to me. I mean, as I kept reading( because i was hooked) I realized by the end of the last page how they fit into the story. She didnt just build the characters of the people, but the relationship as well. The love and all it was for them had a personality alomost. I wasnt sure what drove me through this book, but at the end I bought ALL the remaining books that followed and read them in 3 months. The story gets even better. I even started to look at myself, my marraige and all that makes me, me. Maybe I am to sentimental and some wont see this book as I saw it. If you liked it I say get the others to go with it. Follow this couple..its wonderful.
This series of books is wonderful! I started with this first book, "Outlander", and continued to read every following book until the end. Diana Gabaldon's writing is superb. Her attention to detail and gift of story telling has kept me thoroughly entertained over several months. The characters in the books have become my friends. I was sorry to read the last page of the final and 8th book, but was left completely satisfied. The relationships between the characters are what make these books so rich - especially the magical relationship between Claire & Jamie. I used to read books like this & have thoughts like "I wish I had a relationship like that..." But this time I didn't because I've read other amazing books that have made my relationship with my husband just as sweet, loving & sexy as Claire & Jamie's. Check out Ariel & Shya Kane's books, "How to Have A Match Made in Heaven" and "How to Create a Magical Relationship". It's a possibility for all of us! Enjoy Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series! It's delicious reading.
Diana Gabaldon has really shown her talent in this first book in her series. Wow. The characters are well developed and all very interesting. The plot is amazing, the time travel is exciting. The history is fictional but well researched at the same time. What more could you ask for. When Claire Randall accidently time travels into 17 century Scotland, shes in for the ride of a lifetime, to say the least. She meets horrible people like Jack Randall and amazing people like Jamie Fraser. At first Claire wants nothing but to time travel back to her time. But slowly she adapts to her new life, and falls in love with Jamie. Your in for a treat if you decide to read this. If you've already read it, I'm sure you will agree to say that this book may have kept you up late one or two nights. The romance, action, and adventure of this book is amazing.
Outlander is one of the best books I have ever read. And I mean it. It was suggested by a friend and I only read it because of her recommendation. I was not sure the story line sounded that interesting. It started slow but then it blossomed. The author puts you in the story. You connect with the charaters. I fell in love, I mourned, and I was captured. I highly recommend this book. It is one of my favorites.
The only reason I got this book is because as I was prowling the book aisle in Costco, I came across this young woman standing in the aisle, caressing this book! Yes, standing there, in public, in an open public display of affection, CARESSING the book. Well, as you may imagine, I felt compelled to ask her what exactly her thoughts were regarding this little unassuming paperback titled "Outlander". As if she was awakening from a trance, with some effort she pulled her attention away from the book to answer me. Her explanation about the storyline was matter of fact. To me, it seemed unremarkable. In fact, I did not purchase the book from the storyline at all. It was her body language that influenced my decision (isn't it always body language in the end?) We spoke for a while about the series, standing in the aisle, as if we were old friends. She said "Trust me, you'll love the series". I believed her words, but it was her unconscious actions that compelled me to buy the book, and everyone in the series after it. Now, I only hope I can avoid caressing this book in public, just as my unknown friend did, if I happen to come across it in my travels...
I cannot believe this ebook is free! Get it now, you won't be sorry. Jamie and Claire are the ultimate couple in what can only be described as an epic adventure series with romance, sci-fi, history, and scientific detail mixed in. I have all of the books in the series in hardback, and I reread them often. Lugging around the hardbacks is a pain, but I love that this is on my nook now. I am starting it again tomorrow!
This series of books has the most captavating story line I have ever read. The intimacy, adventure and geography is so detailed that I feel my self in the middle of it, as the story progresses. I have read hundreds of books in my life time and have never read anything even close to this. Diana Gabaldon is a true genius. Spudville Idaho.
This is the best book (and series of books) I have ever read. Diana Gabaldon has an amazing gift for story telling. She makes the characters come alive and I could not get enough of their story. Every new book that comes out in this series is a wonderful treat!
What was I thinking? Really what WAS I thinking all these years? Why has it taken me so long just to pick up this book?! The 20th anniversary edition of Outlander is gorgeous. Upon it's arrival I was mesmerized by it's blood red and summer gold cover. Not to mention the detail on it is phenomenal. Additionally, the 20th anniversary edition comes equipped with a new map, a new essay, an attached ribbon bookmark, and a bonus CD featuring 4 songs from the musical. The bonus CD was absolutely incredible. I began listening to it before reading the novel, during, and after. I'm in love and the idea was great to include it. It added quite a bit of excitement to the experience and I can't help the overwhelming feeling to hug every single person who was featured on the CD. Their voices were exactly what I imagined from the characters. Details about the CD: Track 1: I am ready - Jamie Fraser (Allan Scott-Douglas) --My favorite of the four tracks. Track 2: Is tu fuil 'o mo chuislean - Gaelic chorus, Jamie, Claire (Cait & Annie Lennox/ Allan Scott-Douglas/Sue Roberston) Track 3: Why did I marry a Fraser - Jamie, Clare, Jenny & Ian Murray (Allan Scott-Douglas, Sue Robertson/ Michelle Bruce/ Kevin Walsh) Track 4: Claire's message - Claire & Dougal MacKenzie (Sue Robertson/Kevin Walsh) Now onto Outlander. Nothing I say will ever properly express how much I loved Outlander. The story was amazing. Time travel, adventures in the Highlands, fighting, blood and who could forget about the romance? Diana's characters were wonderfully described, detailed and realistic. I couldn't help feeling that I knew them on a personal level when reaching the end of the novel. There is no doubt that Diana Gabaldon is a very witty writer, her humor shining through when her characters interacted with each other. I was also happy to see that the story line was very unpredictable. "What's going to happen to Jamie and Claire in the next chapter?" Who knows?! Very exciting indeed. Though Outlander is a hefty 600 pages, and took me quite a few days to finish, I couldn't help by moan in sadness that it had ended. There is no doubt in my mind that Outlander has turned me into a fan and I will definitely me reading further into Diana's Outlander series.
This book has so much information in it, I've read it 3 times in the last 10 years.....twice in the last month....so much Scottish history,18th century, and has so much adventure in it!!!! Keeps you glued to the book!!! So exciting,and the characters are absolutely the best ever....a movie could not due this book justice!!! There are so many different plots going on at the same time, you have to take this book, slow, if you can!!! I went thru it the last time, CD back to back over one weekend!!!! It just keeps popping!! I recomend this book, for anyone interested in Scottish lore,time travel,Romance,Adventure and detail...IT's Great!!
I've read & reread the Outlander series at least 4 times and find new things in each story with every reading. Not to say that things don't grab you the first time around, but there is sooo much going on that you can gloss over aspects, or attitudes and they become richer & fuller with each retelling. It is a love story that transcends time, literally. If you are a history buff, you'll appreciate the accuracy Diana has given to her tales. While it is fiction, it is also very thoroughly researched and factual in place/time occurrences. While some of the romance scenes are a bit graphic and some of the actions are a bit brutal, it depicts life as it was in a time when there was no middle of the road for men of honor and those that loved them. A treasured part of my home library; I'm sure I'll keep reading them over & over again.
I loved this book, and I'm loving the whole series! It has history, fantasy, romance, drama, action, and best of all, escapism.
This is my all time favorite book. Love the way the story flows and the historical views.
When I first read this book, I immediately fell in love with the characters (particularly Jamie Fraser) and the plot. The story line is captivating, unique, and unforgettable. For those who love a good romance novel with a sprinkle of history and science fiction and a big healthy serving of sex, intrigue, passion, and conflict this is the book for you!!!!
I love all her books. The love story mixed with history is great. Can't wait for book 8 to come out in March.


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The show was a great success, lots of inspirational quilts were hung, and lots of visitors milling about, viewing, admiring, meeting old friends, catching up, just generally enjoying their visit to our wonderful Cottage.
Lyn Solomon
Having won a minor prize in the Lyn Ballinger Challenge several years ago, these are the fabrics I bought with the prize money.
I love the rich colours and feel they exude warmth for a cold winters night in a comfy quilt. Disappearing nine parch is also one of my favourite patterns.
Quilted by Lyn Solomon.
Jules Williams
'Retro Brown'
A large trendy quilt made with left over retro style strips.
Just having some fun with left over strips from other projects!
Pattern Design by Jules Williams
Quilted by Letitia Turner
Marie Varley
'Stars and Boxes'
I made this quilt for my daughters 50th. birthday. It is a variation on a quilt by Carolyn Konig called 'Stars Hanging About'.
I used the Asian figures in the center copied from a decoration sent to me by a friend in Vietnam.
Quilted by Fiona Bell
Gwenyth Mitchell
'Gwenyth's Folly'
I started this quilt with dirty cream, mauve and purple. Changed to clearer colours and it all became a pickle!
Finally rescued with animal print
Quilted by Gwenyth Mitchell
Fae Dunner
'I Spy'
A comforter made with love for a traumatised child going into foster care.
"Something to keep" and to let them know they are precious to God.
Inspired by love of children.
Pattern design by Dianne Neumann and Tracey Scougall
Quilted by Fae Dunner
Sheila Tweedy
'Can You See The Face?'
Original design inspired by giant crossword on Pinterest. Fabrics are Canik Batiks 'Gemstones' given to me from the group several years ago. I also added some of my own hand dyed blue fabric.
The backing fabric was a 'must have' purchase.
Pattern design by Sheila tweedy
Quilted by Sheila Tweedy
Jackie Swan
I had been aware of tuffets being made in workshops and became interested. At the Brisbane Quilt Show in October 2015, I found Terri there selling kits. So home I came with a big box that I hid away in the house, thinking sometime later I will look at that. Then I became aware that Terri was coming to the coast to do a workshop, so I booked in. It took a full weekend and I am so happy with the results.
Thanks to Kimz Sewing and Patchwork - my tuffet is finished!
Worksho with Terri Ahrens
Sue Andrew
Hand pieced and machine quilted by me.
Quilted by Sue Andrew
Sandy King
'Buderim Belles'
I bought the embroidery blocks at a Quilt Show many years ago and finally finished them this year.
I used a single strand variegated thread for the embroidery and love the olde world look and style of the quilt
Pattern design by Sandy King
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Week 3 - Color Palette for T-Day
Here's a photo I found from pinterest.
Mike Worrall's Quest For Symmetry. I haven't been to the colourlovers site for quite a long time. They have a tool to create patterns as well and you can color it with your won palette or someone else and credit will be link to that person. It was a really fun site.
Well, time to hop over and see what the rest of the T(ea) for Tuesday gang is up to.
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Beautiful photos and the color palettes add extra interest to them too...ReplyDelete
Happy T Day to you!
oh! i want those cups! they look like spring :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for stopping by. Well at least it looked like all the snow is gone for you folks. Hope there is no more freak snowstorms till next winter.Delete
Those a beautiful tea cups and I love that they are each different color. I'm not a huge fan of matchy matchy. :) I guess that's why I have Fiestaware. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for stopping by and I am learning to be brighter with my colors. : )Delete
The third color palette is my favorite as I think I gravitate towards bold and bright! Thank you for visiting me on T Day and for your nice comments on my beaded flowers.ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh you are welcome and thanks for stopping by.Delete
Hello and Happy T Day!! I love that first picture and pretty colors!! The other two are great too but that first one is my favorite. I like the idea of making color palettes, always fun to play with colors.ReplyDelete
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Thanks Dawn. Playing and changing the colors around can be quite addictive.Delete
cool pictures--love the pretty pastel cups, so Spring :)ReplyDelete
Happy T day :)
Love the cups and Bleubeard loves the sidewalk art. The middle one may be my fav, since it reminds me of an artist although I can't remember her name.ReplyDelete
Have you heard of ROY G BIV? I think that's how the color palette is supposed to be laid out, but what do I know. I don't do color palettes. I can even spell it right, although spell check does a good job of correcting me (grin).
Thanks for sharing your color palettes (yep, got it spelled right this time) and lovely art with us this T Tuesday. I'm SO impressed that you chose some color this week.Replies
ROY G BIV - colors arranged in the order of decreasing wavelengths. : ) I had to look that up but thanks I learned something today. Thanks for stopping by (and hosting T for Tuesday).Delete
Really gorgeous tea cups! love those colors...thanks for the info on the colourlovers site...haven't visited it before so think I'll check it out!ReplyDeleteReplies
Love to share. But be warned, that site is addicting if you like colors and patterns.Delete
It's fun seeing the color swatches along with the photos. Love those petty colors of the teacups.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Linda and thanks for stopping by.Delete
Beautiful tea cup selection.ReplyDelete
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It's always fun visiting and I usually learn something new. : )Delete
I do like those cups and saucers. I cannot remember drinking out of a cup and saucer at home for such a long time!ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by. We never use a cup and saucer. We are VERY informal at home.Delete
Lovely! Especially the colorful tea cups!ReplyDelete
Happy belated T-day! :)Replies
Thanks for stopping by.Delete
Great photos and the color palettes or swatches included make it so interesting. Fun to see the square of color and refer back to the photo.ReplyDelete
Thanks Darla. It's always fun playing with colors.Delete
Oh, I do love those cups and saucers! I like having a variety to drink out of, but I don't end up with much pastel for some reason. Googling now... Ok, I'm back, and the pattern is Colclough Harlequin Ballet and not even all that expensive. Sweet :) Thx!ReplyDelete
Thanks for popping by Tuesday for Tea, sorry I am so late in getting around to returning the visit. I am so glad I did, cause I took a good nose around, and just love the things you have done. Your 29 faces are fantastic as well as your other art.ReplyDelete
I only wish you had a follower button as I don't do Google +.........but may have to start ... grin
Great colors and those tea cups are adorable...so dainty and pretty ♥ReplyDelete
omgosh I l♥ve the color of those tea cups! and all of your photos really...color is a never-ending adventure!ReplyDelete


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A Massey Ferguson, gorgeous dresses, a trad session, gourmet food, beautiful handmade details, and spectacular florals - today's real wedding has got a whole lot to love. Niamh & Aodhán are a positively smitten Cavan couple, who put the very best of their county on display for their wedding. Virginia Park Lodge played host to the celebrations, and while the style, decor and finishing touches were all stunning, it was music, family and friends that were at the forefront of the day. As you'll see from Dasha Caffrey's fab photography, there's a lot to be inspired by with this chic Cavan wedding.
It's pretty fitting that this bride and groom met through their shared love of Irish music and dance. Niamh tells us the story behind their first encounter, "Myself and Aodhán met on the 10th August 2013 (hence the date for our wedding!) We're both from Cavan, opposite sides, but had never met until that night in August. My parents run an art and culture centre and had been asked to host their first ever wedding for a neighbour and friend, Peter. Peter's a musician and he asked me to do the broom dance for guests (old Irish dance I've been doing since a child) and he asked Aodhán to sing in the wedding band he put together with all his musical friends for the night."
Niamh's fab shoes give a hint of all the glamorous style that lies ahead!
Niamh says the connection was instant, "Sparks flew and after a surreal chain of events the following few weeks, which included camping together at Electric Picnic, holidaying with friends in Ibiza and attending a Strypes gig in Dublin, we were madly in love! We count our lucky stars to stumble upon each other's soulmate at home in Cavan and still can't believe how we actually met."
Niamh tells us about all the personal touches that made the wedding so special, "Myself and Aodhán are both sentimental souls and it was the truly the gestures of those nearest to us that made our day so magical. My Dad built a stone arch at home that we could be pictured beside the morning of our wedding, Aodhán handmade cufflinks from lucky truppences for his groomsmen, my friend Pam designed our stunning wedding invitations, Aodhán's sister Rosina created a wedding cake masterpiece, my sister Orla painted our mass booklets and all these personal touches and more added towards two people feeling not only madly in love, but also truly loved by our family and friend
And one final detail? Aodhán's 'wedding car,' "The most touching of all was Aodhán's incredible three-year restoration of his grandfather's Massey Ferguson tractor to travel to the ceremony on. Aodhán and his grandfather were very close and it meant the world to him to have a little part of him there on our special day. Seeing him and groomsmen in the transport box laughing and singing en route to the church is one of our favourite moments of the day."
Niamh's dress! The lace and the neckline are exquisite.
Aodhán proposed to Niamh on a stormy Saturday morning in December 2015, in one of their favourite places, "With music being such a huge part of our lives, our first trip away together was to Other Voices in Dingle in 2013 and being the most magical festival of them all (in our humble opinion!), we've been going together ever since. Aodhán planned to propose with a picnic on Inch Strand en route down but Storm Desmond had other intentions and weather warnings were issued for Kerry and surrounding counties."
Aodhán didn't let the weather deter him, "Aodhán suggested a drive around Slea Head and completely oblivious, I laughed as he suggested getting a photo out in the elements! Standing on a cliff and looking out at the sea, I turned around to find Aodhán on bended knee with the most beautiful ring he'd designed himself and it was honestly the most overwhelming and wonderful moment in time."
This bride and groom had a clear priority for their day, "One word….music!"
Niamh & Aodhán wanted their ceremony to set the tone for the rest of celebrations, "Thanks to our priest Fr. Dan, we were given a lot of freedom to choose songs that are particularly special to us. Arco String Quartet set the backdrop and thanks to our musical friends, there were a series of performances that either had us smiling from ear to ear or overcome with emotion."
Niamh tells us about some of the musical highlights from the ceremony, "Highlights included groomsman Liam sing 'Warm' by The Coronas, 'Red is the Rose' sung and whistled by our talented and sequin adorned friend Larry Beau as well as The Dubliner's John Sheahan and his daughter Ceoladh with their stunning rendition of 'St. Patrick's Cathedral' on fiddlle and tin whistle. We left the Church to The Beatles 'All You Need Is Love' performed by our groomsmen Kevin & Liam on brass and helped by guests dotted around the church on flute and trombone like that scene in Love Actually! Our guests said it was like a concert they never wanted to end!"
Straight out of Love Actually!
The couple had a pretty unique wedding theme, "Our wedding theme was 'A Cavan Kind of Magic'. We wanted our family and friends to enjoy a magical, musical day full of surprises from start to finish with superb food and serious fun."
Niamh kept a special quote in mind throughout the planning, "I've always been a huge fan of Roald Dahl because of the beautiful way he saw the world through his eyes. His quote "Those who don't believe in magic will never find it" was the foundation for our wedding plans and our magical theme was peppered throughout the day with touches like Roald Dahl quotes on each of the tables and a magician to entertain our guests during the drinks reception."
From the ceremony arch, to the bouquets, and the reception decor, beautiful blooms laced through the entire day, giving it a romantic, luxurious feel.
Virginia Park Lodge was the first venue Niamh & Aodhán visited and they say, after that, nothing else compared. "We couldn't believe that such an incredible venue had opened its doors at home in Cavan and when the 10th of August 2017 was available, we knew it was fate. The attention to detail in Virginia is extraordinary and from Deirdre running the show to her brother Richard Corrigan cooking up a storm in the kitchen, it felt like we were in the safest hands in the world. We flew over to London to do our menu tasting in Bentley's Mayfair and for that alone, we can't recommend Virginia Park Lodge highly enough!"
Niamh tied in with her bridesmaids, all wearing pretty lace dresses. What a bunch of beauts!
The couple say the the music continued at Virginia Park Lodge, "A trad session with friends 'Whiskey You're The Devil' ensued to welcome guests as they arrived and the bridal party entered the dining room with a New Orleans Wedding March led by approximately fifteen of our wedding party with a mash up of 'You Are My Sunshine' and 'This Little Light of Mine'on drums, brass and other percussion instruments. Just amazing!"
The couple had two full days of fun planned for their guests.
We don't see many New Orlean's wedding marches in Irish weddings - a new trend perhaps?
Niamh says it's important to soak in the days ahead of your wedding, "The week before the wedding disappears before your eyes, so do as much as you can early on to really enjoy the build up! From our experience, this includes stationary, speeches and day two preparations!"
The reception space was filled with pretty details and fabulous florals.
Known for its food, the couple and their guests were wined and dined by the team at Virginia Park Lodge.
I can't believe this cake was baked by Aodhán's sister - certainly puts our home baking attempts to shame!
The couple jetted off for an incredible honeymoon two days after the wedding, "We flew to Dubai to stay at The Atlantis for three nights, then onto Ubud in Bali for treks, relaxation and water-rafting, onto the Gili Islands for some incredible sunsets and scuba diving before finishing on a high back in Bali at the Four Seasons, Jimbaran Bay."
Of course the bride and groom had to partake in some of the entertainment too! We have a feeling this party went on 'til late!
What a gorgeous wedding (and it looks like a lot of fun too!). Thanks so much to Niamh & Aodhán for sharing the story behind their wedding with us, and to Dasha Caffrey for capturing it all so beautifully.
Recommended Suppliers
- Reception venue: Virginia Park Lodge
- Groomsmen's suits: Louis Copeland and Sons
• Photography: Dasha Caffrey
• Ceremony venue: St. Patrick's Church, Milltown, Co. Cavan
• Wedding Dress: Riki Dalal Haute Couture from De Stafford Bridal
• Bridesmaids dresses: Chi Chi London
• Shoes: Jimmy Choo
• Flowers: John Hoyne at Bouquets2Banquets
• Accessories: Jules Bridal Jewellery
• Cake: The groom's talented sister, Rosina
• Cars: Courtyard Classic Cars
• Stationary: Wedding invites designed by Pam Duff at HugoLovesSally and all other stationary at The Print Fairy
• Make Up & Hair: Joanne Pedden MUA and Rosey Breen at Eden Hair
• Wedding Bands: Greene's Jewellers
• Videography: Rick at YourShortFilm
• Honeymoon Agent: Gareth in Trailfinders
• Ceremony/Reception Music: Arco String Quartet, Niamh McCormack, Liam McCabe, Kevin Kelleher, John Sheahan and daughter Ceoladh, Larry Beau, Stevie O'Brien, Whiskey You're The Divil, Brendan McCahey & Band


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One doesn't need to look far to notice we live in the Age of the Geek. Superhero blockbusters regularly break box office records while time-honored geek franchises are back in vogue. Meanwhile, many TV reviewers claim we live in the golden age of TV. With so many good shows out there, it becomes almost impossible to keep track of all of them. So what do you get when you cross these two trends? You get plenty of interesting, exciting new sci-fi and fantasy shows.
With every new year come the New Year's resolutions. While some people try to quit smoking or get in shape, here at Screen Rant we like to keep our goals more manageable. Our New Year's resolution is to simply check out the 12 Most Anticipated Sci-Fi and Fantasy TV Shows in 2016.
12 Bonus: The Shannara Chronicles
Amberle (Poppy Drayton) is an elven princess who wants to become one of the seven chosen guardians of the holy tree Ellcrys, which keeps an army of demons imprisoned. Wil (Austin Butler) is a young man who wants to learn the healing arts. Eretria (Ivana Baquero) is a scavenger struggling to survive in the wilderness. When Ellcrys begins to wither, these young people are united by the druid Allanon (Manu Bennett ) to prevent an army of evil from escaping their hellish prison and destroying the world. And it is a strange world indeed, for despite all the magic, it exists on the post-apocalyptic ruins of our own Earth.
Written by Terry Brooks and published in 1977, fantasy novel Sword of Shannara turned into a long-running series of high fantasy novels featuring elves, dwarves, destinies, prophecies, Chosen Ones, mysterious artifacts and other trappings of this genre. This MTV series didn't make our proper list because it already premiered this year, with the first two episodes airing on January 5, 2016.
11 Colony
After Earth is conquered by an extraterrestrial invasion force, American civilians struggle under the occupation. Penned inside giant walls circling entire cities, the people are ruled by a military government led by domestic collaborators, with mysterious alien conquerors hidden from sight. Will Bowman (Josh Holloway - Lost) is a former Army Ranger and an FBI Special Agent. Now working as a truck driver, Will is actually an operative within the Resistance, working with his wife, Katie (Sarah Wayne Callies - The Walking Dead, Prison Break), to find their missing son.
Colony was created by Ryan J. Condal and Carlton Cuse, who worked as an executive producer on shows such as Lost, The Strain and Bates Motel. In an atypical move for a TV series, Colony premiered online on USA Network's website on December 21, 2015. However, the ten-episode first season will have its TV premiere on USA network on January 14, 2016.
10 Emerald City
In this darker and edgier version of the classic Land of Oz novels by L. Frank Baum, Dorothy Gale (Adria Arjona) is transported by a tornado to a mystical realm ruled by a powerful Wizard (Vincent D'Onofrio - Daredevil) who outlawed all magic except his own. As Dorothy navigates this mysterious and dangerous land, she faces scheming witches and deadly warriors, slowly becoming a hero that the people of Oz need.
Emerald City faced troubles during its development. Due to creative differences between show-runner Josh Friedman and Universal Television, the series was canceled in August of 2014. However, in April of 2015 NBC executives changed their mind and decided to resume the production of Emerald City, but now with the director Tarsem Singh (The Fall, The Cell) at the helm. The first ten-episode season of Emerald City will premiere on NBC in 2016.
9 The Magicians
Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph) is a student in a New York high school considering his options before choosing a college. With his friends Julia (Stella Maeve) and James (Michael Cassidy) he discovers that magic exists. Enrolling in the hidden Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy, Quentin soon discovers that the world of magic is far darker that he could have possibly imagined. Does this sound like Harry Potter? Perhaps, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
The Magicians is loosely based upon a trilogy of novels written by the journalist and writer Lev Grossman. The series is produced by - among others - Sera Gamble, who worked as one of the writers and later executive producers for the TV show Supernatural. The Magicians simultaneously premiered on Syfy as a special preview on December 16, 2015. The rest of the season, however, will air from January 25, 2016 onward.
8 Outcast
Ever since he was a child, Kyle Barnes (Patrick Fugit) was cursed to see his loved ones succumb to demonic possession. Decades later, Kyle joins forces with Reverend Anderson (Philip Glenister) to learn why is he being haunted by these supernatural occurrences.
Outcast is based on an ongoing graphic novel by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Paul Azaceta published by Image Comics. Kirkman, who previously created The Walking Dead, envisioned Outcast as an epic horror story. Even before the first issue was published in 2014, Cinemax picked up the rights to produce a show based on it, with Kirkman helping to develop the concept into a TV series. A ten-episode first season is scheduled to debut on Cinemax in 2016.
7 Legends Of Tomorrow
Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill - Doctor Who) is a time traveler from the future assembling a team of modern-day heroes, rogues and vigilantes. Among them: Ray Palmer aka The Atom (Brandon Routh - Superman Returns), an inventor of a power-suit capable of shrinking to the molecular level; Mick Rory aka Heat Wave (Dominic Purcell - Prison Break), an arsonist with a powerful heat gun; Sara Lance aka White Canary (Caity Lotz - Arrow), an assassin-turned-vigilante. They and others of their ilk are on a mission to prevent immortal warlord Vandal Savage (Casper Crump) from conquering our world.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe may rule the box office, but TV shows about DC Comics superheroes have proved themselves popular with the audiences. Legends of Tomorrow brings together characters of shows such as Arrow and The Flash in an epic adventure spanning space and time. Legends Of Tomorrow premieres on The CW on January 21, 2016.
In this alternate history, the Nazis have conquered Great Britain. Winston Churchill was executed, most of the royal family escaped to the colonies and Britain became a Nazi-occupied territory. Nine months after the defeat, police detective Douglas Archer (Sam Riley) is called in to investigate a seemingly ordinary murder. But after Archer discovers that the victim was a physicist involved with the Resistance, the Nazis grow strangely interested in this case. And how exactly is the American journalist Barbara Barga (Kate Bosworth) involved in this mystery?
British writer Len Deighton made a name for himself in 1960s and 1970s with a series of spy novels like The IPCRESS File. His novels were turned into successful spy thrillers, mostly starring Michael Caine as a cynical British spy Harry Palmer. Deighton's alternate history novel SS-GB was first published in 1978. Now, BBC Films is adapting it into a four-part miniseries with a help of writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who previously worked on six James Bond movies. The SS-GB miniseries should premiere this year.
5 Lucifer
What does Lucifer, Lord of Hell (Tom Ellis) do when he becomes unhappy with his life? Why, he abandons his throne, opens a night club in LA and becomes a police consultant! While Lucifer assists police detective Chloe Dancer (Lauren German) with her cases, his past follows him in the form of the archangel Amenadiel (D. B. Woodside) who is bent on forcing Lucifer to return to Hell.
Lucifer is loosely based upon the comic book character first appearing in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. Character proved popular enough to get his own comic book published through the DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. Written by Mike Carey, Lucifer ran successfully for 75 issues from 2000 until 2006. The series - which already caused some controversy due to the nature of its main protagonist - is scheduled to premiere on Fox on January 25, 2016.
4 Preacher
Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper) is a preacher in a small Texas town who gets possessed by a mysterious entity granting him the power to make people obey whatever command he issues them. Morally conflicted about these abilities, Jesse embarks on a road trip across America, accompanied by his ex-girlfriend Tulip O'Hare (Ruth Negga) and his best friend Cassidy (Joe Gilgun), an Irish vampire. Together, they meet weird people, dangerous opponents and numerous obstacles on their quest to, literally, find God.
Preacher is an upcoming TV series based on the controversial and critically praised comic book series by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon. Published by DC Comics imprint Vertigo, Preacher ran for over sixty issues between 1995 and 2000. TV series was developed by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Sam Catlin and should premiere on AMC in mid-2016.
3 11.22.63
Can you change history? This is the question asked by 11.22.63, a sci-fi thriller series starring James Franco as Jake Epping, a high school teacher who discovers a portal leading to America in 1958. Once there, he intends to prevent the assassination of the president John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Over time, Epping becomes more and more involved with this era, building himself a better life in the 1960s but also growing obsessed with the sad, failed life of Lee Harvey Oswald (Daniel Webber) as the fateful date approaches.
11.22.63 is based on a novel by the celebrated horror writer Stephen King. A step out of his usual genre as well as his habitual New England setting, 11.22.63 explores the America of King's childhood as well as one of the most dramatic events of the 20th century American history. An eight-part miniseries, 11.22.63 is scheduled to premiere on Hulu on February 15, 2016.
2 Westworld
Dr. Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) runs Westworld - a western-themed amusement park populated by androids. But when the robots begin to malfunction, this ultimate adult entertainment experience turns into a deadly trap for its visitors.
Written and directed in 1973 by Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park), Westworld was a sci-fi thriller that spawned an inferior sequel as well as an unsuccessful TV series. Following the modern trend of darker and edgier remakes, HBO - that ultimate purveyor of grim and gritty entertainment - plans a modern re-imaging of this minor sci-fi classic. The series is penned by Jonathan Nolan who worked with his brother Christopher on Inception, Insterstellar and The Dark Knight trilogy. Cast of Westworld includes, among others, Ed Harris (A History of Violence), James Marsden (X-Men), Thandie Newton (The Pursuit of Happyness) and Evan Rachel Wood (True Blood). Although the exact premiere date isn't known yet, Westworld is supposed to air sometime in the spring of 2016.
1 Luke Cage
After the critically praised first season of Daredevil and quite possibly even better received first season of Jessica Jones, Netflix doesn't show signs of stopping: it's run of street-level superheroics will continue with Luke Cage. Its titular character (played by Mike Colter) was introduced in Jessica Jones as the man with the unbreakable skin and superhuman strength. Luke Cage shows us his origin story as well as his attempts to start a new life for himself in Harlem. So far, it's only known that the series will premiere in 2016.
It's also worth mentioning that Netflix has at least two other superhero shows in the pipeline. The series about the martial artist and vigilante Iron Fist is currently in development with no release date yet available. After it airs though, Netflix plans a special crossover miniseries The Defenders that should bring heroes from all of their superhero shows into one team trying to save New York City from a major disaster.
So, what are your sci-fi, fantasy and horror shows you're looking forward to this year? Share them with us in the comments!


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Three 'militants' killed in Kech gunbattlePakistan
QUETTA: Three suspected militants were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Hoshab area of Kech district, a spokesman for Frontier Corps said here on Tuesday.
He said seven suspected militants were taken into custody after the gunbattle. The FC personnel destroyed four hideouts of the militants after seizing a huge quantity of arms and ammunition from there, he added.
Officials said that the paramilitary troops along with the personnel of an intelligence agency conducted a joint search operation in Hoshab's mountainous area called Kulwa on Monday's night after receiving information about the presence of militants.
They said when the personnel after cordoning off the area were moving towards the hideouts the militants opened fire on them from inside. The personnel returned fire and an exchange of fire between them continued for several hours.
FC spokesman Khan Wasey said the militants belonged to the banned Baloch Liberation Army. He said one of the dead militants, Akhtar Nadeem, was the local leader of the group.
He claimed that the militants killed in the gunbattle were involved in target killings, attacks on the convoys of security forces, kidnapping and creating hurdles in the construction work on highways.
The weapons seized from the hideouts included four rifles, two sub-machineguns, three shotguns and thousands of rounds. Anti-state literatures were also found in the hideouts.
Published in Dawn, August 3rd, 2016


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Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has charged domestic airlines to remit the 5% Ticket, Charter and Cargo Sales Charges that they have collected in trust for the NCAA, this money so far have accumulated to over N6billion.The TSC is a charge collected for the agencies by the airlines in trust, to be remitted to government coffers in order to avoid collection before flight and creating confusion, delays and missed flight.
In line with the Civil Aviation Act 2006, the NCAA is saddled with the collection of 5% sales charge on all tickets originating from Nigeria, cargo operations and charter/contract flights. The 5% Sales Charge after collection is shared with other aviation agencies namely: Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) and the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) as approved by the Civil Aviation Act 2006.
With the money amassing further, the NCAA called on airlines to put plans in place to offsetting the debt that has been accumulated over the years stating that the debt is stunting the growth of the government agencies.
The statement sent by General Manager Public Affairs, Sam Adurogboye in part read, "The Authority notice with serious concern the huge debts of airlines as a result of failure to settle promptly invoices as at when due. This poses serious financial challenges to the various Parastatals that benefit from the 5% Ticket, Charter and Cargo Sales Charges."
"Consequently, the Authority would be pleased to see that the Airlines put plans in place towards the full liquidation of all outstanding indebtedness. The settlement of those debts will go a long way in assisting Authority fulfil its statutory obligations to the Country and the world at large."
The NCAA has tried many times to get the money from airlines that sometimes falsify and misrepresent the payment of the charges, to the travelling public, accusing them of concealing the real reason behind the charges.
The 5 percent charge is enshrined in the Civil Aviation Act and also embedded in passengers' fares, he said, adding that airlines were supposed to collect from passengers and pay instantly to the NCAA.
Director General of the NCAA, Captain Usman Muhkar once said, ''I wish to correct a serious misconception being sold to the public by some airlines. NCAA has reports that some airlines are purporting that the 5 percent TSC is being paid to us from their earnings. This they say is adversely affecting their operations.
"This is absolutely false and a misrepresentation. The TSC is content charged in the ticket sold to passengers. The airlines role is to collect and remit to the regulatory authority.
"Let me again refer to Section 12 (1) of the Civil Aviation Act 2006, which says that there shall continue to be a 5 percent air ticket contract, charter and cargo sales charge to be collected by the airlines and paid over to the Authority.
The authority further wished all Airline Operators and all aviation stakeholders a happy Christmas celebration and a prosperous new year in advance expressing joy for safe operations and urging improvement in that area.
"We thanked God for a safe operation in the outgoing year and we looked forward to a safe and secured operation in the coming years. Safety is a collective responsibility and we appreciate the cooperation from all stake holders, particularly the airlines towards the safe operations in the outgoing year."
"It is pertinent to point out that the Authority is fully committed to strict enforcement of compliance to safety Regulations in order to engender safe operations at all times."


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Developer Interview
PAX East 2016
Interactive stories are nothing new. We've had them when I was a kid, except they were in book form as a choose your own adventure. Today we've evolved to the digital space and have things like Jupiter's Knot and other games where you are able to play through a novel. With that said, there's not too much interaction besides choosing different options to get to different parts of the story. Enter Story Warriors: Fairy Tales. This puts the interactive in interactive storytelling. Rather than passively read the plot and then make a choice, you have to find the right words to summon items and companions to get through each level. Each world is based on a different fairy tale, but with a twist. As someone who created a game based on fairy tales with a twist, I have to say this really intrigued me.
I interviewed Carlos a game designer from Below The Game and learned more about Story Warriors. After hearing more about it, I couldn't wait to play the game for myself! Just learning more about the game made me immediately realize this is a perfect game for kids and adults. It helps aid reading comprehension because the kids really have to pay attention to the words to solve the level. I think this would be a great activity during the day time to keep kids and parents entertained. I hope the team makes some sequels to this game as there are so many different fairy tales to cover. You can learn more about Story Warriors in our video interview with Carlos about the game below.
If you want to know more about Story Warriors check out the links below:
Developer: Below The Game
Publisher: Snow Cannon Games
Story Warriors Amazon App Store
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