Diana Jean Gabaldon Watkins (born January 11, 1952 in Arizona) is an American author of Mexican-American and English ancestry. Diana Gabaldon is her maiden name, and the one she uses professionally. Gabaldon is the author of the best-selling Outlander Series. Her books are difficult to classify by genre, since they contain elements of romantic fiction, historical fiction, and science fiction (in the form of time travel). Her books have so far been sold in 23 countries, and translated into 19 languages.

#1 Cross-Stitch

#2 Dragonfly in Amber

#3 Voyager

#4 Drums of Autumn

#5 The Fiery Cross

#6 A Breath of Snow and Ashes

#7 An Echo in the Bone

'Hurtled back through time more than two hundred years to Scotland in 1743, Claire Randall finds herself caught in the midst of an unfamiliar world torn apart by violence, pestilence, and revolution and haunted by her growing feelings for James Fraser, a young soldier.'