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Outlander Reading Order

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon has 9 main books (1991–2021). Start with Outlander (1991) and read the numbered books in order.

By Diana Gabaldon

Outlander books in order

Your reading speed

  1. #1

    Outlander

    1991 · 672 pages

    11 h 46 min
  2. #2

    Dragonfly in Amber

    1992 · 864 pages

    15 h 8 min
  3. #3

    Voyager

    1993 · 1024 pages

    17 h 56 min
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  5. #4

    Drums of Autumn

    1996 · 928 pages

    16 h 15 min
  6. #5

    The Fiery Cross

    2001 · 992 pages

    17 h 22 min
  7. #6

    A Breath of Snow and Ashes

    2005 · 1200 pages

    21 h 1 min
  8. #7

    An Echo in the Bone

    2009 · 834 pages

    14 h 36 min
  9. 20 h 10 min
  10. 16 h 15 min

Main books together: 8,594 pages, about 150 h 29 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Outlander: common questions

How many books are in the Outlander series?
There are 9 main books in Outlander. The most recent main book listed here is Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (2021).
What order should I read Outlander in?
Read Outlander in its numbered order: Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, and so on.
What is the first Outlander book?
The first book is Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, published in 1991.
How long does it take to read the whole Outlander series?
The 9 main books add up to about 8,594 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 150½ hours of reading, or about 301 days at 30 minutes a day.

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