Diana Gabaldon
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Diana Gabaldon (born January 11, 1952) is an American author of Mexican and English ancestry. Her most successful books are 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 first fiction efforts were posted on the CompuServe writers forum. Favorable feedback from other members of this forum persuaded her to finish and publish the first book in the Outlander series. The stories center around a time-travelling 20th-century nurse (Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser) and her 18th-century Scottish husband (Jamie Fraser), and are located in Scotland, France, and America.
The Lord John series is a spinoff from the Outlander books, as it centers on a secondary character from the original series.
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[edit] Biography
Diana Gabaldon grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona and currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her husband Doug and her three children. She has received three degrees from two different institutions:
- B.S. in Zoology from Northern Arizona University, 1970-1973.
- M.S. in Marine Biology from the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1973-1975. Her research topic was, "Agonistic Interactions of Hermit Crabs."
- Ph.D in Ecology from Northern Arizona University, 1975-1978. Dissertation: "Nest Site Selection in Pinyon Jays, _Gymnorhynchus cyanocephalus)."
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Outlander
- Outlander (1991) (Published in the UK as Cross Stitch)
- Dragonfly in Amber (1992)
- Voyager (1994)
- Drums of Autumn (1997)
- The Fiery Cross (2001)
- A Breath of Snow and Ashes (2005)
[edit] Lord John Grey
- Lord John and the Hellfire Club
- Lord John and the Private Matter (2003)
- Lord John and the Succubus - novella, in Legends II, edited by Robert Silverberg (2004)
[edit] Non-series Novels
- Naked Came the Phoenix (2001)
- White Knight (2004)
[edit] Non-Fiction
- The Outlandish Companion (nonfiction) (1999)
[edit] Awards
- September 24, 2006 Diana Gabaldon received the International Corine Book Award 2006 in the category Weltbild Readers Award, which was determined by a public vote on the web page of the publisher.
- October 10, 2006 Diana Gabaldon received the Quill Book Award 2006 in the category Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror, which was determined by a public vote on the Internet. In order to receive the nomination the author was required to meet one of several possible criteria, such as an appearance on the best seller list of Borders Group Inc., or a starred review in Publishers Weekly.
