Diana Gabaldon
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| Born: | January 11, 1952 Arizona (USA)  |
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| Occupation: | novelist |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
| Writing period: | 1991 - Present |
| Genres: | Fiction, Time-Travel |
| Debut works: | Outlander |
| Website: | Official website |
Diana Gabaldon (born January 11, 1952 in Arizona) is an American author of Mexican and English ancestry.
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 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 (James 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 was born in January 11, 1952 in Arizona. Her father was from New Mexico and her mother from Yorkshire (England).
Diana grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona and currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her husband Doug Watkins 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 Series
- Outlander, Cross Stitch in UK (1991)
- 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 Series
- Lord John and the Hellfire Club (only available as an audio download) (1998)
- Lord John and the Private Matter (2003)
- Lord John and the Succubus - novella, in Legends II, edited by Robert Silverberg (2004)
[edit] Non-Fiction
- The Outlandish Companion (nonfiction) (1999)
[edit] Serial Novels
- Naked Came the Phoenix (2001), one chapter in the book
[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.
