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by Diana Gabaldon · 2009

Book 7 of Outlander

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What it is about

Claire Randall
Jamie Fraser
Scottish Americans
Time travel

Where it happens

Province of North Carolina
Scotland
North Carolina
Highlands (Scotland)

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The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah · Adult

about 560 pages

Why: Both are historical fiction books.
- Historical fiction
What both books share
- historical fiction
  An Echo in the Bone: "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Nightingale: "Historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction." (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for An Echo in the Bone; Open Library and Wikidata for The Nightingale.
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The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller · 2011 · Adult

about 390 pages

Why: Both are historical fiction books.
- Historical fiction
What both books share
- historical fiction
  An Echo in the Bone: "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Song of Achilles: "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction." (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for An Echo in the Bone; Open Library and Wikidata for The Song of Achilles.
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Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen · 2006 · Adult

Novel · about 360 pages

Why: Both are historical fiction books.
- Historical fiction
What both books share
- historical fiction
  An Echo in the Bone: "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction." (LoC 655)
  Water for Elephants: "Historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for An Echo in the Bone; Open Library and Wikidata for Water for Elephants.
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First published: First published on September 22, 2009. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 820-page paperback from Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 9780385342469 ... pbk. ... 820 p. ... Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks
Series: It is book 7 of the Outlander series. Source: dianagabaldon.com, checked November 6, 2026. Outlander ... A Breath of Snow and Ashes ... An Echo in the Bone
Next in the series: Book 8 is Written in My Own Heart's Blood. Source: dianagabaldon.com, checked November 6, 2026. An Echo in the Bone ... Written in My Own Heart's Blood

About Diana Gabaldon

Born: Born in Williams, United States, in 1952. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026. The sources differ. Each value is shown with where it came from.Born in Scottsdale, United States, in 1952. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Other work: She was a university professor for twelve years before she wrote her first novel. Source: dianagabaldon.com, checked November 6, 2026. worked a dozen years as a university professor before beginning to write her first novel
Other work: Her earlier writing was scientific: articles and textbooks in the late 1980s. Source: dianagabaldon.com, checked November 6, 2026. Through the late 1980s, she wrote scientific articles and textbooks

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