THE FIFTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES 1771 the Colony of North Carolina stands in an uneasy balance with the rich colonial aristocracy on one side & the struggling pioneers of the backcountry on the other Between them stands Jamie Fraser a man of honour a man of worth Exiled from his beloved Scotland he is at last possessed of the land he has longed for By his side his extraordinary wife Claire a woman out of time & out of place blessed with the uneasy gift of the knowledge of what is to come In the past that knowledge has brought both danger & deliverance to Jamie & Claire Now it could be a flickering torch that will light their way through the perilous years ahead
- or might ignite a conflagration that will leave their lives in ashes The Fiery Cross is by turns poignant page-turning meticulous in its historical detail & searingly passionate