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."