He was dead. However, his nose throbbed painfully, which he thought odd in the circumstances.

Jamie Fraser is, alas, not dead—but he is in hell. Waking among the fallen on Culloden Field, he is concerned neither for his men nor his wounds but for his wife and their unborn child. Back in the 20th century, Claire is equally shocked by the revelation of Jamie's survival—but much more pleased about it.

For twenty years Claire has lived with her secret, raising the daughter born of her time travel. But now a discovery changes everything: Jamie survived the Battle of Culloden.

Torn between returning to him and staying with their daughter in her own era, Claire must choose her destiny. And as time and space come full circle, she must find the courage to face the passion and pain awaiting her...the deadly intrigues raging in a divided Scotland...and the daring voyage into the dark unknown that can reunite or forever doom her timeless love.

Sweeping from the battlefields of eighteenth-century Scotland to the West Indies, Diana Gabaldon weaves magic once again in an exhilarating and utterly unforgettable novel.