He was at her side in an instant, one hand beneath her elbow. The idlers laughed, and even MacKenzie smiled a little, though the smile disappeared when he glanced at his wife. “I want to see the wallygator eat the pirate, Daddy!” MacKenzie snatched the boy by the collar, pulled him in, and swept him up in his arms, though the boy struggled, craning back toward the swampish harbor. The little boy, red-haired like his mother, had wandered away to listen to the men’s talk, and was now leaning perilously out over the water, clinging to a bollard in an attempt to see the dead pirate. MacKenzie called sharply, and lunged past William in pursuit of his son. The pirate had been staked to drown on the mudflats several days before, the persistence of his decaying corpse an ongoing topic of public conversation. The stake was, though– a stark reminder of the price of crime. She looked pale, he thought, and maneuvered himself slightly so as to block her view of the men and the brown flood of high tide, though since it was high, the corpse tied to its stake was naturally not visible. MacKenzie glance quickly at the harbor, then away.

Seen it many a time with deer carcasses.” Them gristly bits what holds the head on, they dry out in the sun.

“No, he’s good for another day– two, maybe. “De ally-gator don’ take him, de water will.”Ī backwoodsman shifted his tobacco and spat into the water in disagreement. “Na, him be gone for good,” said a ragged man of mixed blood, shaking his head. William heard the speculations from a group of idlers on the quay nearby, wondering whether it would be seen again. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. What she does believe is that the price won’t include Jamie’s life or happiness - not if she has anything to say.Ĭlaire’s grown daughter Brianna, and her husband, Roger, watch the unfolding of Brianna’s parents’ history - a past that may be sneaking up behind their own family. Fraser’s time-travelling wife, Claire, also knows a couple of things: that the Americans will win, but that the ultimate price of victory is a mystery. Jamie Fraser, erstwhile Jacobite and reluctant rebel, knows three things about the American rebellion: the Americans will win, unlikely as that seems in 1778 being on the winning side is no guarantee of survival and he’d rather die than face his illegitimate son - a young lieutenant in the British Army - across the barrel of a gun. Readers have been waiting with bated breath for the seventh volume in bestselling author Diana Gabaldon’s epic Outlander saga - a masterpiece of historical fiction featuring Jamie and Claire, from one of the genre’s most popular and beloved authors.

A new Outlander novel - the seventh - from #1 National Bestselling author Diana Gabaldon.

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