#31 in Romance
An Echo in the Bone
- 848
- Pages
- about 16 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Readers of “Outlander” get what they come for in “An Echo in the Bone”: vivid characters, period detail and a mix of humour and heartbreak. The story is spread over at least four points of view; some readers wanted more of Claire and Jamie, and others feel a good quarter could have been trimmed. At almost 850 pages and seven books into the series, it is for the committed.
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About the book
An Echo in the Bone is the seventh book in the Outlander series of novels by Diana Gabaldon. Centered on time travelling 20th century doctor Claire Fraser and her 18th century Scottish Highlander warrior husband Jamie Fraser, the books contain elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure and fantasy.
Reading order · Outlander series
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 147 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 50% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Romance average of 7.6. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.9 | 13 | 9% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 15 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 119 | 81% |
Frequently asked
How long is An Echo in the Bone?
It has 848 pages — longer than 86% of the ranked books in Romance.
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