Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

#29 in Romance

Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

Diana Gabaldon

First published 2021Original language EN

8.18.1 / 10
Score out of 1070 ratingsConfidence 32%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#29 of 200 in Romance ahead of 86% of the category
928
Pages
about 17 h
Reading time
  • NYT bestseller · 6 weeks on the list, peaked at #1

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Our view

Diana Gabaldon’s “Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone” is a long, generous ninth Outlander novel for readers devoted to Claire and Jamie. Over more than nine hundred pages it mixes history, romance, adventure and a touch of time travel. Some readers love it for the time it spends on everyday life on the Ridge. This is no place to start: it rewards those who have followed the whole series.

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About the book

Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone is the ninth book in the Outlander series of novels by Diana Gabaldon, published on November 23, 2021. Centered on time travelling 20th century doctor Claire Randall and her 18th century Scottish Highlander warrior husband Jamie Fraser, the books contain elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure and fantasy.

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Reading order · Outlander series

Full order & progress →
Score per volume9 volumes on a timeline, 1991 to 2021 · Best-rated volume: Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
  1. Outlander
    Outlander1991 · 996 ratingsStart here
    7.97.9 / 10
  2. Dragonfly in Amber
    Dragonfly in Amber1992 · 413 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  3. Voyager
    Voyager1993 · 348 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  4. Drums of Autumn
    Drums of Autumn1996 · 235 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  5. The Fiery Cross
    The Fiery Cross2001 · 195 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  6. A Breath of Snow and Ashes
    A Breath of Snow and Ashes2005 · 162 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  7. An Echo in the Bone
    An Echo in the Bone2009 · 147 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  8. Written in My Own Heart's Blood
    Written in My Own Heart's Blood2014 · 99 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  9. Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
    Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone2021 · 70 ratingsThis book
    8.18.1 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.5 across 70 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 32% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Romance average of 7.6. That is how 8.1 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library9.76 9%
Hardcover8.464 91%

Frequently asked

How long is Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone?

It has 928 pages — longer than 90% of the ranked books in Romance.

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