The Fiery Cross

#102 in Romance

The Fiery Cross

Diana Gabaldon

First published 2001Original language EN

7.97.9 / 10
Score out of 10195 ratingsConfidence 57%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#102 of 200 in Romance ahead of 49% of the category
992
Pages
about 18 h
Reading time

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About the book

The Fiery Cross is the fifth book in the Outlander series of novels by Diana Gabaldon, published on November 6, 2001. 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 ratingsThis book
    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 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.7 across 195 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 57% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Romance average of 7.6. That is how 7.9 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library7.914 7%
Hardcover7.7181 93%

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It has 992 pages — longer than 93% of the ranked books in Romance.

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