Gripping.

The sixth instalment of the adventures of Claire and Jamie Fraser, already number one on the bestseller list, is a whopping 980 pages of action-packed escapism. It also has surprisingly melancholy and insightful views on the experience of growing old and dealing with the losses that entails... One of the things that sets Gabaldon apart from other romance writers is exhaustive research of the times in which her characters live, so evident in her attention to period detail.... plot lines and stand-alone yarns are expertly woven together with the overall theme of impending doom and the question of predetermination.

Fans of Diana Gabaldon's popular Outlander series have another rousing historical-science-fiction-romance novel to savour in A Breath of Snow and Ashes... For fans, this book is another slam-dunk hit. It's a massive, long-lasting source of entertainment.

Riveting. Gabaldon has a true storyteller's voice.

Triumphant. . . . Her use of historical detail and truly adult love story confirm Gabaldon as a superior writer.

Readers will find every expectation fulfilled... The large scope of the novel allows Gabaldon to do what she does best, paint in exquisite detail the lives of her characters.

A favourite of mine, a fine satirical work...highly imaginative.

Feel-good...life affirming...genuinely original...both laugh-out-loud funny and moving.

'Lively, slightly breathless comic narrative...this game is worth the candle'

'Fun, funny, fast-paced'

'Distinctive debut novel'

Very funny

An almost divine comedy that conjures up an underworld whose sinners are more likely to be guilty of sartorial, not satanic, misdemeanors

A moving and disturbing tale of love and loyalty. And you might cry