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Anonymous wrote:If you like Outlander, you might also like the original books by D.K. Broster, especially Flight of the Heron. Gabaldon has said that Broster was an influence, and you can see it. Outlander definitely has a more modern sensibility, while Flight of the Heron has a more traditional feel and no time travel. But both are about brave, handsome Scottish rebels during the Uprisings, with large helpings of romance. My Scottish grandmother gave me Flight of the Heron when I was 14.
I agree with the recommendation for Flight of the Heron. It's quite a bit more literate and infinitely more historically accurate than Outlander while remaining a very good yarn indeed. There's no time travel, it's true, but there's a strong supernatural element: there's a prophecy, and the heron can be read as a messenger between the Celtic Otherworld and the historical world. There's an interesting review here: http://www.collectingbooksandmagazines.com/broster.html but note, there are huge spoilers.
