The best books to read next
Matched to what made Outlander so good — ranked by how closely they'll fill the specific void it left.
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Leningrad, 1941. Two people fall in love as the Nazi army encircles the city.
The other great wartime epic romance — devastating, historically immersive, and featuring one of the great fictional relationships of the genre. Comparable emotional scale to Outlander's darkest volumes.
A cathedral being built in medieval England — and a century of lives shaped by its construction.
For Outlander readers who loved the historical depth more than the romance — Follett's medieval world is as richly realised as Gabaldon's eighteenth century, with the same sprawling cast.
A scholar in Oxford discovers a bewitched manuscript — and the attention of a centuries-old vampire who may be the only one who can help her.
The closest tonal match to Outlander in contemporary fantasy romance — historical depth, a love story that spans centuries, and a heroine who is an academic first and a romantic lead second.
Two sisters in occupied France during WWII — one in the Resistance, one trying to survive.
For Outlander readers who loved the war-period historical drama — Hannah at her most devastating, with the same sense of women surviving impossible circumstances.
A British officer returns from the American Revolution to find his estate in ruin and his world transformed.
The closest British equivalent in tone and period sweep — a long series, a charismatic hero with a complicated moral code, and Cornwall instead of Scotland.
The official guide to the world of Outlander — character guides, historical background, maps, and Gabaldon's notes.
Not a novel — but for readers mourning the end of the series, this extends the world without requiring new plot.