戴安娜·加瓦尔东（Diana Gabaldon）：

美国作家，北亚利桑那大学海洋生态学博士与荣誉人文学博士，曾在大学教授解剖学，还是多本科技、电脑期刊的撰稿人、评论员。1988年，黛安娜·加瓦尔东为了“练习”而开始写小说，不料一写就写出了风靡全球的Outlander系列。她学识渊博，感情细腻，又具有大胆的想象力和幽默感，而这些特质正是Outlander魅力的来源。

In this rich, vibrant tale, Diana Gabaldon continues the story of Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser that began with the now-classic novel Outlander and continued in Dragonfly in Amber. Sweeping us from the battlefields of eighteenth-century Scotland to the exotic West Indies, Diana Gabaldon weaves magic once again in an exhilarating and utterly unforgettable novel.... Their love affair happened long ago by whatever measurement Claire Randall took. Two decades before, she had traveled back in time and into the arms of a gallant eighteenth-century Scot named Jamie Fraser. Then she returned to her own century to bear his child, believing him dead in the tragic battle of Culloden. Yet his memory has never lessened its hold on her ... and her body still cries out for him in her dreams. When she discovers that Jamie may have survived, Claire must choose her destiny. And as time and space come full circle, she must find the courage to face what awaits her ... the deadly intrigues raging in a divided Scotland ... and the daring voyage into the dark unknown that lies beyond the standing stones.