OUTLANDER fans have seen a number of books come and go from series penned by Diana Gabaldon over the years as the franchise has expanded and diversified. Now the writer has begun teasing the next book in the series’ spin-off which involves Lord John Grey, and is his rambunctious life.
Outlander as a franchise is perhaps stronger than it has ever been. With the introduction of the Starz and Amazon Prime Video TV show, the Diana Gabaldon series has gathered a huge number of new fans over the past five years. These fans have no doubt ventured into the book franchise after watching Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan take on the iconic roles of Jamie and Claire Fraser in the TV shows, therefore creating new book-readers in the process.
Although it is certainly difficult for fans of the show to wait a year between series, the book-readers have had to deal with a much worse situation.
Back when the Outlander series was brand new, the first three novels arrived within three years, much to the pleasure of fans.
Since then, the gap between novels has slowly grown ever larger, forcing readers to wait years for their next fix of the time-travelling period piece.
Book eight, titled: Written in my Own Heart’s Blood, was the latest Outlander book released, which was back in 2014.
Fans were of course thrilled by this inclusion, as it delved into such hard-hitting storylines, involving a particularly difficult to read section between Claire, Jamie, and Lord John Grey.
Outlander: Lord John Grey will receive a brand new book in the future
Outlander: Lord John Grey has already seen a few book instalments over his existence
Although Jamie and Lord John have been great friends over the many years of the franchise, things get a little heated during the eighth novel.
When Jamie is supposedly lost at sea, Claire marries Lord John for some form of protection.
Since then, fans have been eagerly awaiting the next book in the Outlander franchise – book nine, titled: Go Tell the Bees that I am Gone.
But it looks like the franchise may receive another novel before then, as the author has now spoken out on the next instance of the Lord John Grey series.
Outlander: The author confessed she was writing more Lord John Grey work
Diana was recently questioned on Twitter over the next book in the franchise.
An excited fan asked: “Are there any more LJG books in the pipeline?”
To which the author teased: “Oh, yes.”
This simple reply obviously sent fans into a frenzy, as one wrote back: “OMG OMG OMG!!!!!! This makes me sooooo happy!!! #Outlander #LJG #DavidBerry PS I loved LJG before David Berry. He’s the icing on the cake.”
Another began questioning the writer: “Will we find out more about Fergus’s background and Sir Percival?” (sic)
With a third chiming in to explain: “I’m reading for the 3rd time, the LJG series. I love him.” (sic)
This is, of course, incredible news for fans of the Lord John Grey series and it will certainly be a welcome inclusion to the ongoing Outlander franchise.
Unfortunately, fans still have not yet been given a concrete release date for Outlander book nine.
Late last year Diana spoke out about the book’s release date.
Speaking about book nine’s release date on Twitter, Diana explained she did not plan on stopping her writing to celebrate Christmas.
A fan quizzed her: “@Writer_DG How’s your holidays going? Is #BEES on hold so you can celebrate?”
To which she responded: “Heck, no. Writing like a fiend. Earlyish 2020, probably. But date is up to publishers.”
