A Breath of Snow and Ashes (novel)
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A Breath of Snow and Ashes is the sixth volume of the best-selling Outlander
series, written by Diana Gabaldon
.
. The preceding novel, The Fiery Cross
, concluded with political unrest in the colonies beginning to boil over and the Frasers trying to peacefully live on their isolated homestead. Jamie is suddenly faced with walking between the fires of loyalty to the oath he swore to the British crown and following his hope for freedom in the new world.
Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp Randall Fraser - Main female character whom the series revolves around. Married to Jamie and mother of Brianna, foster mother of Fergus, and step-mother to Marsali.
Brianna Ellen MacKenzie - Jamie and Claire's daughter born in the 20th century and raised by Claire and Franklin Randall. She marries Roger and they have two children: a son, Jeremiah, known as "Jemmy" and a daughter, Amanda.
Roger MacKenzie Wakefield - Jamie and Claire's son-in-law. Married to Brianna and father of Jemmy and Mandy.xx
Jeremiah "Jemmie" MacKenzie - Roger and Brianna's son (there was some doubt about his paternity but this is now resolved)
Fergus Claudel Fraser - One-time French pickpocket and spy. Jamie and Claire's foster son. First appears in Dragonfly in Amber. Married to Marsali.
Marsali MacKimmie Fraser - Laoghaire's daughter and Jamie and Claire's step-daughter. First appears in Voyager. Married to Fergus and mother to Germain, Joan, Felicitie and Henri Christian.
Germain Fraser - Fergus and Marsali's oldest son.
Ian Murray - Jenny and Ian Murray's son and Jamie's nephew. Was married to 'Emily' Works With Her Hands of the Mohawk, but returns to the Ridge with only Rollo, his half-wolf canine companion.
Lizzie Wemyss - Brianna's bond servant. Joseph Wemyss' daughter. 'Married' to the Beardsley twins.
Joseph Wemyss - Jamie and Claire's bond servant. Lizzie's father.
Malva Christie - Tom Christie's daughter. Arrives at the Ridge at the end of Fiery Cross
Alan Christie - Tom Christie's son. Arrives at the Ridge at the end of Fiery Cross.
Tom Christie - A former inmate of Ardsmuir Prison. Malva and Alan's Father. In love with Claire. Arrives at the Ridge at the end of Fiery Cross
Colonel Lord John William Grey - The former governor of Ardsmuir Prison. Jamie's long time friend. Stepfather of William Ransom, 9th Earl of Ellsmere.
Jocasta MacKenzie Cameron Innes - Sister of Ellen MacKenzie Fraser, Colum and Dougal MacKenzie. Jamie's blind aunt.
Duncan Innes - A former inmate of Ardsmuir Prison. Jocasta's husband.
Stephen Bonnet - An outlaw thief, trader, rapist and smuggler who appears in Drums of Autumn. Smuggles goods along the Carolina coastlines.
Outlander
Outlander may refer to:*Outlander , a 2008 film, directed by Howard McCain and starring James Caviezel*Outlander , a 1991 novel by Diana Gabaldon*Mitsubishi Outlander, a compact SUV...
series, written by Diana Gabaldon
Diana Gabaldon
Diana J. Gabaldon is an American author of Mexican-American and English ancestry. Gabaldon is the author of the Outlander Series. Her books they contain elements of romantic fiction, historical fiction, mystery, adventure, and science fiction.-Early life and science career:Diana J. Gabaldon was...
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Plot summary
Claire is the wife of Jamie Fraser, her 18th century husband, and facing the politics and turmoil of the forthcoming American RevolutionAmerican Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
. The preceding novel, The Fiery Cross
The Fiery Cross (novel)
The Fiery Cross is book five in the best-selling Outlander series, written by Diana Gabaldon. The stories center around a time-travelling 20th-century doctor and her 18th-century Scottish husband , and are located in Scotland, France, and America.The heroine of the bestselling Outlander, Claire,...
, concluded with political unrest in the colonies beginning to boil over and the Frasers trying to peacefully live on their isolated homestead. Jamie is suddenly faced with walking between the fires of loyalty to the oath he swore to the British crown and following his hope for freedom in the new world.
Characters
James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser - Laird of Fraser's Ridge, North Carolina. Former inmate of Ardsmuir Prison. Claire's 18th century husband and foster father of Fergus-Claudel Fraser, step-father of Marsali MacKimmie Fraser, and biological father of Brianna and William (although William was conceived out of wedlock and does not know that Jamie is his real father).Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp Randall Fraser - Main female character whom the series revolves around. Married to Jamie and mother of Brianna, foster mother of Fergus, and step-mother to Marsali.
Brianna Ellen MacKenzie - Jamie and Claire's daughter born in the 20th century and raised by Claire and Franklin Randall. She marries Roger and they have two children: a son, Jeremiah, known as "Jemmy" and a daughter, Amanda.
Roger MacKenzie Wakefield - Jamie and Claire's son-in-law. Married to Brianna and father of Jemmy and Mandy.xx
Jeremiah "Jemmie" MacKenzie - Roger and Brianna's son (there was some doubt about his paternity but this is now resolved)
Fergus Claudel Fraser - One-time French pickpocket and spy. Jamie and Claire's foster son. First appears in Dragonfly in Amber. Married to Marsali.
Marsali MacKimmie Fraser - Laoghaire's daughter and Jamie and Claire's step-daughter. First appears in Voyager. Married to Fergus and mother to Germain, Joan, Felicitie and Henri Christian.
Germain Fraser - Fergus and Marsali's oldest son.
Ian Murray - Jenny and Ian Murray's son and Jamie's nephew. Was married to 'Emily' Works With Her Hands of the Mohawk, but returns to the Ridge with only Rollo, his half-wolf canine companion.
Lizzie Wemyss - Brianna's bond servant. Joseph Wemyss' daughter. 'Married' to the Beardsley twins.
Joseph Wemyss - Jamie and Claire's bond servant. Lizzie's father.
Malva Christie - Tom Christie's daughter. Arrives at the Ridge at the end of Fiery Cross
Alan Christie - Tom Christie's son. Arrives at the Ridge at the end of Fiery Cross.
Tom Christie - A former inmate of Ardsmuir Prison. Malva and Alan's Father. In love with Claire. Arrives at the Ridge at the end of Fiery Cross
Colonel Lord John William Grey - The former governor of Ardsmuir Prison. Jamie's long time friend. Stepfather of William Ransom, 9th Earl of Ellsmere.
Jocasta MacKenzie Cameron Innes - Sister of Ellen MacKenzie Fraser, Colum and Dougal MacKenzie. Jamie's blind aunt.
Duncan Innes - A former inmate of Ardsmuir Prison. Jocasta's husband.
Stephen Bonnet - An outlaw thief, trader, rapist and smuggler who appears in Drums of Autumn. Smuggles goods along the Carolina coastlines.