Outlander fans think Jamie's fate is sealed as Diana Gabaldon reveals final book name
Last night, Outlander fans were left concerned for their favourite character Jamie Fraser as Diana Gabaldon unveiled the title of the last book in the Outlander series. Fans have been desperate to know the name of the tenth and final book, where Claire and Jamie's love story will be concluded.
And now, Diana gave fans a teaser of the new novel but revealed that it doesn't yet have a publication date. The books and the series differ slightly and the final series of the show has already been filmed.
The title of the book is A Blessing For A Warrior Going Out which made fans think something is going to happen to Jamie, however, Diana said that is not the case.
In a Facebook post on her page, Diana explained: "I thought I'd let you know what the title of Book Ten is (so we can stop calling it Book Ten, which is slightly boring…).
"First, A Word of Warning: THE BOOK IS NOT FINISHED. IT HAS NO PUB DATE (because the publishers wisely won't set one until they have the full manuscript in their eager hands).
"I AM STILL WRITING IT. YES, I DO KNOW HOW IT ENDS. NO, I'M NOT TELLING YOU.
"NO, YOU CAN'T ORDER IT YET, BECAUSE THE PUBLISHERS DON'T HAVE PAGES SET UP FOR ORDERS BECAUSE THERE IS NO PUB DATE AND BECAUSE I HAVEN'T TOLD THEM WHAT THE BOOK IS CALLED. Until now.
"The title of Book Ten of the OUTLANDER series (and yes, this is the final book of the main series, though there may be other companion books and side stories, depending on how long I live…) is A BLESSING FOR A WARRIOR GOING OUT."
However, she followed up with: "(NO, that doesn't mean Jamie's going to die. It's not a death blessing, it's the Blessing of St. Michael, said for a warrior about to go and do something important and possibly dangerous. There are quite a few people in this book who qualify for that blessing, believe me…)"
Diana then goes on to reveal an extract from the book, we're not one to give away spoilers so you can read the full thing here.
However fans flocked to the comments to try dissect the meaning behind the title.
Another wrote: "Oh wow! That is really interesting title! Much to think about."
Another said: "I'm absolutely thrilled! Thank you for the title reveal and the excerpt. This made my week."
One added: "What a fabulous title. So much comes to my mind when I read it."
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