Want To Know How Many Outlander Books Are There In Total?

If you want the short-but-accurate scoop: there are nine full-length 'Outlander' novels published so far. Those run from 'Outlander' (1991) through 'Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone' (2021). I usually tell friends that the nine are the core saga — everything else (novellas, the Lord John stories, 'The Outlandish Companion', graphic adaptations, etc.) is lovely extra reading but not part of the numbered main sequence.

People often ask whether to include spin-offs in the total; I count them separately because they expand the world rather than continue the Claire-and-Jamie spine directly. Also, a tenth novel has been expected for a while, so if you hear talk of more books, that’s why. For now, nine main novels — and I’m right there with the rest of the fans, both nostalgic and impatient for what comes next.

If you're tallying up the saga, the straightforward total for the core sequence is nine novels so far. The series began with 'Outlander' (1991) and continued with 'Dragonfly in Amber' (1992), 'Voyager' (1993), 'Drums of Autumn' (1996), 'The Fiery Cross' (2001), 'A Breath of Snow and Ashes' (2005), 'An Echo in the Bone' (2009), 'Written in My Own Heart's Blood' (2014), and most recently 'Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone' (2021). Those nine are what fans usually mean when they say “the books” — they’re long, richly detailed, and span a couple of centuries of Claire and Jamie’s life. I’ve read them more than once, and the weight of each volume grows heavier as the plot threads multiply and the historical detail deepens.

Beyond the main nine, there’s a surprising amount of extra material that people often include in their personal counts. Diana Gabaldon has written novellas and short stories tied to the same world, like 'A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows', and there are companion volumes and collections such as 'The Outlandish Companion'. There’s also a series centered on Lord John Grey and various spin-offs and adaptations, including graphic novel treatments and the very popular TV adaptation by Starz. If you factor in all of the spin-off novels, novellas, and companion books, the “universe” balloons well beyond those nine core tomes. I personally treat the nine novels as the spine and enjoy the extras when I want more texture or background.

Finally, it’s worth noting that Diana has talked about a tenth novel for years, and many fans hope it will wrap up the epic arc. As of 2024 the tenth full novel hadn’t been published yet, so the published, widely acknowledged count remains nine. Whether you’re counting strictly the main saga or the whole sprawling web of companion pieces will change the number, but for most readers nine is the magic figure — and I’m eagerly waiting to see how she caps it off, because these characters have stuck with me for decades.