Adoring Outlander: Essays on Fandom, Genre and the Female Audience

What is behind Outlander fever--the hit television drama's popularity? Is it author Diana Gabaldon's teasing posts on social media? Is it the real history reimagined? The highly emotional melodrama? Or is it the take-charge heroine and the sweet hero in a kilt? One of the show's biggest draws is its multigenre appeal. Gabaldon--whose Outlander novels form the basis of the series--has called it science fiction, fantasy, romance, historical fiction and military fiction, depending on her audience. This collection of new essays explores the series as romance, a ghost story, an epic journey, a cozy mystery, a comedy of manners, a gothic thriller and a feminist answer to Game of Thrones, and considers the source of its broad appeal.

• History, Homages and the Highlands: An Outlander Guide
• Outlander's Scotland
• Outlander's Sassenachs: Essays on Gender, Race, Orientation and the Other in the Novels and Television Series
• Scots, Sassenachs, and Spankings: Feminism and Gender Roles in Outlander
• The Unofficial Outlander Book of Herbs
• The Symbolism and Sources of Outlander: The Scottish Fairies, Folklore, Ballads, Magic and Meanings That Inspired the Series
• The Making of Outlander: The Series: The Official Guide to Seasons Three & Four
• Outlander: The Poster Portfolio