First came the news last Nov. 22, 2021 that Season 6 of the STARZ historical drama finally has a premiere date: Sunday, March 6, 2022 (Want to watch Outlander? You can go to starz.com and sign up for $5.99 a month to watch every episode when they drop.). Then, just hours later on Nov. 23, not one, but two highly anticipated tomes dropped that will help you survive the remaining few weeks of Droughtlander. The first is ClanlandsAlmanac, a guide to “all things Scottish” co-authored by Outlander stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish. The second must-have book? Why, it’s only the latest installment in author Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander book series, Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone. Before Outlander book 9 was released, Gabaldon teased fans. “I’m honestly and truly THRILLED to announce that We. Have. A. PUB DATE!! for BEES!” Gabaldon said last this year in a statement. “So looking forward to sharing this book with you all!” Keep reading for all you need to know about the book 9, the latest book in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series, Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone.
When did Outlander book 9 come out?
It’s here! The new book dropped on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021.
What is the Outlander book 9, Go Tell The Bees That I am Gone, about and are there any spoilers for the TV show?
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone picks up immediately after the events of Outlander book 8, Written In My Own Heart’s Blood, with the American Revolution headed to the Frasers’ doorstep. Below is the synopsis from Penguin/Random House. If you are a TV viewer only, consider yourself warned that this especially contains spoilers of future events: Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising in 1743, and it took them twenty years to find each other again. Now the American Revolution threatens to do the same. It is 1779 and Claire and Jamie are at last reunited with their daughter, Brianna, her husband, Roger, and their children on Fraser’s Ridge. Having the family together is a dream the Frasers had thought impossible. Yet even in the North Carolina backcountry, the effects of war are being felt. Tensions in the Colonies are great and local feelings run hot enough to boil Hell’s tea-kettle. Jamie knows loyalties among his tenants are split and it won’t be long until the war is on his doorstep. Brianna and Roger have their own worry: that the dangers that provoked their escape from the twentieth century might catch up to them. Sometimes they question whether risking the perils of the 1700s—among them disease, starvation, and an impending war—was indeed the safer choice for their family. Not so far away, young William Ransom is still coming to terms with the discovery of his true father’s identity—and thus his own—and Lord John Grey has reconciliations to make, and dangers to meet . . . on his son’s behalf, and his own. Meanwhile, the Revolutionary War creeps ever closer to Fraser’s Ridge. And with the family finally together, Jamie and Claire have more at stake than ever before."
What is the meaning behind the new Outlander book’s title?
That’s a good question! And it’s one Gabaldon has already provided the answer to. “Where did the title for this book come from? Talking to your bees is a very old Celtic custom (known in other parts of Europe, too) that made it to the Appalachians,” she wrote on her website. “You always tell the bees when someone is born, dies, comes or goes—because if you don’t keep them informed, they’ll fly away.”
How many chapters are there in Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone?
With two sections in Outlander book 9, there are 14 chapters total. Gabaldon revealed the titles of the chapters on her website. She said she doesn’t think they give anything away about the book. The chapter titles of book 9 are as follows: Section 1: A Swarm of Bees in the Carcass of a Lion Chapter 1: The MacKenzies are Here! Chapter 2: A Blue Wine Day Chapter 3: Meditations on a Hyoid Chapter 4: Home is the Hunter, Home from the Hill Chapter 5: Dead or Alive Chapter 6: Visitations Chapter 7: Animal Nursery Tales Section II: No Law West of the Pecos Chapter 8: Lightning Chapter 9: Erstwhile Companions Chapter 10: What Is Not Good for the Swarm Is Not Good for the Bee (Marcus Aurelius) Chapter 11: Mon Cher Petit Ami Chapter 12: The Hound of Heaven Chapter 13: Reading by Firelight Chapter 14: Duck, Duck, Goose
Can I read a Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone excerpt?
Yes! Gabaldon’s website has loads of excerpts from the book 9. One is called “For Murtagh and Ian,” another is titled “Jamie and Jenny” and there are many more to indulge in. Meanwhile, for TV fans, Season 6 of Outlander is expected to finally debut on Starz in early 2022. Plus, the hit series has already been picked up for Season 7. Next, check out these Outlander Filming Locations You Can Visit Without Time Traveling.
