This thin relation to ‘Outlander’ would have guaranteed Gabaldon readers would make the trek to Donati’s series, which is the reason I picked up ‘Into the Wilderness’. In ‘Into the Wilderness’ characters make brief mention of a Scot turned Indian called Ian, and his ‘white witch’ aunt Claire, and her big red-haired husband. And the most obvious comparison is the fact that Donati’s books are a sort of fanfiction crossover to Diana Gabaldon’s famous series.
Not only does a Gabaldon quote appear on the front-cover of ‘Into the Wilderness’, but Donati thanks Gabaldon in her acknowledgements.
#NAKED INTO THE WILDERNESS SERIAL#
Both series are historical romance, on a grand serial scale, and the marketing of Donati’s series is largely reliant on Diana Gabaldon. It’s impossible not to compare Donati’s series to Diana Gabaldon’s epic ‘Outlander’. And the most obvious comparison is the fact that Donati’s books are a sort of fanfiction crossover to Diana Gabaldon’s famo OUTLANDER FANFICTION? OUTLANDER FANFICTION? It’s impossible not to compare Donati’s series to Diana Gabaldon’s epic ‘Outlander’. You may find them less boring or off-putting than I do, and if so, Enjoy! (less) But the plot and the rest of the characters keep me hooked. Both are so wooden and so devoid of any nuance, shading or humor that it's impossible to root for them and difficult just to go along for the ride. But the minute Elizabeth starts talking or thinking, or God forbid, interacting with Nathaniel, I speed-read ahead. I love the history, the world building, all of the "secondary" characters like Curiosity and Hannah, Aunt Merriwether and Runs From Bears. You know how, even though you love all the characters in Outlander, you just can't wait for Jamie and Claire to be alone? Just to eavesdrop on their coversations, get a glimpse into their thoughts, and by golly, to be a fly on the wall when they make love? Donati's are like the Outlander series, except without two such compelling central characters. You know how, even though you love all the characters in Outlander, you jus …more It took me two books into this series to figure out what was bothering me. Interweaving the fate of the Mohawk Nation with the destiny of two lovers, Sara Donati's compelling novel creates a complex, profound, passionate portrait of an emerging America.moreĬameron It took me two books into this series to figure out what was bothering me. Determined to provide schooling for all the children of the village, she soons finds herself locked in conflict with the local slave owners as well as her own family. And she meets a man unlike any she has ever encountered - a white man dressed like a Native American, Nathanial Booner, known to the Mohawk people as Between-Two-Lives. It is a place unlike any she has ever experienced. Elizabeth Middleton leaves her comfortable English estate to join her family in a remote New York mountain village. It is a place unlike Weaving a tapestry of fact and fiction, Sara Donati's epic novel sweeps us into another time and place.and into the heart of a forbidden affair between an unconventional Englishwoman and an American frontiersman. Weaving a tapestry of fact and fiction, Sara Donati's epic novel sweeps us into another time and place.and into the heart of a forbidden affair between an unconventional Englishwoman and an American frontiersman.
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