| 1Shot: | y |
| Historical: | y |
| Romance: | y |
| Publisher: | Del Rey |
| Startmo: | September |
| Startyr: | 2010 |
| Writers: | Diana Gabaldon |
| Artists: | Hoang Nguyen |
| Isbn: | 978-0-345-50538-5 |
| Pages: | 225--> |
| Sort: | Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel |
The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel is a 2010 graphic novel based on Diana Gabaldon's 1991 novel Outlander.[1] [2] Written by Gabaldon with artwork by Hoang Nguyen, the work adapts the first third of Outlander.[1] [3] The Outlander series incorporates elements of historical fiction, romance, mystery, adventure and science fiction/fantasy.[4]
Retelling the first third of Outlander, the graphic novel follows married World War II nurse Claire Beauchamp Randall, who finds herself transported back in time to Scotland in 1743.[1] [2] There she encounters civil war and the dashing Highland warrior Jamie Fraser.[1] [2] Unlike the source novel, this work is presented from the point of view of Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser, Jamie's godfather and sworn protector.[1] [3]
Publishers Weekly called The Exile "a disappointment" as a graphic novel, noting that it "suffers under the weight of dialogue intended for a much longer book" and that "scenes that ought to be exciting, such as sword fights and escapes from the law are breezed over in a page or two."[2] The review praised Nguyen's artwork and recommended the graphic novel for Gabaldon's fans.[2] Noting Gabaldon's experience as a writer for Disney Comics, Casey Brienza of GraphicNovelsReporter.com wrote that "the marriage of picture and text is a skillful one."[1] Brienza called Nguyen's representations of the characters "dead on" and labeled the work "a credible addition to Gabaldon's literary oeuvre that is certain to become a must-have for loyal readers who are liable to have never picked up a graphic novel before."[1]
The Exile debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best-Seller List for graphic novels, spent three weeks at #1 and remained on the list for 14 weeks.[3]