Birth of a Nation

Into the Wilderness - Sara Donati

Set in America/Canada at the end of the 1700's - this has the scope and detail of Gabaldon's Outlander Series. In fact, we do meet up with Jamie and Claire Fraser (main characters of Gabaldon's books) -- I'm a sucker for that type of cross-over/homage. I loved 3/4 of the book, but the last quarter really dragged for me and I almost didn't finish it. Great historical detail about America at this time and especially a woman's place in America at this time.

It's enjoyable, but I won't delve into the other books in this series. It was almost too predictable for me after having read the Outlander Series. I also think that part of it is that Gabaldon is just a better writer. I'd recommend it if you've got a serious jonesing for Gabaldon's type of book, but it's definately no Outlander.