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Old 08-08-2017, 08:10 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by darryl View Post
But of course writers change and hopefully develop with subsequent works. Do you think it is a case that the Author simply got better with subsequent books?
I think this is probably true of many authors* and I would say it is the case with the Outlander series. There are a few errors that I noticed, but anyone not familiar with Scottish customs/traditions would be unaware and it doesn't spoil the story for me.

(Spoiler: Stovies are not, and never have been, small dumplings! )

In later books the author acknowledges people who assisted with some details so it's not all her fault. It happens with film and tv as well as books - people with a deeper knowledge of medicine, police work, handcrafts, hunting - any subject really - will pick up mistakes.

And for a series that begins with a 1940s nurse travelling back in time 200 years ... well, at least the author got those details right


*even the great Terry Pratchett didn't think Colour of Magic was as good as his later Discworld books.
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