Outlander is a series of historical fantasy novels by American author Diana Gabaldon. Gabaldon began the first volume of the series, Outlander, in the late 1980s, and it was published in 1991. She has published eight out of a planned ten volumes. The eighth and most recent volume of the series, Written in My Own Heart's Blood, was published in 2014. In March 2021 Gabaldon finished writing the ninth novel, Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone. The publishers have recently announced a release date of 23 November 2021.