Diane Gabldon. Adventure Gothic - the key to success

Diana Gabldon - an American writer, from the pen of which over the past twenty years, more than a dozen successful novels. A distinctive feature of her work is a mixture of genres and the predominance of Gothic themes.

A tireless passion for mastering new knowledge

Diane Gabldon was born in 1952 in a small town called Flagstaff (Arizona). In the family, many different bloodlines were put together, among which English and Mexican predominated. The last writer owes her temperamental temper.

Diana grew up in an intelligent and highly educated family, which predetermined her further development. First she entered the Faculty of Zoology at the University of Northern Arizona, which she successfully graduated in 1973. In California, she continued her studies and obtained a Master's degree in Marine Biology. The third stage was the receipt of a doctorate in environmental science, which she appropriated to her native Arizona University.

Diana Gabldon always strived for new knowledge. It was difficult for her to be satisfied with even the three formations, the breadth of consciousness and the desire for learning stretched much further. So, Diana began to explore new areas for herself.

Unexpected change in the field of activity

A big surprise for relatives, friends and colleagues was her desire to develop in the direction of information technology. Diana began writing monographs and manuals on computer systems and even founded a professional IT publication. But already at this stage, Gablondon's attraction to creativity was noticeable: while doing scientific and teaching work, she unexpectedly wrote a few stories for Disney comics.

An attempt to realize oneself in fiction. First success

Even more surprising was Diana's intention to write a novel. She could not explain the reasons for this desire, she said that she just wanted to write a book. At first she did not even represent the theme of her future work. But gradually the picture was put together: Diana decided to write a mystical novel, the action of which unfolds in Scotland. The choice of such subjects was due to her erudition in this direction - earlier she had read a huge number of gloomy tales. And Scotland just attracted by beautiful views and original color of the people. This is how the story of the world-famous novel "The Stranger" began. Diana sketched a couple of chapters of her future offspring and laid out on one of the literary forums. Hardly you could expect such a surge of positive feedback! The fans demanded continuation. And one of the readers found an agent from the publishing house, who offered Gabdon cooperation. In the end, after some time, the first novel was written and published. This happened in 1991. Since then, seven more books have appeared, each of which has become part of one big saga, "The Stranger".

Literary connoisseurs and critics still can not determine the style in which the writer writes. In her novels there is romance, adventure, mysticism, and history. An amazing cocktail of genres, while her books are so easily perceived that it is difficult to break away from reading, according to many admirers of her work.

The saga, which began in 1991, began with the novel "The Stranger". It was from this time that the world became known to Diane Gabldon. "Dragonfly in Amber" (published in 1992), "Traveler (1993)," Drums of Autumn "(1996)," The Fire Cross "(2000)," The Breath of Snow and Ash "(2005)," Echo Past "(2009)," Written in the blood of his own heart "(2013) made up a complete series of works of the saga. However, she ended, Diana has not yet decided. Despite the fact that several books have seen a decline in the reader's interest, fans are eagerly watching the release of new novels by a talented writer, who all recognized Diane Gabldon. "The breath of snow and ash," according to many, is particularly prominent in the series of books "The Stranger".

In the early 2000s, Diane Gabldon, whose books were consistently recognized in literary circles, began work on a new saga called "Lord John." Adventure Gothic again found a response in the hearts of faithful readers.

Diana's works often fall into the bestselling list in the most authoritative ratings. The popularity is growing every year, the books are successfully translated into different languages and published abroad.

The screen version of the saga "The Stranger"

Interest in "The Stranger" was so great that in 2014 two seasons of the same name series were shot. The writer herself took part in writing the script. Starring Katrina Balf, Sam Hewen and Tobias Menzies. A semi-mystical adventure with movements in time drew even the audience that was not familiar with the novels of Diane Gabldon to the screens.

Despite years of stable popularity in literary circles, Diane Gabldon, whose books continue to be published successfully, leads a very calm, family way of life, spending all evenings in the company of her husband Doug Watkins.