A story which is guaranteed to get a lot of hits is anything that mentions the popular TV series Outlander and this was no exception.

It is based on a series of books by author Diana Gabaldon and was inspired a visit to the Highlands.

And it has proved very popular with fans and it is credited for a boost in the number of visitors visiting Scotland.

THE author of the best-selling Outlander series, Diana Gabaldon, is set to appear for the first time at Eden Court Theatre in Inverness later this year. 

An Audience with Diana Gabaldon will take place on Saturday, October 15, as an evening in the company of the award-winning author who will share her inspirations, research, love of Scotland and perhaps even an insight into the work-in-progress of book 10 in the hugely popular series. 

Tickets for the event go on sale on Monday and are expected to be snapped up by fans far and wide, eager to travel to the Highlands for the occasion. 

Sinead Robertson, chairwoman of local fan group Inverness Outlander, invited the author to headline the event, and insisted: “Inverness is the perfect setting for an event featuring Diana Gabaldon. 

“Inverness is the home of Outlander and the starting point of the tumultuous time-travelling storylines set in 18th Century Jacobite Scotland, so it’s very fitting that she has agreed to come to the city which is at the heart of it all. 

“It’s especially apt that she is visiting during the VisitScotland Year of Stories 2022, because we can think of no story set in Scotland that has had a bigger or more significant worldwide impact than Outlander. 

“We also know from Diana that the Highland capital is her favourite place in Scotland, because it reminds her of the small mountain town of Flagstaff, Arizona where she grew up. 

“She says that she and her husband found Inverness enchanting and peaceful and somewhere they wouldn’t mind living. 

“We’re sure she’ll enjoy the opportunity to visit the city again this autumn and the chance to meet many of her fans from Scotland and elsewhere.” 

• Tickets for An Audience with Diana Gabaldon went on sale today (Monday, July 11) at 10am from the box office at Eden Court.

From The Inverness Courier on Friday, July 8, 2022.