Voyager, book 3 in the Outlander series, is a whopping 1000+ pages long, and probably could have lost about a third of that and been a better book. The first two-thirds are heart-poundingly terrific, continuing the stories of Claire and Jamie in their different worlds and times, and beautifully portraying their struggle back toward one another. However, the last 400 - 500 pages go a little off the rails, as the story becomes sidetracked by sea battles, pirates, West Indies slave revolts, voo doo, and witchcraft, as well as new but fairly pointless side characters including a "Chinaman", a token Jew, and a pot-smoking disgraced priest. The books in this series are best when focused on the love story of Claire and Jamie, and their relationships with their family members, friends, clans, and others in their immediate circles. In Voyager, the story threads come a bit undone, but I'm hoping that the next book in the series brings it all back together again. I'm not giving up on this series, but I did feel a bit let down by the end of this one.