• Dragonfly in Amber

  • Outlander, Book 2
  • By: Diana Gabaldon
  • Narrated by: Davina Porter
  • Length: 38 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (45,837 ratings)

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Dragonfly in Amber

By: Diana Gabaldon
Narrated by: Davina Porter
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New York Times best-selling author Diana Gabaldon enchanted scores of fans with Outlander, her electrifying historical saga set in 18th-century Scotland. Now the sequel sweeps listeners back into the past as Claire relates more of her perilous sojourn there with her Scottish warrior husband, James Fraser. Twenty years after her strange journey back in time, Claire has returned to Scotland with her daughter, determined to share with her the secret she has harbored since her time travel. Still longing to know the fate of her beloved warrior, she recounts the story of her stay with him in the intrigue-ridden court of Charles Stuart and their attempt to avert the doomed Highlands uprising at Culloden. As her story unfolds, it reveals implications more far-reaching than even Claire could have guessed.

Narrator Davina Porter's gift for expression captures the history and flavor of a harsh place and time, and gives it the polish of a warm and engaging love story.

©1992 Diana Gabaldon (P)1998 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

"Compulsively readable." (Publishers Weekly)
"A winning combination of vivid imagination and good common sense." (Kirkus)
"Diana Gabaldon is a born storyteller." (Arizona Republic)

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I love listening to outlander series while driving or cleaning houses, I feel like I'm in the stories with Claire and Jamie. the more I get to know them the more I love them

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Loved it!

This is my new obsession. I'm not usually into romance but this series is the best! On to #3!

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intense, unable to stop for sleep. Best narration I have heard ever. Almost able to forget you are reading fiction

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It's a Wonderful Story!!!

Would you listen to Dragonfly in Amber again? Why?

I have read the book three times and I listened on audible and I must say it touches my heart just like reading it does. Diana Gabaldon has a way of telling a story like no other and the characters Jamie and Claire have a love that binds them like no other. Davina Porter's telling of the story makes it almost real.... It's by far the best book and series I have ever read and I have read alot. I give it an A+++++ :)



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it doesnt get any better than Diana Gabaldon!

Gabaldon is a masterful writer! I've read all books in the Outlander series twice, and listened to them once through. Now on my second listen. My favorite book series ever! Davina Porter is my favorite female narrator, so how could I not love this series?????

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take me away book...

Enjoyed this historical fiction book, a little of everything, drama, adventure, romance, rightious fighters against tyranny and brave struggles for freedom. Listening to this audio book was an enjoyable escape from present day conditions, and hopefully, unlike the Jacobite rebellion, we will be successful and rid our country of our present day tyranny.

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Wonderful series;just ffrwrd thru bodice ripping

Would you consider the audio edition of Dragonfly in Amber to be better than the print version?

Didn't read the book but the narration of the series is fabulous.

What other book might you compare Dragonfly in Amber to and why?

It is a wonderful fantasy historical series. I'm certain there are others to compare but I've not listened to any.

What does Davina Porter bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Davina Porter is one of the best. There are an awful lot of great readers now, though. When I first started listening to "Books on Tape" (that were on cassette tapes!), there were many great readers but there seem to be more now. Back then, I would listen to books based on who read them knowing that the best readers rarely read bad books. But, now there are so many good readers, I don't look for the good readers; I just try to avoid the bad ones.Davina Porter in the Hammish McBeth series (M.C. Beaton) is also wonderful. She doesn't read all of them (unfortunately). I've listened to her read many books by many authors. She is fabulous.

If you could take any character from Dragonfly in Amber out to dinner, who would it be and why?

The choice is too difficult.

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A wonderful series. The sex becomes repetitive but I guess it has to be included to be a "romance" novel. I just fast forward through all of it. (I think the author became bored with it as well, eventually.)

One of the books in the series has an obsessive fascination with breast feeding. Just fast forward through those parts too if they bore you as much as they did me. I think the author must have been breast feeding or someone in her immediate circle was and it became a distracting part of the book. But, all the books are worth listening too despite these apparently-mandatory "romance" digressions.

My favorite books were the early books set in Scotland. I know little about the Scottish history - other than the most common parts - so the re-telling of the massacres and Bonnie Prince Charlie were fascinating. But, the entire series is well worth money and time.

Obviously, a listener needs to like really long books (I do) and long series (my favorites) though.

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This series has me hooked!

I can't stop listening to this series of books. The narrorator is brilliant and the author did a tremendous job. Starting The Voyager now!!

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excellent!

love every bit of it. The narrator was excellent and I enjoyed accent and also how to pronounce many of the words. Can't wait for next book

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I'm in love with this story!

I simply lived every minute of this book. I drive long distances and enjoy every moment I can listen to this book.

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