Outlander: International Edition

Outlander, Book 1

By: Diana Gabaldon

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Length: 32 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

Outlander, Diana Gabaldon's landmark novel of Scottish lore, has captured the hearts of millions of listeners around the world and catapulted her to the top of the New York Times best seller list.

Intrigue, danger, and desire merge in this lush novel of loyalty and time travel.

In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon. Their blissful reunion is shattered when she touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone ruins and is instantly transported to a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans - in 1743.

Will Claire find her way back to her own time, or is her destiny forever linked with Clan MacKenzie and the gallant James Fraser? Davina Porter's lyrical narration will launch listeners into an exhilarating world of heroism, pulse-pounding adventure, and breathtaking romance as one woman is torn between past and present, passion and love.

©2004 Diana Gabaldon (P)2020 Recorded Books, Inc.

One of the best love stories ever... but...

I love these books, have for decades, and IMHO Diana Gabaldon is one incredible storyteller. Mostly from necessity, I've just begun listening to audiobooks, and this is one of the (although not THE) first books I've heard. I am apparently in the very small minority, however, who doesn't love Davina Porter's narration -AT ALL. Her interpretation of the speech of most of the Scots folk is very frustrating to listen to... (not even the Gaelic words and phrases - although I'm pretty sure at some point Jamie tells Claire that it's "Gah-lik" and not Gay-lik" - someone should have told Davina. I really wish there were options or alternatives in narration, because this tale, in its entirety, is - per my title and in my opinion - one of the best love stories ever written.

Fabulous

Wonderfully read with such a variety of characters, can't wait to hear the next one.

Fell in love with the Scots

I completely fell into the time period right along with Claire. I read this book quite some time ago, but listening to it was such a wonderful experience. The narrator was great. Now, I’m ready for the next one in the series.

So entertaining.

Usually I’m more interested in what’s called literary efforts, mostly non-fiction. This was so fun, with well written narrative and even better sexy scenes. Just plain fun. And the reader did a great job- barely got tired of her voice even after hours and hours of English accent.

Loved it!!

wonderfully entertaining and engaging from start to finish. I hated having to take breaks from the book, If I could have listened continually, I woulda have. cant wait to read/ listen to the second book.

History and Romance

Loved the combination of history and romance. Kept my interest and left me wanting to read book 2.

Spot on

I got hooked to the show. A friend said the books where better and she was not lying.

Great Book

Several of my friends wanted me to read this over the years but I thought the concept was stupid. I had a vacation coming up where I was driveing for 8 hours. I went ahead and bought it for the trip. I LOVED IT!! I could hardly put it down! I would listen to it every chance I got. I then watched the series on HBO, or whatever it is it is on and some of the characters were not right. I will just continue to listen to the series when I get another vacation. It is well worth the time.

Couldn't stop listening once I started!

I love historical fiction and this has a little bit of everything. Claire is stubborn and her inner monologue can be downright hilarious. Once I finished I had to go learn more about the wars and ended up even watching Braveheart until I could start the 2nd book in the series. It really takes you back to those times when a woman was expected to be seen and not heard and she could care less about those rules.

Great story!

The narrator was amazing. The only issue... there was a lot of background noise throughout a good bit of the book. This includes someone sneezing a couple time. Other than that, a great book.