• Drums of Autumn

  • Outlander, Book 4
  • By: Diana Gabaldon
  • Narrated by: Davina Porter
  • Length: 44 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (39,234 ratings)

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Drums of Autumn

By: Diana Gabaldon
Narrated by: Davina Porter
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Publisher's summary

Diana Gabaldon's fans will be delighted to find Jamie and Claire as spirited and endearing as ever in this fourth installment of this magnificent saga. Romance, history, and time travel blend once again as the couple builds a new life together in the wilderness of pre-Revolutionary America.

Twice Claire has used an ancient stone circle to travel back to the 18th century. The first time she found love with a Scottish warrior but had to return to the 1940s to save their unborn child. The second time, 20 years later, she reunited with her lost love but had to leave behind the daughter that he would never see. Now Brianna, from her 1960s vantage point, has found a disturbing obituary and will risk everything in an attempt to change history.

Davina Porter's narrative talent adds a special vibrance and resonance to Gabaldon's complex, colorful characters.

©1997 Diana Gabaldon (P)1999 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

"Gabaldon's range is impressive, whether she's evoking the rawness of colonial America, the cozy clutter of a modern Scottish parsonage, the lusts of the body or the yearnings of the spirit. Her legion of fans will love diving into this ocean of romance." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Love the book

loved the book. the narrator definitely made it more interesting to listen to. Hope she narrates the rest of the books

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The Bree & Roger Sorry!❤️

We pick up with Jamie & Claire fresh from washing up on the shores of Georgia already immersed in Colony life. An act of kindness leads to life-changing consequences which will have ramifications for years to come.
However, they go on to establish the most beloved fictional places on Earth amongst Outlander fans, Fraser's Ridge. Jamie who can no longer be a Laird in Scotland, will now become a Laird in the New World. He is always a leader of men!
Meanwhile, 200 years in the future, Brianna lives her life without Claire. Her friendship with Roger is progressing, but is distant in many ways as she sorts feelings and tries to find her in way after Claire has gone and finding out that Frank Randall is not her real father, but a 200 - year - old Scottish Highlander is! In her pursuit of finding herself, she finds out some devastating (past) news that she must warn her parents about. At the same time different place, Roger stumbles onto the same information. But rather worry Brianna, and perhaps cause her to do something rash, he sits on the information and unfortunately develops the very scenario he was hoping to avoid.

What happens next will change all of their lives for generations!

Beloved Fraser's Ridge is born in this book and it has become a fictional home for all Outlander fans!

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One of the great ones~

All of the Outlander series are well done... but this one is my favorite. Maybe it's the building of a home and reuniting of family that makes this one close to my heart. I just love the story teller that is Diana Gabaldon!! And Divina Porter reads me to sleep many a night. This one has been read a couple of times.

It is something I enjoy with my grown daughters (yes, grown with children of their own, not suitable for the youngsters).
We discuss these characters like they are part of our family.

Thank you for a series well done. We can hardly wait for the 2019 addition~

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olden days

very nice, and old information we did not know. thanks. held everything in perfect sequence.

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Big outlander fan

I'm loving this series. I like that the story lasts for so long! great when you have a long commute.

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Excellent!

I loved it and am downloading the next one now. I found myself listening to it instead of watching television.

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Loved it!

I love the Characters in these books! The Narrator is excellent! I can't wait to read the next book in this series.

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outstandingly awesone!

could not put it down and definitely snuggled to finish! loved every word that caused much bawling my eyes out or laughing my head off. So amazingly touching and loving. I want a 'Jamie' relationship og love in my life.

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Passionate and wild!

The narrator Davina does a marvelous job at capturing the many accents of the diverse characters in this novel. I devoured this book and am on to download the next!

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Another excellent book

As always, another excellent book. The narrator is phenomenonal. I highly recommend this book, and it's series.

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