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  • 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 (39,467 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)

Featured Article: Jamie Fraser—An Outlander Character Guide


To understand what makes listeners love Outlander, you have to understand the characters. So, here is your guide to Jamie Fraser, the romantic lead and one of the major driving forces behind the Outlander series. At the heart of the story is the romance between Jamie and Claire, two people who ultimately would not let time or distance—even hundreds of years—keep them apart. He is fiercely loyal and will protect his family and loved ones at all costs.

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Not the best...but some redeeming qualities

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I have recommended the first three books in the series unabashedly, but I'd hesitate on this one. I am about 2/3 through, and even though I enjoyed the first half of the book, I'm starting to get annoyed at this point.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Brianna (sp?) is frustrating as hell, and I am kind of annoyed she went through to find her parents. She's a mess, and not using her head at all. At least Claire is tempered a bit (she fits better in the 18th century, and knows her "place" a little better at this point).

What about Davina Porter’s performance did you like?

She's the best. Everything.

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The whole Roger/Brianna thing is killing me. Just...if you read it, you'll understand. This book really gets away from Jamie and Claire's relationship (not totally, but it's not the whole thing). They had more time in the earlier part of the novel, and some really good conversations, actually, but as soon as the whole cast of characters was interacting with each other, relationships get muddy, and everyone is in a fit all the time. I hope the last 20 chapters bring me some relief from my annoyance.

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Outlander Series

great series I love them all. I'll read them again. hate for it to end

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Really meant 5 stars for all but can't get it to change!

5 stars all the way. Great story and narration. I'm hooked on this series of books

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loved it all the way to the end

great plot and story line. I am very excited to get to book 5 and see why there are so many books in this series.

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I am so hooked on this story

I can't wait until they resolve the issue with the next book in this series. I really want it to be just like the others!

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Excellent!!!!

An incredible series! I have read all of the books in this series in hardcopy, purchased them as CDs so I could listened to them a second time while travelling and anxiously waited until they were available for download to my IPod so I can enjoy them again and again. If you are new to the series - 'lucky you'! Download them all at the same time and listen to them in order. (If you don't it doesn't matter - but once you meet Jamie and Claire you won't want to let them go).

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I have read all the Outlander books & now I'm listening to them. I especially like to listen to them when I'm taking a trip in the car! I have a problem with motion sickness so reading while traveling is not an option! I have enjoyed listening to the recording very much!

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Overall story is a getting a little slow

I enjoy the narrator and her many voices, but the content is not what it was in the first two books.

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Lives up to my very expectations.

Love this long continuous story. DG never lets me down.
the characters are so real... the made for tv version did not cast well.♡1

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enjoyable

I think one of the things I like about this series is that you never know what's going to happen. And, no matter how mad you get when something goes completely wrong, you keep reading until it all works out (mostly) in the final chapter. The narration is excellent.

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