• 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 (39,227 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: Claire Fraser—An Outlander Character Guide


Claire Fraser is the central character, first-person narrator, and driving force of Diana Gabaldon's epic Outlander series. As ambitious and enormous as the world of Outlander is, it’s the characters and their relationships that make the story so compelling. At its heart is the love shared between Claire and Jamie, two people who ultimately would not let time or distance—even hundreds of years—keep them apart.

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Delightful!

Davina Porter’s narration made this story come alive! As an avid Outlander fan, I appreciated her voices and entertaining inflection for each character. I hope she reads ALL the books in the Outlander series! Bravo!

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The ending was disappointing.

I did not like the was the daughter was written. she was as a person and very disrespectful to her Father Jammie., and for a historian her boyfriend didn't seem to know what he was doing back in time.

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loved it

loved it very much, highly recommend this series, So glad they are making it for t.v.

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Would read/listen again!

I would read/ listen to this book again. I really enjoyed the reader and her interpretation

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My favorite series

All of the Outlander series is engaging and difficult to put down. I love it.

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Marcia in Denver

Great story! Very inventive and the characters most compelling. An instant classic! I've read it twice and enjoyed the audiobook just as much.

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Davina Porter is awesome

And of course Outlander is one of the best stories written. It takes you on a journey you never want to come back from!!!

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Davina Porter is amazing as always.

I enjoyed this book as I have all of them but I get frustrated with the communication between characters - every time someone doesn't finish a sentence or decides not to communicate important information to another character, the reader can almost see the coming comedy of errors and disaster that will ensue as a result. It seems to be a common thread in the stories and if course the resulting disasters are the meat of the book, but after a while it feels like a bad sitcom with everyone running around to correct a problem that wouldn't have happened if only they'd communicated better.

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Wonderful series but room for improvement

What made the experience of listening to Drums of Autumn the most enjoyable?

Gabaldon's sweeping epic is full of surprises. Her creativity and attention to detail make each of the books unique and exciting. I especially appreciate her continuity in managing so many characters and so many relationships over so much time.

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Davina Porter is the voice of Claire and I adore her in the role. This book - and the series overall - would benefit greatly by a larger cast.

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More Lord John Gray please

Love the series so far. I really liked the "partners in crime" duo of Lord John and Briana. I'll have to branch out and download his series next.

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