• Outlander

  • Outlander, Book 1
  • By: Diana Gabaldon
  • Narrated by: Davina Porter
  • Length: 32 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (78,501 ratings)

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

This stunning blend of historical romance and time traveling adventure has captured the hearts of millions of readers around the world and catapulted author Diana Gabaldon to the top of the New York Times best seller list. Outlander introduces an exhilarating world of heroism and breathtaking thrills as one woman is torn between past and present, passion and love.

In 1945, former combat nurse Claire Randall returns from World War II and joins her husband for a second honeymoon. Their blissful reunion is shattered when she touches a boulder in an ancient stone ruin and is instantly transported to 1743 Scotland, a place torn by war and raiding border clans. Will Claire find her way back to her own time, or is her destiny forever linked with Clan MacKenzie and the gallant James Fraser?

©1991 Diana Gabaldon (P)1997 Recorded Books, LLC.

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"Davina Porter maintains the distinct voices she creates for each character throughout the lengthy narration. Her delivery of 18th-century language sounds authentic and is easily understandable." (AudioFile)

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A Must Read. Glad I did!

Most enjoyable. Great narrator. Gotta go , I am off to read book.2!!!.
Enjoy the book, make sure you have time because it is difficult to put down.

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By far, the best tale of all time...

Ms. Porter is the most outstanding narrator. Her narration of this wonderful series is most enjoyable.

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Have loved this book for years

If you could sum up Outlander in three words, what would they be?

wonderful story & characters

Who was your favorite character and why?

Claire - she is the main focus of the story and I can relate to her attitude to life.

Have you listened to any of Davina Porter’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no, she plays the parts well BUT I wish she could learn to pronounce 'plaid' correctly. She says PLAYED rather than the correct PLAD - grates on me every time (and it is said a LOT).

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

no, I knew I couldn't, though I tried. staying up to 4am one night!

Any additional comments?

I will be getting the rest of this series on audio, despite already owning all the books. Definitely says eye strain!

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Outstanding story & fabulous narration was captivated & moved in all emotions . Thrilling looking forward to the next book

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Love!!!

Amazing read! Loved this book so much! Starts off slow so be prepared but push through because it's worth the wait! Exciting,thrilling, beautiful!

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really good

pretty good but sometimes the accent was hard to understand. I'm sure it was a good job of doing the accent it just left me saying "what was that?" And having to rewind at lot.....

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Provoking historical fiction, excellent characters

What did you love best about Outlander?

The length of this book has deterred me for some time now. That said, I decided finally to pursue it on audio book. So glad I did!

As this book has been out for some time, I won't discuss its plot, just the overall characteristics that made me love it.

I love a book that teaches me something along the way, encouraging me to look things up. Life in the Scottish highlands mid 1700s was a brutal time and place to live. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about day-to-day life and how the clans worked. Most especially, I have accumulated a wonderful new vocabulary!

The characters were so well done, I loved and hated them as appropriate. The element of time travel was spot-on because I can never get enough of it.

Audio book recording was choppy at times... leaving me to feel like we may have skipped something. Ultimately, I think it was all there.

Highly recommend if this kind of stuff is your bag.

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Truly FANTASTIC voices!!

Davina Porter has 20 years experience doing voice readings and it shows. She really captures each character's voice. I especially enjoy the Scottish accent and Gaelic. Because I speak American-English, I can only do the voices so much justice. I just love listening to Jamie's voice. Claire finds Jamie's voice sorting and peaceful, and Davina makes me feel the same.
The books in themselves.... UNBELIEVABLE. Truly fantastic writing, and this coming from a bibliophile. She always leaves me speechless and wanting more. A solid 10/10.

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It was great!!

The author of this story did a very good job in researching for this and Porter was an excellent choice.

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Best book

This is the first book in a series. They are all very good. That’s probably why it was made into a TV show.

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