Outlander

Outlander, Book 1

De: Diana Gabaldon

Narrado por: Kristin Atherton

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first book in Diana Gabaldon’s acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series.

One of the top ten best-loved novels in America, as seen on PBS’s The Great American Read!

Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon’s work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Beauchamp Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages.

Scottish Highlands, 1945. Claire Randall, a former British combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding clans in the year of Our Lord . . . 1743.

Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of a world that threatens her life, and may shatter her heart. Marooned amid danger, passion, and violence, Claire learns her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives.

©1991 Diana Gabaldon (P)2025 Recorded Books

A Narrator makes all the difference!

could NOT get passed the old narrator, who I found unappealing and boring. I finally understand the rave about this book, as this new narrator brought the book to life. wonderful new rendering, waiting for book 2 with new narrator!!

Outstanding new narration

I've been an Outlander fan for years, and enjoyed the original narrations by Davina Porter. This new narration by Kristin Atherton is an absolute revelation. The characters come to life far more than they ever have before for me. The accents are spot on. The emotions are rich and nuanced. The sexy times are absolutely scorchingly hot. Highly recommend, and I can't wait for the rest of the books to come out.

just a great story!

well read, a little hard to understand a few times (Scottish/Gaelic is a bit different to a midwesterner).
But a good audio book.

Love this book!

Great story and storytelling by an excellent author! Diana Gabaldon is a genius at writing

I love the new narration!

I was very skeptical about the new narrator, but I think she did a great job! I have listened to this book 3 times previously and I noticed more details this time. I loved Davina's narration as well, but I thought this was very refreshing and I found her voice to be relaxing.

The story is additive

Very well written. I could see the story unfolding completely in my mind. My favorite charter besides Claire or Jamie is definitely Jenny. She is incredibly in so many ways.

I love the way she reads!

I loved this version so much! I have listened to Davina Porter forever. I’m telling you Kristen’s read hits differently in a really good way!

The second-best reading of Outlander available, but still well done

I am a huge fan of the Outlander series of books, and I have to admit I consider Davina Porter the "gold standard" of narrators; I will listen to just about anything she reads and I was really sad that she was not coming out of retirement to read the final Outlander book. That said, I thought Kristin Atherton did a good job. I found her non-dialogue narration a bit flat, but she does great dialogue and very good accents. These books are huge and have to be a challenge to narrate, so they chose well for the next generation.

Wonderful Narration!

I loved the prior version, and I love this one as well. This narrator is a wonderful actor!

1000 stars

I listened to this book before and enjoyed it and didn’t realize it was the first in a series. I recently discovered the TV series and it is phenomenal. After binging I decided to go back to the books and I think this series will go down as my favorite of all time. Claire and Jamie are absolute imperfect perfection . The narration is outstanding as well