The Fiery Cross: International Edition

Outlander, Book 5

De: Diana Gabaldon

Narrado por: Davina Porter

The year is 1771. Claire Randall is still an outlander, out of place and out of time. But now she is linked by love to her only anchor - Jamie Fraser. They have crossed oceans and centuries to build a life together in North Carolina. But tensions, both ancient and recent, threaten members of their clan.

Knowing that his wife has the gift of prophecy, James must believe Claire, though he would prefer not to. Claire has shared a dreadful truth - there will, without a doubt, be a war. Her knowledge of the oncoming revolution is a flickering torch that may light his way through perilous years ahead - or ignite a conflagration that will leave their lives in ashes.

©2020 Diana Gabaldon (P)2020 Recorded Books, Inc.

Unabridged, alright.

Seriously. After waiting all this time for the unabridged audible version, I finally got started listening to this and am now thinking abridgment might not be such a bad thing. I am pretty sure that fewer than 8 hours of time in the story pass in the first 8 hours of the recording. I got very impatient for the story to start moving, and when it finally seemed to get along, the multiple storylines separate and backtrack over the same time again. I am still only to part 3 of the recording, but at 16 hours in, it isn't too early to say that even fans are going to need a lot of patience with this book.

This one's all about Roger

So hopefully this is the last time I have to blame my pos Samsung Galaxy S4 for being the absolutely worst phone on the face of the planet!!!! I mean, in a review at least….for a while… But yes, sadly, I made several notes for my review and after listening for 44 plus hours, I’ve lost every last audible bookmark/note. It is common knowledge that SD cards can and do corrupt, but the Samsung Galaxy S4 has an insatiable taste for SD cards, 8gigs, 16 gigs, 32 gigs… it can never get enough. BUYER BEWARE!!!
Okay, so this book is ridiculously long. It is well researched to the point of being tedious, but I love this series so much I don’t care how tedious it gets. I do miss the intense relationship between Jamie and Claire. Jamie and Claire are basically in a holding pattern for the majority of this book. They are cursed with the burden of knowing the future and because of this, they are constantly on the lookout for signs that the American Revolution is beginning. I, too, was waiting. Waiting for the good parts. Are there good parts? It’s Diana Gabaldon, so heck yes there are! Does it balance out the book and make up for the tedious (I refuse to call it “boring”) parts? For the average reader, probably not. For the dedicated Outlander fans, I’d say yes. In this book, we get to know Roger even better. The more times I read this series, the more I like Roger. Brianna, on the other hand is always a little hard for me to connect with. I read a comment from a reader online that described Brianna as a girl torn between 2 worlds and 2 fathers. Sometime I think she is even torn between the two men in her life, little Jemmy and Roger. This made me sort of understand Brianna a little better. But mainly, to me, this book is about Roger. Roger, who has risked everything to come to this world and be with Brianna, suffers even greater treachery in this installment. I don’t want to spoil anything for anyone, but all I can say is Roger’s own greatest skill, the one Jamie Fraser does not really know how to value, music, is brutally ripped from his life. I feel for Roger so much in this book. This is actually as far as I have read in the series. I am anxious to know how much more Diana Gabaldon will subject poor wee Roger Mac to. As for Jamie and Claire’s story, I really felt like they were on the backburner for most of this book. I’ve heard tell that book #6 focuses back to their story and I so hope that’s true. Also, give me more of young Ian!

FINALLY!!

I couldn't wait until this unabridged book came out, so I bought the actual book and read it with Davina Porter's brilliant performance voice in my head!

So just today, when I saw that The Fiery Cross is finally available, I snapped it up!

Okay, Okay, I haven't even listened to it yet, but who cares? I know it's wonderful and I will totally enjoy hearing what I already read.

Thank you, Audible!

GREAT!

I listen to an average of 100 books a year, and the Outlander books are some of my most favorite! I find myself going back and listening (they have to be fantastic for me to want to re-listen) time and again. Davina Porter does a brilliant job with the narration!

Can they not get any better?

Would you listen to The Fiery Cross again? Why?

Yes, and again, and again. This book is a part of the Outlander series and probably one of my favorites. I love how Jamie and Claire and Roger and Bree come together as a family.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Fiery Cross?

When Roger was hung and Claire had to tend to him.

Which character – as performed by Davina Porter – was your favorite?

Claire, as always.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes, I was very emotional during several parts of this book. Overall I think I laughed out loud and cried on several occassions.

A favorite!

Love the last line of this book! And the narration is wonderful! I have read this whole series two times through and decided I needed to check out the audio books because everyone said they're amazing. I have enjoyed each one so much! It reminds me how much I love Jamie and Claire and their story.

Starts slow, gets better

The beginning was tough. There were long boring stretches that in my opinion didn't need to be there. But it gets better about a quarter of the book later. And then I enjoyed the story as usual.

Love it

Absolutely love this series and the narrator. Listrning to her read it makes me feel like I'm right there in thr room with Claire.

This was a look at their life as older couple.

I've read all of the OUTLANDER series and this was definitely one of the best! Loved it!

I am addicted to this series.

Each book is a gem and I return to them periodically. I can barely wait for the new one coming out SOMEDAY