• 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 (39,196 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)

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Slow but Still Captivating

Slower story line but still kept you interested. Author has a way to keep you reading and it's worth it!!!

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Very entertaining

I could not stop listening. Best of the series so far. I am looking forward to the next.

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Family coming together

Bringing Bree and Roger back in time . Jamie's relationship wirh Bree , finding that they are so alike is a wonderful part of the story. We see Ian growing to be a man . The babies birth, I cried.

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So far, least favorite of the series -

I accidently bought the first book, not realizing it was a 'time traveler' theme of which I am no fan. However, I was captivated by the characters (each and everyone), the story lines (all of them), and the performance (magnificent). This is my least favorite of the series - I am hoping this is a mid-series slump and the remaining books in the series are as enthralling as the beginning books. But having said that - with a performance by Davina Porter it is worth every minute, and if you've started the series this is still worth your time.

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book 4 doesn't let you down

seamless follows from books 1,2 & 3 you will not be disappointed enjoy the read

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Drums of Autumn

Another great book in the Outlander series. The story remains compelling. Thank you Diana Gabaldon.

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Wonderful as always!

As per usual, Diana Gabaldon has written an amazing continuation about these complex, lovely characters lives. Davina Porter is a brilliant narrator.

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love it!

it was a great continuation of a wonderful love story. I will start the next book in the series soon!

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The narrator has trouble with accents

If you aren’t really paying attention to the story it is easy to get the characters mixed up because the Narrator is not very good with defining accents between characters.

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The engrossing story continues!

Diana Gabaldon is a master storyteller, weaving this historical fiction with such detail you won’t want to stop reading or listening.
Claire and Jamie share a love story for the ages set amongst the shifting social, political, and familial terrain.
The other characters are just as engaging as Jamie and Claire, and one cannot help but care for them deeply.
The audiobook reader is fantastic, though to call her a reader really undersells what she does. She performs the story, and makes one believe the characters are really living this story, rather than one person in a studio.
In short, I highly recommend this book, and the whole Outlander series.

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