• Outlander

  • Outlander, Book 1
  • By: Diana Gabaldon
  • Narrated by: Davina Porter
  • Length: 32 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (78,485 ratings)

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Outlander

By: Diana Gabaldon
Narrated by: Davina Porter
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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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This book was so perfect! The sorry was just amazing and the care and skill it took to make sure details about both time periods were correct was outstanding. The narrator had a lovely voice as well and made it very easy to know the difference between characters talking. All in all, I loved it!

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Poor recording. Quality

Throughout the story I kept wondering what I was hearing. At first thought maybe the noise I was hearing was my children. But then I was listening during a time my kids and husband wasn’t around. There is quite a bit of background noise. Someone is continually coughing in the background. I sure hope whoever it is is doing much better. Sounds like a nasty cough.

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Love love love

I love historical fiction but this book has become one of my favorites! I can’t wait to listen to the rest of the series!

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slow start

It starts off maddeningly show. I seriously almost turned it off. However once it gets going it's actually pretty good. I loved the performance.

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Dramatic and Romantic

I loved the book. The text had depth and yet moved swiftly. The author have the characters life and complexity. I usually want more depth for the chain a novel but he the author always found a way to fill in the background suptly. I enjoyed Outlander immensely. The narrator was excellent.

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voices

There are moments you can hear, ever so faintly, a voice. Not enough to make out the words but just enough to be distracted in spots. It sounds as though there is a language class in the background. Highly annoying

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It will leave you wanting more!

I started this series without too many expectations, but the description sounded interesting and thought I'd give it a try. It was so good I hated when it ended, even though it's a long read. And, I now have all the unabridged books in the series and am looking forward to reading the next and newest book. The narrator is the absolute best for this series. Ms. Porter makes the characters come to life and be some of the most memorable of all time. Definitely well worth a credit!

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love these books

Loved it . A wonderful escape from reality. Romantic and historically correct. This is my second time

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Exceptional!

I’m on my 6th trip through the series as I patiently wait for “Bees...” Every trip through reminds me why this is my very favorite book series. Wonderfully written, flawlessly read and wholly entertaining. Job. Well. Done.

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Best book series ever written

Would you consider the audio edition of Outlander to be better than the print version?

It doesn't matter what form this book is in, it will always be excellent.

What other book might you compare Outlander to and why?

None, Diana writes like no other author that I have ever read.

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

Not listened to her before.

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

No, this book is too long to listen to in one sitting.

Any additional comments?

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