Drums of Autumn
by Diana Gabaldon
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Author: Diana GabaldonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-08-07
ISBN: 0385335989
Number of pages: 896
Publisher: Delta
Book Reviews of Drums of Autumn
Book Review: Don't spend your money on this version!
Summary: 2 Stars
I am in the middle of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series - I have been listening to them on CD during my daily commute. The first two books were the unabridged versions read by Davina Porter - they were phenominally good and I couldn't wait for the 3rd book. Unfortunately I couldn't seem to find the unabridged version - so I purchased the abridged version read by Geraldine ?. I only listened a few minutes and decided my money was wasted.
The unabridged versions by Davina Porter hold your attention very easily. She reads extremely well - great modulation, completely different character voices for men and women that stay the same throughout the series, and even her accents for different parts of the world are good (except the American - she can't seem to keep her voice that blunt).
The abridged versions by Geraldine ? were read too fast with almost no differentiation between character, accent or emotion. It all became a blur and will quickly lose your attention - especially in the car.
The abridged versions fail to provide the rich detail that makes Diana Gabaldon's stories fascinating and engaging. Don't buy any of them.
Go to the web site displaying Davina Porter's works - the Outlander series is extremely expensive - but you will be sure to get the quality you expect form Diana Gabaldon's books, consistancy, and want to listen to the series over and over again!
Summary of Drums of Autumn
In this breathtaking novel - rich in history and adventure - New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon continues the story of Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser that began with the now-classic novel Outlander and continued in Dragonfly in Amber and Voyager. Once again spanning continents and centuries, Diana Gabaldon has created a work of sheer passion and brilliance....It began at an ancient Scottish stone circle. There, a doorway, open to a select few, leads into the past - or the grave. Dr. Claire Randall survived the extraordinary passage, not once but twice.
Her first trip swept her into the arms of Jamie Fraser, an eighteenth-century Scot whose love for her became a legend - a tale of tragic passion that ended with her return to the present to bear his child. Her second journey, two decades later, brought them together again in the American colonies. But Claire had left someone behind in the twentieth century - their daughter, Brianna....
Now Brianna has made a disturbing discovery that sends her to the circle of stones and a terrifying leap into the unknown. In search of her mother and the father she has never met, she is risking her own future to try to change history ... and to save their lives. But as Brianna plunges into an uncharted wilderness, a heartbreaking encounter may strand her forever in the past ... or root her in the place she should be, where her heart and soul belong....
Set in pre-Revolutionary War America, readers finally have the much awaited fourth book in what will probably become a six book series (The Outlander series). The talented Diana Gabaldon continues Claire and Jamie's romantic love affair, and introduces Brianna and Roger's story. Eight hundred pages, and several wonderful new characters later, we wonder why we were waiting for a conclusion. It'll be a long wait for book five, so I recommend you go back and reread Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, and Voyager to keep yourself sane.
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