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Summary: Stunning Saga!
Review: Drums Of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon is just one of the amazing books from the Outlander series. The others being: Outlander, Dragonfly In Amber and Voyager; with more to come. In this book we're in America with plantations, slavery, Indians and disease. The book maintains the quality of the first three with the exception of (in my opinion) Roger and Brianna's story. To me it read like a Harlequin Romance; but what do you expect from this amazing author. She meets the reading needs of every individual. Just don't read all four books in a row like I did, or else you'll open your mouth to talk one day and you'll be speaking with a Scottish accent. They're that absorbing.
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Summary: AArrggg! Now the waiting begins!Please Hurry Ms. Gabaldon!
Review: I can't wait...I just can't. It sort of makes me wish that I hadn't started the first one until the last one was written. Drums was excellent, as I knew it had to be. Diana Gabaldon should have started her writing career earlier! I don't think any saga has ever caught my attention and kept it like Jamie and Claire's. I have laughed, cried, gotten mad and stamped my feet. It's as if these characters are my family. I still love Lynn Kurland's books, because they are funny and more lighthearted and are excellent reads when Ms. Gabaldon doesn't have a new one out! I am a forever fan and will surely read anything that Gabaldon writes from now on.
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Summary: Drums of Autumn
Review: I have read the series and can not say enough about this book. The author has followed through so well. The book is wonderful. I have read other series and can honestly say that this one picks up where the other left off with out any confusion. I have enjoyed this book so much and hope to see the next very soon. My sister and sister-in-law read as much as I. We trade books and usually don't expect the books returned. We just pass them on to someone else. These books I will keep so I may reread them again. I have not enjoyed a book as much as I have this writers books. I would recomend any one who enjoys reading about the Scottish and the early America's to buy this series. They are so entertaining and enjoyable. Once you start to read the first it is hard to put them down till you have read through all 4. Then it leaves you waiting for the next to arive. I hope to see more of this series soon and other series of hers in the near future. She writes to make you fell you are a part of the book. You fell you are a part of the book and experiencing the scenes of the book yourself. If you buy this series you will not regret it. It is money well spent and will give you house of enjoyment.
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Summary: Outlander Series is FABULOUS!
Review: I devoured the 4 books in this series. Finally an original concept for a romance novel! I cannot wait for the 5th installment which was promised for 1999/2000. When's it coming?!
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Summary: Outlander
Review: It is well written and keeps the reader glued to the book. It is one of the best books I have read. The only one that comes close is Barbara Taylor Bradford's "A Woman of Substance". I loved "Outlander!
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Summary: I didn't even know there was a series.
Review: I read this book when it was first published. I had no idea there were others until this summer. I have spent much time (lots of late nights) this summer reading from the beginning, the saga of James and Claire Fraser. I had to purchase another copy of Drums of Autumn since I traded mine away three years ago. It was unforgettable as a stand alone book, but once I read them in sequence, I believe this to be the finest series I've ever read ( my apologies to Larry McMurtry). The artful crafting of details drew me into the story to the point I thought of these characters day and night. Hurry! Hurry! Fiery Cross. We are not so patiently waiting.
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Summary: Outlander, Voyager, Dragonfly in Amber, Drums of Autumn
Review: I have read all four of her books and I couldn't read fast enough to get through them all. Breathtaking, very interesting look into the past. My only criticism would be that I found Clare did not gripe enough about missing modern commodities...I know I would have. Those "good old days" were sometimes not so good...no washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, lightweight lingerie, cosmetics, antiseptics,etc. QUESTION: Where is the fifth book that was supposed to come out in Autumn 1999? called "The Fiery Cross". Where and when can I get it?
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Summary: Spellbound by time travel tale
Review: This book entralled me from the first word at the beginning to the last word on the last page. This author has a rare gift for giving us what our hearts desire: Hope for love everlasting, Oneness with our mates and the sense that love can survive anything if the two people are well matched. The story heightened all my senses as I read. She took me there, I could see and feel what was going on, my emotions were on red alert. Seldom has an author taken me to such heights. This wasn't just a pretty love story, the historical aspects cried out to my scots blood and entwined with my intimate imagination. I thank the author for her research and power to take me on a trip that I'll want to experience over and over. I look forward to the rest of the series and rereading the whole series in years to come!
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Summary: Drums of Autumn
Review: I was originally prepared to be partially disappointed with this book as a few of the other reviews had left me with the mistaken impression that it didn't deliver. Much to my delight, I LOVED Drums of Autumn! It delivered all of the goods and more. I was also thoroughly taken with the preceeding 3 books in the series. With Drums, I found enjoyment in Jamie and Claire being comfortably together, secure in their love for one another and settled in their new home. This book, like the other three, was filled with laughter, tears, romance and adversity. It dealt with each characters emotions perhaps even better than in the preceding novels because it took it's time - I for one enjoyed the slower pace (but never, never a boring one). I liked the addition of Brianna and Roger's story as well as John Grey's continued presence in the lives of our hero and heroine. I can't wait to see what happens next - the introduction of Stephen Bonnett as well as Will's reappearance should make for some interesting story plots in the next 2 books! I have never been so taken with any characters as I have with Jamie and Claire. Diana Gabaldon is a phenomenal writer - she speaks directly to my heart and sense of adventure! I recommend this as well as every book in the Outlander series - 5 stars for all.
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Summary: An Author's Excess Bores This Reader
Review: While reading this book I could hear the author straining in the background. Better throw in a rape, a bear, an indian attack, a storm. The melodrama was over the top. These piled on events were interspersed with long boring stretches like where Claire grows penicillin or describes the mountain. At one point I stopped reading to count the adjectives. You can skip 20 pagers at a clip and miss nothing. I won't be reading another.
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