Drums of Autumn - Diana Gabaldon

If you've found this book, make sure you go and read the first three! Start with Cross Stitch, and go from there. Saying that, it is not essential to read the first three books and enjoy this one. I know people who have done it and haven't been disappointed. Drums of Autumn is the fourth book in the Claire and Jamie saga. At well over 1000 pages in each book, you would think that four books in the author would be running out of things to happen to the characters, but you are so wrong. It is hard to write about these books without giving too much away, but as with the first three books, the elements of romance, adventure, battle, passion and history are ...  Read the complete review

Back in 1999, I read the book that I consider my all-time favourite novel. It was Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon (The US title is Outlander) and it followed the story of Claire, a woman who travelled through time and fell in love with a man from the past – a Highlander called Jamie Fraser. It was such a captivating novel, that it wasn’t long before I read the sequel – Dragonfly In Amber – then in 2000, the third book – Voyager. But despite buying the next three novels in the series, I didn’t get round to reading the fourth book – Drums of Autumn – until this year. In fact, I just finished reading it today and as I loved it, I wanted to share my thoughts here ...  Read the complete review