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Outlander (Outlander, Bk 1) (Abridged Audio Cassette) Author: |
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Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Paperback, Paperback, Audio CD (Abridged)
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Unrivaled storytelling... unforgettable characters... rich historical detail... these are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon's work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured millions of readers.
Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages...
The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon -- when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach -- an "outlander" -- in a Scotland torn by war and raiding Highland clans in the year of Our Lord... 1743.
Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire is catapulted into intrigues and dangers that may threaten her life... and shatter her heart. For here she meets James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, and becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire... and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages...
The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon -- when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach -- an "outlander" -- in a Scotland torn by war and raiding Highland clans in the year of Our Lord... 1743.
Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire is catapulted into intrigues and dangers that may threaten her life... and shatter her heart. For here she meets James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, and becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire... and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
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Shirley G. (
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
I have not listened to any audio books, but this series is one of my all time favorites. I think it has everything - fantasy (time travel), science (medical and horticulture), history, war, romance, mystery, twists and turns of plot and some of the best characters I've ever come across. You come to want to know what happens to not only the main characters but also the supporting players. I have purchased this set (6 books in all - so far - there is rumor of a seventh!) in not only hardcover and 2 versions of paperback but given copies away to friends.
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
The entire Outlander series is absolutely fantastic. However, the audiobook leaves much to be desired. It is severly abridged; there is only 23% of the book on tape! I was at the Decatur Book Festival (Decatur, Georgia) and was able to listen to the author talk about her works. She said herself that the abridged version shortchanges one enormously, and that the unabridged edition is something like 45 discs in all. If you want to get an idea of what the whole thing is about, try the abridged edtion; if you are left hankering for more of the story and don't have time to sit and read, get the unabridged. It is well worth the listen!
Sandra B. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Amazing story - I LOVE LOVE LOVE Scottish time-travel stories- and this one really held my attention - it's part one of a series, so be sure to get them ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Susan S. (I've had a hard time getting into the book, so the audiobook was the best bet for me. I listen to them while I clean house or as I drift off to sleep. The abridged version of the book gives you the story without the details. If it's good enough in the abridged version, I go get the book.
After listening to the audio of this book, this is a book I want to read.
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