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Drums of Autumn

1996 "Outlander" novel by Diana Gabaldon

Field	Value
name	Drums of Autumn
image	Gabaldon-Drums of Autumn-1996.jpg
caption	First edition cover
author	Diana Gabaldon
country	United States
language	English
series	Outlander series
genre	Historical fiction
Romance
Science fantasy
published	December 30, 1996
publisher	Delacorte Press
media_type	Print (hardcover)
pages	880
isbn	978-0385311403
preceded_by	Voyager
followed_by	The Fiery Cross

Romance Science fantasy

Drums of Autumn is the fourth book in the Outlander series of novels by Diana Gabaldon. Centered on time travelling 20th century doctor Claire Randall and her 18th century Scottish Highlander warrior husband Jamie Fraser, the books contain elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure, and fantasy.

The fourth season of Outlander, the TV series adaptation of Gabaldon's novels, is based on Drums of Autumn.

Synopsis

The heroine of the bestselling Outlander, Claire, returns in Drums of Autumn, reunited with her husband Jamie Fraser and facing a new life in the American colonies. As the preceding novel, Voyager, concluded with Jamie Fraser and his wife Claire shipwrecked on the Georgia coastline in 1766 —and happy to be out of Scotland—Drums of Autumn picks up where Voyager left off.

Plot

Jamie and Claire, as well as Fergus, Marsali, and Ian, make their way first to Charleston, and then Wilmington, before settling in the North Carolina foothills in hopes of building a homestead. Fergus' wife Marsali stayed behind on the island of Jamaica expecting the arrival of their first child. At the same time, Brianna Ellen Randall and her suitor, historian Roger Wakefield, remain safely ensconced in the 20th century. Now orphaned by her mother's departure to the past, Brianna struggles to accept her loss and satisfy her curiosity about a father she has never met, only to discover a tragic piece of "history" that threatens her parents' happiness in the past. This discovery sends Brianna back through time on a mission to save her parents that sends Roger after her.

References

Reese, Jennifer. (November 27, 2007). "Book Review: ''Lord John and the Hand of Devils'' (2007)".
(November 10, 2017). "''Outlander'' season 4: Early scoop on who's returning and more".
(November 17, 2017). "''Outlander'' Season 4: Everything We Know". [[Harper's Bazaar]].

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