Drums of Autumn (The Outlander Series Book 4)

by Gabaldon, Diana

Description

Dell Books, 1997. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Type: y 1997 PRINTING. Spine creases, light cover edge wear, pages lightly toned. "Gabaldon continues her series of massive time-travel romances starring Claire Mackenzie (nee Randall) and her beloved Highlander, Jaimie. Although parts of the book take place in the present, most of the tale is laid in Charleston, South Carolina, before the American Revolution--in the 1760s, to be precise. There the Scots exiles live under the long shadow of Culloden and the gallows and sense the first political winds that eventually turned into revolution. Gabaldon is clearly trying to write on the same scale as Margaret Mitchell, and in terms of length and of thoroughness of research, largely succeeds (this is no Braveheart: Gabaldon has done her historical homework). She has also created a large cast of characters, most of them archetypal but good of their kind, and has achieved pacing that is sufficiently brisk to help rather than hinder her plethoric tome's other qualities by holding reader attention. Furthermore, it is quite possible to start the Highlander saga with this book, although dedicated followers of this giant among time-travel romances will enjoy it even more.

Book summary

This fourth installment in the adventures of Jamie Fraser, Scottish warrior, and Claire Randall, 20th-century woman, involves their daughter, Brianna, who is safely ensconced in the future until she crosses time to meet her unknown father.