I will always give the Outlander series 5 stars. The research that the author puts into these books, is amazing. I am so glad that none of the books I have, have pictures of the characters on them. I like to imagine them in my own mind. You will love this book. Her books are long-but worth the read. ( )

'By blood, and by choice, we make our ghosts. We haunt ourselves.'

I disliked the parts of this book centered on Brianna and Roger in 1968. I disliked them enough, that was part of the reason I quit reading the series the first time through. Therefore, I skipped those parts this time.

Starts with the hanging of a Culloden veteran in the colony of Charleston. ( )

Another captivating link in the Fraser chain. Drums of Autumn takes the reader deep into the wilderness of North Carolina--an especially gratifying choice of setting considering that I now rest my head there. It was delightful for me to say aloud, "Hey! I know where they are!"; this delight was matched only by the instances of furious passion, gut-retching detail, and indelible love. It is difficult for me to say hardly anything of the book without giving all of its secrets away, so I will only say this: read it. ( )

Brianna decides to go after her parents to warn them they might die. and Roger follows her. After fighting, they get together. Then they fight again and separate. Brianna is raped, and gets pregnant. Jamie turns Roger over as a slave to the Indians. Ends with them deciding to make a life together, and Roger claiming the child is his, regardless of genetics. ( )

I usually love Gabaldon's books and this one kept me reading, but it started off with such breadth of emotion and passion and ended in a sort of forced together menagerie of shoddy character maintenance. Roger's character and personality managed to do a complete 180 and he was nothing like he was at the beginning. The relationship between Brianna and Claire is lacking...something, as well. But Gabaldon always drags me back in with Claire and Jamie--I'll give her that, at least. ( )