Dragonfly in Amber

Outlander, Book 2

By: Diana Gabaldon

Narrated by: Davina Porter

New York Times best-selling author Diana Gabaldon enchanted scores of fans with Outlander, her electrifying historical saga set in 18th-century Scotland. Now the sequel sweeps listeners back into the past as Claire relates more of her perilous sojourn there with her Scottish warrior husband, James Fraser. Twenty years after her strange journey back in time, Claire has returned to Scotland with her daughter, determined to share with her the secret she has harbored since her time travel. Still longing to know the fate of her beloved warrior, she recounts the story of her stay with him in the intrigue-ridden court of Charles Stuart and their attempt to avert the doomed Highlands uprising at Culloden. As her story unfolds, it reveals implications more far-reaching than even Claire could have guessed.

Narrator Davina Porter's gift for expression captures the history and flavor of a harsh place and time, and gives it the polish of a warm and engaging love story.

Critic reviews

"Compulsively readable." (Publishers Weekly)
"A winning combination of vivid imagination and good common sense." (Kirkus)
"Diana Gabaldon is a born storyteller." (Arizona Republic)

So much better that the

I've been a fan of Diana Gabaldon for years, and I was one of the many who wrote to Audible customer service begging to see the unabridged titles in the Outlander series added to the Audible library. At long last...I was so excited when "Outlander" showed up one day. I checked back every week to see when "Dragonfly in Amber" would be posted!

Gabaldon does thorough historical research and has excellent chaacter development in her stories. There is romance, but not so much that I would put the book in that category. There is mystery and magic, action and adventure, intrigue and espionage.

"Dragonfly in Amber" picks up where "outlander" leaves off, but it also carries the listener forward to what the future may hold and sets the next few books up nicely.

I'm in love

I love this series!!! How can you not fall in love with Jamie? For those who may be confused this is the 2nd book in the Outlander series. I'm in total rapture for the next one.

Read, reread, listened and relistened!

Diana Gabaldon is a fantastic writer; Dragonfly in Amber, the 2nd in the Outlander Series, is an excellent novel ... well written and well researched as are all Ms. Gabaldon's novels. I have read and reread them all; and have listened and relistened to the ones available in Audiobooks! Cannot wait for #7 in this series.

Excellent combination of elements

Any additional comments?

The combination of history and romance makes this edition of the Outlander series as interesting as the first book and assured my interest in continuing.
The time travel element is only a tool to permit foreknowledge for characters in the 18th century, so SiFi isn't really an important element. The historical element is well researched and well written, and the romance is believable and makes the characters an excellent way of telling the story.

Excellent

It just doesnt't get ANY better than this! Loved the entire series!! Read it once and then bought the entire unabridged series on audio! That solidfied what an EXCELLENT series this is! To hear Jamie's scottish brogue is heart melting. The narrator is outstanding!