Outlander, diana gabaldons landmark novel of scottish lore has captured the hearts of millions of readers around the world and catapulted her to the. I listen to audio books all the time and the outlander series is my favorite to listen to. Gabaldon speaks at the festival much to the joy of over 400,000 fans who voted her favorite author. The story lines flow from one book to the next and together they form and epic tale that is rich in both settings, characters and historical events. I, too, was a book snob about electronic books and never ever thought i would like audiobooks. I recommend the audio books and anything written by diana gabaldon. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Outlander by diana gabaldon audio book simply audiobooks. Listen to breath of snow and ashes by diana gabaldon at.
Diana gabaldon audiobooks audiobook narrator download. The incomparable davina porter has brought the beloved outlander series to life. I love the outlander series and due to life getting in the way hadnt been able to read this one traditionally. I loved listening to these after watching the series.
What didnt you like about davina porters performance. An echo in the bone book information author diana gabaldon audiobook narrator davina porter publication dates september 22, 2009 publisher delacorte press isbn 9780385342452 see also the. Golden voice narrator davina porter has performed not only the entire. To many fans, davina porters name is inextricable from the outlander universe. Learn more about davina porter and browse audiobook titles. I couldnt pair the narrators voice with the character the. The narrator of an audiobook can make or break the book. Say the name davina porter to a group of outlander fans and you are sure to get more than a few smiles, and many will say her voice is the voice of their claire and jamie. The big, enormous books, aka the eight major novels published so far in the outlander series that have no discernible genre or all of them. So i bought outlander a historical novel has wrongly been labelled a romantic fiction should be relabelled as a historical fiction, i enjoyed in paper form but listening to it on audiobook really really. Finally, my initial interest in this book was from a historical fiction viewpoint. Davinas celebrated readings of gabaldons outlander series have many fans. A scottish outlaw written by lily baldwin, narrated by james mccreadie and debbie may. A founding narrator with recorded books, davina has an impressive list of classics in.
Diana gabaldon is the beloved author of seven new york times bestselling novels in the series that began with outlander, including dragonfly in amber, voyager, drums of autumn, the fiery cross, a. My goals were to learn what it took to write a novel, and to decide whether i really wanted to do that. Davina porter outlander narrator speaks to fans outlander tv news. In 1945, a former combat nurse, back from the war and on her honeymoon, touches a boulder in an ancient scottish ruin and is. The companion to the fiery cross, a breath of snow and ashes, an.
But i am not certain i could accept another narrator for future outlander books. This grandeur is one of the aspects that make outlander. I tried three times to read outlander, the first book in the outlander series. The outlander series includes three kinds of stories. Gabaldon began the first volume of the series, outlander, in the late 1980s, and it was published in. Outlander outlander, 2006, outlander outlander audio, diana gabaldon davina porter narrator shop online for books in the united states we use cookies to provide. Davina porter audio narrator of outlander series speaks to fans at fall for the books posted on september 30, 2015 by ashley fendt by outlandertvnews say the name davina porter to a group of. Outlander is a series of historical romance science fiction novels by american author diana gabaldon. This is because davina porter is the narrator of the unabridged audio versions of the outlander book series.
Davina started narrating for recorded books in 1985, when she narrated john prebbles culloden. This is part 1 of 3 of the free audio book version of jack. The audiobook standard of excellence in my opinion is undoubtedly the. Davina porter is the narrator of the unabridged audio recordings of the outlander series. The national book festival might as well be the national outlander festival. Davina porter is the narrator of the unabridged audio recordings of the outlander series biography. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Claire randall is still an outlander, out of place and out of time. Outlander, diana gabaldons landmark novel of scottish lore has captured the hearts of millions of readers around the world and catapulted her to the top of the new york times bestseller. Audiofiles exclusive interview with narrator davina porter. Watch out long time outlander audiobook narrator davina porter, sam heughan might be after her job.
Narrator davina porter is practically synonymous with outlander. Davina porter audio books, best sellers, narrator bio. I thought it was boring, the detail was tedious, and i was wondering why. After diana gabaldons books, all 6 of them, over the last couple of years. I love listening to the book being read especially when i am on a driving trip. The outlander series started by accident in the late 1980s when i decided to write a novel for practice. But now she is linked by love to her only anchorjamie fraser. She serves as coproducer and advisor for the starz network outlander series based.
Davina is particularly well known for narrating diana gabaldons outlander series and in 2006 received her second audie for best female narrator of the year. The audiobook standard of excellence in my opinion is undoubtedly the unabridged version of diana gabaldons outlander series as told by narrator davina porter. Her recording of a breath of snow and ashes earned her a second audi, the oscar of the audiobook industry, for best female narrator of the. It was announced via social media he would be lending his beautiful scottish voice to the audiobook for. For 25 years she has recorded the classics as well as narrating for. Very interesting story line and the narrator does a great job with all the voices. Outlander diana gabaldon, read by davina porter recorded books. Outlander was my first audio book ever, and i am not disappointed. Davina has been named one of the golden voices of audio book narration. Davinas audiobook work includes titles ranging from classics to.