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Drums of Autumn

by Diana Gabaldon

Book 4 in Outlander

This is Outlander in full family-saga mode: Claire and Jamie trying to build a life in North Carolina while Brianna risks everything to reach them. It is huge, messy, romantic, and built for readers who want love stories tangled up with history and impossible choices.

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  • Content warnings: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Graphic violence, Physical abuse, Racism/bigotry, Sexism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Abortion, Murder, Death, Grief, Injury detail, Fire, War, Colonialism, Kidnapping
Length896 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
PacingSlow

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Romance promise

  • Established relationship
  • Male/female pairing (M/F)
  • Medium
  • Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
  • Book hangover
  • Warrior/fighter
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  • Protective love interest
  • Passionate / intense
  • The angst delivered
  • Protector
  • Hurt/comfort
  • Slow seduction
  • Earned hope
  • Found family dad
  • Vanilla with emotion
  • Longing glances
  • Possessive/protective

Fantasy promise

  • Historical fantasy romance
  • Time travel romance
  • Desert / frontier
  • Historical
  • Humans only
  • Time-spanning love
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  • Forest / wilderness
  • Portal fantasy
  • Second chance
  • Cottage / cabin / homestead
  • Survival romance
  • Adventure romance

Reading experience

  • Multi-POV
  • Slow
  • Epic
  • Heavy
  • High
  • Healer
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  • Adventurous
  • Immersive
  • Survivor
  • Emotional
  • Tense
  • Character-driven
  • Caretaker
  • Romantic
  • Survival against impossible odds
  • Bonds forged in war
  • Slow start explosive finish
  • Series binge material

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Book details
Length
896 pages
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Language
English
Format
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