5 out of 5 stars *****
Gabaldon's epic romance picks up a few more protagonists and thrills readers with her superb writing in Drums of Autumn (Outlander #4). The different setting also provides a new corps of antagonists with one rising to infamy. Diana's flair for blending adventure with history, fantasy with thoroughly researched authenticity makes her one of the world's favorite authors.
Jamie and Claire are still the major characters but the Outlander series shares the focus with their daughter, Bree, and her husband, Roger, who are thrust into a reality centuries old. Every opportunity seems to twist good intentions into dramatic misunderstandings. As such, this tale thrives on archaic customs clashing with urgent impatience. The familiar becomes strange as humanity expresses its gamut of feelings in a beautiful, harsh hope that love is enough.
Love is the overriding theme throughout these novels. It intertwines well with visual descriptions of scenery, time, character traits, and actual cultures. Style engages readers with a concrete world of fictional abstract romance; a joyful journey with its fair share of angst in the environment of entertaining literature.
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