She has published eight out of a planned ten volumes. Here is a very interesting interview with davina porter, who narrates the unabridged audio versions of the outlander books. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. A member of actors equity, davina has appeared in many stage productions and has won several awards. The fiery cross by diana gabaldon overdrive rakuten. But tensions, both ancient and recent, threaten members of their clan. The fiery cross is the fifth book in my outlander series of books, and follows drums of autumn. Listen to fiery cross audiobook by diana gabaldon and davina. The contrast of davina porter and jeff woodwards narration and dianas reading of her treatise is the only quibble i really liked hearing the authors pedagogic tone especially her irrepressible dry wit, it was too fast, and as i listen while driving, impossible to switch speeds between the excepts and the analytic passages.
She has been honored as an audiofile golden voice and has won. Audiofile magazine spotlight on narrator davina porter. Written by diana gabaldon, narrated by davina porter. Davina porter has been enthralling listeners for over twentyfive years with her ability to mine the psychological depths of the characters she reads and bring them convincingly to life. The audiobook standard of excellence in my opinion is undoubtedly the unabridged version of diana gabaldons outlander series as told by narrator davina porter.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Fiery cross doesnt disappoint with hairraising tales from the 18th century and marvelous character portraits and relationships. The fiery cross audiobook cd tulsa citycounty library. Written by diana gabaldon, audiobook narrated by davina porter. Previously, claire and jamie worked to help their daughter. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The tales of her first mistaken trip to the highlands of 18th century scotland seeming so distant, this 20th century nurse now resides in colonial america with her husband, jamie fraser. She tries to find the lost ones and truth about the important things. This was a satisfying installment in the saga of jamie and claire i hope audible will add gabaldons fiery cross and breath of snow and ashes in the unabridged versions soon. These books would not be the same without davina porter as she brings to life each and every character. Davina porter the year is 1771, and war is approaching. Hi to everyone looking for the unabridged version of fiery cross outside of the us. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration.
The fiery cross, unfortunately, moves more slowly than an icebound highland stream in january. Davina porter has over 20 years experience narrating books. Davina porter carries the story with a vibrancy and consistency that keep the listener riveted. Diana is an amazing writer encompassing history and romance with actionadventure, myths and legends and time travel all within an amazing story. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Listen to the fiery cross by diana gabaldon available from rakuten kobo. Moving to victorian england, davina narrated bluegate fields by anne perry. Companion to the fiery cross, a breath of snow and ashes, an echo in the bone, and written in my own hearts blood. Davina completed diana gabaldons the fiery cross, a 40cassette opus that shows her amazing skill with dialects and character portraits. Listen to fiery cross by diana gabaldon,davina porter for free with a 30 day free trial.
Listen to the fiery cross audiobook streaming online free. Davina will be appearing in a new york state theater production of agatha christies a murder is announced. Now that claire knows jamie survived the slaughter at culloden. A founding narrator with recorded books, davina has an impressive list of classics in her audiography, including anna karenina and madame bovary.
Little as he wishes to, he must believe it, for hers is a gift of dreadful prophecya timetravellers certain knowledge. Davina porter is known for the sheer beauty of her voice and her alwaysintelligent renditions of both classic and popular literature. Diana gabaldon posted the following update on her blog today about the unabridged audio version of the fiery cross, narrated by davina porter. Diana gabaldon, davina porter, pilar witherspoon, and others length. Ok, i talked to my agent who talked to recorded bookswho made and owns the unabridged audiobook. Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world.
But now she is linked by love to her only anchorjamie fraser. She was the winner of audio publishers associations audie award in 2006 for best female narrator with a breath of snow. Thanks very much to jari backman on compuserve for finding this. Her special talent for a variety of dialects and accents has won the praise of critics and listeners alike. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Download the fiery cross audiobook by diana gabaldon. Just again checked with audible uk, and there it is. Davina porter carries the story with a vibrancy and consistency that keep the listener riveted throughout all 40 tapes. Her scottish and british dialects distinguish the characters so thoroughly as to make them instantly identifiable, even before the speakers are named. Davina started narrating for recorded books in 1985, when she narrated john prebbles culloden. Set in the intriguing scotland of 200 years ago, the third installment in the romantic adventures of jamie and claire is as compelling as the first. Eighteenthcentury scotsman james fraser and his 20thcentury wife, claire randall, have emigrated to the royal colony of north carolina. Buy the fiery cross by porter, davina from amazons fiction books store.
The fiery cross is book 5 in the series and is also narrated by davina porter. The narrator gives her best voice in the story as you can see how it immerses you into the story. The fiery cross outlander series, book 5 outlander by diana gabaldon author davina porter narrator. Set against the war of the regulation in north carolina the first taxpayers rebellion in the american colonies, and a precursor to the fullblown revolution, the story deals with jamie frasers efforts to protect his family, build a community on frasers ridge, and keep his. Narrator davina porter does such an extraordinary job with both male and female voices that good books are rendered great with her performances. Download audiobooks narrated by davina porter to your device. It appeared there only recently, but anyway better late than never. The eighth and most recent volume of the series, written in my own hearts blood, was published in 2014. It is about time the fiery cross was made available in the unabridged version i love this whole series and was devastated at the abridged version of this book. The fiery cross unabridged audio cd diana gabaldon, davina porter on. Gabaldon began the first volume of the series, outlander, in the late 1980s, and it was published in 1991. Little as he wishes to, he must believe it, for hers is a gift of dreadful prophecya timetraveller. View all a breath of snow and ashes audiobook by diana gabaldon,davina porter,geraldine. Claire randall is still an outlander, out of place and out of time.
Jamie fraser stands in the shadow of the fiery crossa. The fiery cross audiobook, written by diana gabaldon. The detailed descriptions of the difficult everyday life on the american frontier in 1771a time. The fiery cross unabridged audio cd audio cd audiobook, unabridged. Download fiction audiobooks narrated by davina porter to your device. The fiery cross by diana gabaldon read by davina porter. Listen to fiction audiobooks narrated by davina porter.
Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases. The fiery cross is the fifth book in the outlander series, following drums of autumn. The fiery cross audiobook by diana gabaldon 9781464020162. Set against the war of the regulation in north carolina the first taxpayers rebellion in the american colonies, and a precursor to the fullblown revolution, the story deals with jamie frasers efforts to protect his family. To break his oath to the crown will brand him a traitor. The year is now 1771, and unrest is stirring throughout the colonies. Davina porter is the narrator of the unabridged audio recordings of the outlander series biography. In 2006, she won the prestigious audie award for best female narration and in 2004 for best inspirational literature narration. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. They have crossed oceans and centuries to build a life together in north carolina.
Will claires knowledge of americas revolution be enough to guide them through a dangerously uncertain. Outlander is a series of historical romance science fiction novels by american author diana gabaldon. Specifically, i am talking about the first four in the series. Outlander, dragonfly in amber, voyager, and drums of autumn rarely have i been entertained to this degree for such a sustained period of time and thats. Here claire randall is an outlander and she travels through time.
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