Dragonfly in Amber vs Drums of Autumn: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fraser, Scotland, Time Travel, History, Fiction
Dragonfly in Amber
“Roger Wakefield stood in the center of the room, feeling surrounded.”
From the author of Outlander... a magnificent epic that once again sweeps us back in time to the drama and passion of 18th-century Scotland...For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is…
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Drums of Autumn
“I heard the drums long before they came in sight.”
The magnificent saga continues....It began in Scotland, at an ancient stone circle. There, a doorway, open to a select few, leads into the past--or the grave. Claire Randall survived the extraordinary passage, not once…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Drums of Autumn has the widest readership — 274394 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dragonfly in Amber | Drums of Autumn | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.4 (274394) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (365) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (3044) | 4.5 (2255) |
Reception
| Dragonfly in Amber | Drums of Autumn | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3044 | 274394 |
| Editions | 45 | 32 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 128389 |
| Reading it now | — | 15615 |
| Written reviews | — | 10623 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2669 | 1283 |
| Pages | 976 | 928 |