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  • Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

  • Outlander, Book 9
  • Written by: Diana Gabaldon
  • Narrated by: Davina Porter
  • Length: 49 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (815 ratings)

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Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

Written by: Diana Gabaldon
Narrated by: Davina Porter
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Publisher's Summary

Number one New York Times best-selling author Diana Gabaldon returns with the newest novel in the epic Outlander series.

The past may seem the safest place to be...but it is the most dangerous time to be alive....

Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising in 1746, and it took them 20 years to find each other again. Now the American Revolution threatens to do the same.

It is 1779, and Claire and Jamie are at last reunited with their daughter, Brianna, her husband, Roger, and their children on Fraser’s Ridge. Having the family together is a dream the Frasers had thought impossible.

Yet, even in the North Carolina backcountry, the effects of war are being felt. Tensions in the Colonies are great, and local feelings run hot enough to boil Hell’s teakettle. Jamie knows loyalties among his tenants are split, and it won’t be long until the war is on his doorstep.

Brianna and Roger have their own worry: that the dangers that provoked their escape from the 20th century might catch up to them. Sometimes, they question whether risking the perils of the 1700s - among them disease, starvation, and an impending war - was indeed the safer choice for their family.

Not so far away, young William Ransom is still coming to terms with the discovery of his true father’s identity - and thus his own - and Lord John Grey has reconciliations to make, and dangers to meet...on his son’s behalf and his own.

Meanwhile, the Revolutionary War creeps ever closer to Fraser’s Ridge. And with the family finally together, Jamie and Claire have more at stake than ever before.

©2021 Diana Gabaldon (P)2021 Recorded Books

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Excited for this book! Worth the read.

Gaboldon, exposes multiple twists that will make you re-read the whole series (big books, novellas and short stories) again! Please write quickly.

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Wonderful Addition to the Epic Series

Loved it as usual with all of the Outlander books I became totally engrossed and found it flew by too quickly. I most certainly will re listen again, after re reading the rest of the series, and perhaps while waiting for the next season of the show to resume.

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Audible reading method

Davina Porter is wonderful, she brings the characters to life. I prefer audible books as I do not have the inclination to sit for hours reading. I can listen as I do other tasks.

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Another masterpiece

Another masterpiece by both author & narrator -WOW - loved it all. Can’t wait for book 10!

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Good as always

As good as the other volumes. Like the previous ones, however, the author stays around a character for a long time and we wonder what is happening with the other characters during this same time and that would be just as interesting and important in the story. Ms. Porter doesn't seem to fixate on William's voice, it's funny sometimes, but she's so talented. The end is rather abrupt it surprised me.

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Wonderful story that has you thinking all the time

I love this whole series and this book continues the great story! I love hearing all the characters add tot his amazing story - Diana Gabaldon is an amazing writer and Davida Porter is so talented for the narrator! Treat yourself to this wonderful story

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Best.Ever! Totally engaging

I do appreciate Diana Gabaldon’s writing. The stories, the characters, the creation of the environment and historical context. As a Quaker and someone who has recently been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, I especially enjoyed some of the details. Although I’ve read the series 6-7 times, this is the first as an audiobook, so I also appreciated the reader.

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Don't like the ending.

Great book but not happy with the ending. Guess I’ll have to wait until my next book. Hope that’s not too long.

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Best. Oops Ever!

This was yet another fantastically well told and perfectly narrated! Another masterpiece by a master story teller 10 Michelin Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Amazing

I had previously read the first 5 books in the outlander series and have now listened to them all and I’m saving them because they are amazing!!!!!

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