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by Diana Gabaldon

Book 4 of Outlander

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What it is about

Scottish Americans
Time travel

Where it happens

Province of North Carolina
South Carolina
Charleston (S.C.)

Ages

Adult

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger · 2003 · Adult

about 550 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books about time travel.
- Fantasy
- Time travel
What both books share
- fantasy
  Drums of Autumn: "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Time Traveler's Wife: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
- time travel
  Drums of Autumn: "Time travel" (OL subject); "Fiction, romance, time travel" (OL subject); "Time travel -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  The Time Traveler's Wife: "Time travel" (OL subject); "Fiction, romance, time travel" (OL subject); "Time travel--fiction" (OL subject); "time travel" (WD main subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Drums of Autumn; Open Library and Wikidata for The Time Traveler's Wife.
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The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett · 1989 · Adult

about 1040 pages

Why: Both are historical fiction books.
- Historical fiction
What both books share
- historical fiction
  Drums of Autumn: "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Pillars of the Earth: "Historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Drums of Autumn; Open Library and Wikidata for The Pillars of the Earth.
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden · 1997 · Adult

about 510 pages

Why: Both are historical fiction books.
- Historical fiction
What both books share
- historical fiction
  Drums of Autumn: "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction." (LoC 655)
  Memoirs of a Geisha: "Historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Drums of Autumn; Open Library and Wikidata for Memoirs of a Geisha.
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Book	Historical fiction	Fantasy	Time travel
The Time Traveler's Wife	not shared	shared	shared
The Pillars of the Earth	shared	not shared	not shared
Memoirs of a Geisha	shared	not shared	not shared
Water for Elephants	shared	not shared	not shared
Gardens of the Moon	not shared	shared	not shared
Shōgun	shared	not shared	not shared
A Game of Thrones	not shared	shared	not shared
The Clan of the Cave Bear	shared	not shared	not shared
The Song of Achilles	shared	not shared	not shared
The Nightingale	shared	not shared	not shared

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Drums of Autumn: the facts, checked

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First published: First published in December 1996. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 910-page paperback from Bantam Books. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 9780525618737 ... paperback ... 910 pages ... Bantam Books
Series: It is book 4 of the Outlander series. Source: dianagabaldon.com, checked November 6, 2026. Outlander ... Voyager ... Drums of Autumn
Next in the series: Book 5 is The Fiery Cross. Source: dianagabaldon.com, checked November 6, 2026. Drums of Autumn ... The Fiery Cross

About Diana Gabaldon

Born: Born in Williams, United States, in 1952. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026. The sources differ. Each value is shown with where it came from.Born in Scottsdale, United States, in 1952. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Other work: She was a university professor for twelve years before she wrote her first novel. Source: dianagabaldon.com, checked November 6, 2026. worked a dozen years as a university professor before beginning to write her first novel
Other work: Her earlier writing was scientific: articles and textbooks in the late 1980s. Source: dianagabaldon.com, checked November 6, 2026. Through the late 1980s, she wrote scientific articles and textbooks

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