Best Diana Gabaldon Audiobooks

The best audiobooks by Diana Gabaldon — 18 titles spanning Historical Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Self-Help, averaging 4.41 ABR stars.

Diana Gabaldon's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is Written in My Own Heart's Blood, narrated by Davina Porter (4.91 ABR stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with Diana Gabaldon

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    Written in My Own Heart's Blood

    Outlander • Book 8

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.91 ABR Score (166.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (141.6K) ★ 4.84 Audible (24.9K)

    Davina Porter's narration transforms this sprawling historical epic into something intimate and urgent—her voices are so distinct you forget you're listening to one person carrying an entire war.

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    An Echo in the Bone

    Outlander • Book 7

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.84 ABR Score (193.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (166.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (26.7K)
    45h 59m listening time • Released 2009

    Davina Porter's performance across nearly 46 hours transforms this sprawling time-travel epic into something genuinely intimate—she captures the emotional weight of impossible choices better than most narrators manage in half the time.

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    Drums of Autumn

    Outlander • Book 4

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.83 ABR Score (310.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (270.7K) ★ 4.81 Audible (39.9K)
    44h 50m listening time • Released 2008

    Davina Porter's narration transforms this epic into something transcendent—her voice captures the raw ache of impossible choices across time and generations with devastating intimacy.

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    A Breath of Snow and Ashes

    Outlander • Book 6

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.83 ABR Score (213.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (192.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (20.2K)
    57h 48m listening time • Released 2011

    Davina Porter's performance transforms this epic into something you can't stop listening to—she shifts seamlessly between Claire's modern skepticism and Jamie's highland steadiness, making 58 hours disappear.

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    Dragonfly in Amber

    Outlander • Book 2

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.79 ABR Score (434.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (387.7K) ★ 4.76 Audible (46.8K)
    38h 54m listening time • Released 2006

    Davina Porter's narration transforms this sweeping time-travel epic into pure immersion—her range across dozens of characters and centuries makes the 39-hour journey feel essential, not exhausting.

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    Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

    Outlander • Book 9

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.79 ABR Score (111.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (94.5K) ★ 4.79 Audible (17.1K)
    49h 27m listening time • Released 2021

    Davina Porter's performance transforms nearly 50 hours into an immersive experience where you're living alongside the Frasers through their most fractured chapter. She's the reason this sprawling family saga feels intimate instead of exhausting.

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    Voyager

    Outlander • Book 3

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.78 ABR Score (364.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (332.7K) ★ 4.77 Audible (32.2K)
    43h 46m listening time • Released 2007

    Davina Porter's performance transforms this epic time-travel romance into something unmissable: her voice shifts so seamlessly between Claire's modern vulnerability and Jamie's raw Scottish intensity that 44 hours dissolves into nothing.

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    The Fiery Cross

    Outlander • Book 5

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.74 ABR Score (261.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (228.2K) ★ 4.78 Audible (33.2K)
    55h 30m listening time • Released 2011

    Davina Porter's 55-hour performance transforms this epic into something immersive and intimate, capturing both the sweeping historical stakes and the quiet, devastating moments that define the Fraser family saga.

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    Outlander

    Outlander • Book 1

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.65 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (1.2M) ★ 4.6 Audible (80.1K)
    32h 38m listening time • Released 2006

    Davina Porter's performance transforms this epic time-travel romance into something genuinely immersive—her Scots accent and emotional range make the 32-hour journey feel essential, not indulgent.

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    Seven Stones to Stand or Fall (Outlander 0.5, 2.5, 7.5 & 8.5)

    Outlander #0.5, 2.5, 7.5 & 8.5

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Robert Ian MacKenzie, Allan Scott-Douglas, Davina Porter, Jeff Woodman, Diana Gabaldon

    4.40 ABR Score (22.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (18.2K) ★ 4.59 Audible (4.3K)
    24h 20m listening time • Released 2017

    Multiple narrators bring these scattered Outlander moments to vivid life, but it's the emotional gut-punches between the adventures that stick with you—particularly the heartbreaking backstories that reshape how you understand the main series.

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    The Scottish Prisoner

    Lord John Grey • Book 3

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Jeff Woodman, Rick Holmes

    4.39 ABR Score (41.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (35.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (5.2K)
    15h 47m listening time • Released 2011
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    The Space Between

    Outlander #7.5 • Book 7

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.30 ABR Score (26.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (21.8K) ★ 4.6 Audible (5.0K)
    4h 13m listening time • Released 2014

    Davina Porter's performance captures Joan's fractured mind with haunting precision, making this compact Outlander novella feel like its own complete emotional journey rather than a side quest.

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    The Outlandish Companion: Volume Two

    The Outlandish Companions • Book 2

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Diana Gabaldon, Davina Porter

    4.17 ABR Score (3.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4.6 Audible (423)
    21h 17m listening time • Released 2020

    Hearing Gabaldon herself walk you through her sprawling universe with insider commentary and chronologies makes this the definitive companion—essential if you're deep in the Outlander rabbit hole.

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    The Outlandish Companion

    The Outlandish Companions • Book 1

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.11 ABR Score (15.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (15.2K) ★ 4.51 Audible (691)
    13h 48m listening time • Released 2020

    Davina Porter's warm, authoritative narration makes this massive companion feel like a knowledgeable friend walking you through the Outlander universe, turning what could be dry reference material into genuinely engaging listening.

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    "I Give You My Body . . .": How I Write Sex Scenes

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Diana Gabaldon, Davina Porter, Jeff Woodman, Allan Scott-Douglas

    3.99 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (1.9K) ★ 4.48 Audible (304)
    3h 30m listening time • Released 2016

    Gabaldon herself narrates her craft lessons on writing intimate scenes, making this essential for any writer tired of cringe-worthy sex on the page and wanting to understand how emotion drives real connection.

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    Legends II: Volume II

    Legends II • Book 2

    by Diana Gabaldon, Terry Brooks

    Narrated by Simon Prebble, Charles Keating

    3.71 ABR Score (277 ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Audible (277)
    5h 15m listening time • Released 2004
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    Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love

    Guardians #3.6 - The Demon Dancer

    by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Daniel Abraham, Jacqueline Carey, Lisa Tuttle, Linnea Sinclair, Mary Jo Putney, Tanith Lee, Peter S. Beagle, Yasmine Galenorn, Diana Gabaldon, Jo Beverley, Carrie Vaughn, M.L.N. Hanover, Cecelia Holland, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Robin Hobb, Neil Gaiman, Marjorie M. Liu, Jim Butcher

    Narrated by Phil Gigante, Michael Page, Susan Duerden, Julia Whelan

    3.57 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.76 Goodreads (4.3K) ★ 3.76 Audible (190)
    19h 39m listening time • Released 2011
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    Dangerous Women

    The Dresden Files #13.1 - Bombshells

    by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Carrie Vaughn, Lev Gossman, Joe R. Lansdale, Megan Lindholm, Lawrence Block, Brandon Sanderson, Sharon Kay Penman, Lev Grossman, Nancy Kress, Diana Rowland, Diana Gabaldon, S.M. Stirling, Sam Sykes, Pat Cadigan, Caroline Spector, Joe Abercrombie, Megan Abbott, Cecelia Holland, Jim Butcher, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Melinda M. Snodgrass

    Narrated by Scott Brick, Jonathan Frakes, Stana Katic, Inna Korobkina, Lee Meriwether, Claudia Black, Sophie Turner, Janis Ian, Iain Glen, Karen Dotrice, Various

    3.56 ABR Score (14.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.67 Goodreads (13.2K) ★ 4.02 Audible (1.7K)
    32h 47m listening time • Released 2013

    A stacked anthology where Abercrombie, Sanderson, Butcher, and Gabaldon deliver knockout stories, anchored by an all-star narrator cast that elevates every twist—32 hours that justify the hype.

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