Drums of Autumn is the fourth book in the Outlander series of novels by Diana Gabaldon.

[1] The fourth season of Outlander, the TV series adaptation of Gabaldon's novels, is based on Drums of Autumn.

[2][3] The heroine of the bestselling Outlander, Claire, returns in Drums of Autumn, reunited with her husband Jamie Fraser and facing a new life in the American colonies.

Jamie and Claire, as well as Fergus, Marsali, and Ian, make their way first to Charleston, and then Wilmington, before settling in the North Carolina foothills in hopes of building a homestead.

At the same time, Brianna Ellen Randall and her suitor, historian Roger Wakefield, remain safely ensconced in the 20th century.