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Shepherd, The | 
 enlarge | Author: Frederick Forsyth
Publisher: Bantam
Category: Book
Buy Used: $35.85
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Rating:  21 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 80
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0553090135
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780553090130
Publication Date: November 1, 1992
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Product Description
Forced to crash land because of a faulty electrical system, a young RAF pilot finds salvation on a chilly Christmas Eve. By the author of The Day of the Jackal, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Odessa File, and No Comebacks.
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Number 1 Favorite Short Story October 19, 2008
Michael P. Higgins (Tampa, FL)
The Shepherd has got to be my all-time number one favorite short story and should be considered a must-own book for anyone who enjoys Aviation Literature.
I bought this book about twenty years ago in a used book store in San Luis Obisbo, CA for $4; I know this because that is the price penciled in on the first page. I have read it at least ten times.
The great surprise about this book on top of the masterful writing, is the absolutely wonderful illustrations done by Lou Feck. This book is prolific with these illustrations, around 40 total, in a book only 123 pages in length. It is amazing how much Lou Feck's illustrations add to this book. I would buy the book for the illustrations alone. If I recall, only the smaller Hardback has these illustrations, I seem to remember the larger size hardback has a different set of illustrations which are not nearly as detailed.
OK, so I've gone on and on about these illustrations, so what do I have to say about the book?
Well, others have left pretty good descriptions about the story, so the only thing I would add, is that this story could have been an excellent Twilight Zone episode. I won't give away the ending, but I will say that it is very much like the type of twist you would see on the Twilight Zone. If you love stories of Aviation, you will love this book, and if I could only take five books from a burning house, this would be on the list.
I also highly recommend "Night Flight" by Antoine De St Exupery, which is another excellent short story.
The Shepherd September 16, 2008
Vern M. (The Ozarks, USA)
If you are a pilot, or love the flying life, or are a writer who aspires to an altitude well above the mundane, here is a classic.
Forsyth tells a Christmas-time story of a young pilot's solo flight home to England from Germany in a then-current single-engine Vampire jet fighter. The weather is not good at takeoff, gets no better enroute and goes to worse upon arrival. A typical night in European winter flying, but with an unusual climax.
To tell more is to reveal the plot line to any who might not have already read (and re-read)The Shepherd. And it is too good a timeless book to do that. Buy it!
Great for readers of any age August 16, 2008
T. Leach (Mid-West)
This is a great little story that is combined with vivid illustrations. The illustrations make it seem as though it is a young readers' book, but the context of the book is a mature one. Simply, this is a story of a Cod War era RAF pilot who is flying his Vampire (early British fighter jet) home from Germany to England on Christmas Eve night. The reader is treated to the reflective thoughts of the lonely pilot as he flies through the dark and quiet winter sky, and then we are treated to a Twilight Zone-like account of faulty instruments, bad weather, and a mysterious rescue in the fog . . . .
An adult can read this in about 15 minutes. It's a great tale, and an unusual delivery from a master of espionage fiction. Try it if you can find it.
The Shepherd November 8, 2007
Anna Rose Tedesco (Dearborn Heights, MI United States)
Excellent book. I highly recommend it. It will cause you to beleive in a higher being.
Very short novel... and very good! September 13, 2007
M. D. Fonseca (Thunder)
This is, simpy put, one of my favorite readings of all time.
This very short novel is engaging, exciting and very well written. Forsyth showed that he's more than one of the best thriller writers of all time.
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