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The Shepherd's Tale (Serenity #3)

by Zack Whedon, Joss Whedon, Chris Samnee, Dave Stewart (Artist), Steve Morris (Artist)

4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 · rating details · 4,568 ratings · 358 reviews

One of Serenity's greatest mysteries is finally revealed in The Shepherd's Tale, filling in the life of one of the show's most beloved characters - Shepherd Book! Who was Book before meeting Mal and the rest of the Serenity crew, how did he become one of their most trusted allies, and how did he find God in a bowl of soup? Answers to these and more questions about Book's p...more

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Published November 24th 2010 by Dark Horse Comics (first published November 10th 2010)

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Apr 25, 2011 Ceridwen rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Browncoats

Shelves: sci-fi, space-the-final-frontier, the-movies, comics

No spoilers, browncoats.

The format was interesting, told backwards though time as Book got younger and younger, causality reversed. But...

I don't want to say much more, but I'll just note that my imaginary life for Book was very different, and the reveal on these sorts of mysteries is always bound to disappoint. We can imagine whole spinning, contradictory plots that don't fold into the deck of cards of a life, one card on the other, the ante on the table, the dealer forced to claim the tall ca...more

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Sep 15, 2012 Mike (the Paladin) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel

I got this because I'm a huge Firefly fan. I loved the series and movie and like I would suppose most fans own the DVDs. This reportedly was a story that would tie up the mysteries about Shepherd Book's background.

If you watched the series this was one of the building plot points that didn't get tied up. The series was canceled (mainly in my opinion because the executives didn't get it. The series had and has a large and loyal following.) during the first series. Book was an interesting characte...more

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Nov 09, 2011 nimrodiel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-books-read, graphic-novels

One of the big storyline mysteries that never got answered due to the show Firefly being canceled was “Who is Sheppard Book?” We are given hints that he is more than he seems. He is a man of great faith, with a shadowed and secret past. In the graphic novel The Shepherd’s Tale, we are shown who this mystery preacher really is, and how he ended up on the firefly captained by Mal, Serenity.

One thing I enjoyed about the book was the fact that it starts at the end of Shepherd Book’s life and goes ba...more One of the big storyline mysteries that never got answered due to the show Firefly being canceled was “Who is Sheppard Book?” We are given hints that he is more than he seems. He is a man of great faith, with a shadowed and secret past. In the graphic novel The Shepherd’s Tale, we are shown who this mystery preacher really is, and how he ended up on the firefly captained by Mal, Serenity.

One thing I enjoyed about the book was the fact that it starts at the end of Shepherd Book’s life and goes back down to him being a young man living life on the streets. It peels back the layers composing Book’s past. However, this was short . Zack Whedon stated in the foreword that this was based off of notes/timeline written by Joss Whedon. It feels like that at times when reading. The story is presented in a very bare bones way that while answering the question of who is shepherd Book leaves the reader wondering more about Book himself. While answering the question of his past, the vignettes of his history don’t always feel like they are fleshing out the character. My favorite portion of the story is when Book finds faith in a bowl of soup…

I’ve seen many comments in negative regards as to the artist chosen for this graphic novel. I will say now that I absolutely enjoyed artist Chris Samnee’s interpretation of the Firefly universe. Dark and gritty at times, the images capture the story fantastically. The complaints that I read, where mainly centered around the fact that the few images of the crew of Serenity don’t look exactly like the show. But, I thought the artist captured Book with great depth. The thing I love about graphic novels is that you get to see what the story looks like through the imagination of the artist. While this book does not match the earlier graphic novels it stands on its own for it’s own style of drawing involved in it.

As a fan of the series, I was excitedly waiting for the release of this graphic novel. Despite the reservations I had regarding the story I found myself drawn in to it. I miss this fictional universe, quite a lot, so being able to visit it again was fantastic. This is definitely a book for the fans, and I am looking forward to more comic/graphic novel forays into it in the future from Joss & Zack Whedon.
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Dec 05, 2010 Amy Sturgis rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 21st-century, science-fiction-contemporary

My reaction to this graphic novel is quite mixed.

For the record, I am a long-time fan of Firefly and Serenity. I'm always on the lookout for more stories from the 'verse, and two of the unresolved issues that continue to fascinate me most are the mysteries behind Shepherd Book's identity and Inara Serra's choice to leave the core planets. I was thrilled, therefore, to read that this book would offer an in-depth study of Book Shepherd's history and character.

I'm very pleased that The Shepherd's...more

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Sep 05, 2011 Eric rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Browncoats who want to know more about Book's mysterious past

Recommended to Eric by: Zach Connelly

Shelves: graphic-novels, science-fiction

While I still don't love the way the Serenity crew is animated, I enjoyed the self-contained story elucidating Reverend Book's mysterious background as opposed to the scattershot approach of Serenity: Those Left Behind, the last Serenity graphic novel I read. I also appreciated the risky reverse-linear, Memento-style presentation of the comic, which, if it had been done poorly, could have come off as contrived or gimmicky, but really helped add dramatic tension to Book's tale.

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Apr 10, 2012 Beth Cato rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: in, 2011, science, fiction, graphic-novel

I found out this hardcover comic existed last fall thanks to another reviewer on 50bookchallenge, and then purchased it for my husband's Christmas... and I just so happened to read it as well.[return][return]This slender book provides a much-wanted back story for Shepherd Book, one of many memorable characters from the show Firefly and movie Serenity. I won't go into incredible detail on the content, but the reverse order of the tale ends at his childhood. It shows the hardship of his life in st...more

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Jul 14, 2012 Megan Anderson rated it 3 of 5 stars

If you’re a Firefly fan (and you should be – the entire series is on Netflix AND Hulu, so US residents have no excuse) then this is a must read.

This graphic novel gives the backstory for one of the most interesting characters in the Firefly crew line-up: Shepherd Book. The Shepherd was seeped in mystery throughout the series; he obviously lived a past very different than the life he lived in the show. The storyline of the graphic novel answers all the questions about Book that the show leaves un...more

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May 13, 2012 Kirstine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics-and-graphic-novels

"We each get to be in the world a time. And I've had mine. It can be tough. It can be ugly. But I'm grateful for the journey and what I've stumbled across along the way. I found faith. I found family."

Oh, wow. Someone is out to break my heart.
And it worked.

I, and everyone else in the Firefly-fandom I reckon, love Shepherd Book. He is, aside from being a wonderful character, also the type of religious person I wish we saw more of. The type who found peace and strength with God, someone who does...more

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Apr 16, 2012 Jesse Whitehead rated it 4 of 5 stars

I may be the only fan of ‘Firefly’ that views the cancellation of the show as a good thing. That may not make sense without explanation. The producers only recorded fourteen episodes before the show was cancelled. It has been proven – to me at least – that any show that runs sufficiently long will become stupid. I don’t watch very much television for this very reason. The biggest reason that I think it is a good thing is because of the mystery that is left unsolved.

‘Firefly’ left us with a lot o...more I may be the only fan of ‘Firefly’ that views the cancellation of the show as a good thing. That may not make sense without explanation. The producers only recorded fourteen episodes before the show was cancelled. It has been proven – to me at least – that any show that runs sufficiently long will become stupid. I don’t watch very much television for this very reason. The biggest reason that I think it is a good thing is because of the mystery that is left unsolved.

‘Firefly’ left us with a lot of mysteries. Most of them involve the past lives of each of the characters. Shepherd Book is perhaps the most intriguing. How does he know so much about guns and military strategy and equipment? How does he know what an operative is and how the Alliance will react?

My opinion on those mysteries is that those are the things that make Firefly so compelling to people. If all those things were told or revealed then it would no longer be as interesting – the mystery is bigger than the answer. This isn’t always true – sometimes having the mystery revealed is essential to making the story fulfilling, but sometimes the answer will only leave you feeling unsatisfied. This is one of those times.

Because of that I resisted reading the Serenity comics for a long time.

It turns out I was right.

The Shepherd’s Tale was well written with great artwork that made the story flow and from one scene to the next. It’s told in a very interesting style that transitions the Shepherd Book farther and farther back in time with little scene links that are incredibly smooth.

The big reveal however, isn’t. I have imagined a dozen more intriguing (to my mind) reasons for the all of the preacher’s military and political knowledge and the story contained in this book about his past seems (again to my mind) bland by comparison. This is one of those mysteries in a story that should not be revealed – because the minds of the fans will make up something better than the writers ever could. It’s a brilliant piece of story telling that was set up to fail from the beginning.(less)

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Feb 11, 2012 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, graphic-novel, from-library, sf

This book appears to be the last of the graphic novel tie-ins to the Serenity-verse, and it is one about which I have very mixed feelings. I admit, my feelings were mixed even as I picked it up. Did I want the mystery of the Shepherd's origins revealed? Could the "real story" be as good as the mystery? Now that I've read it, I don't know that it is.

This story is told as flashback after flashback. Starting with the attack on Haven and Book's fatal wound -- tracing choices back through his life,...more

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Jul 06, 2011 Sara Thompson rated it 5 of 5 stars

I had plans to post a book a day this week since I've got a pile of graphic novels but this one couldn't wait. Not only is it a great book but I didn't want to forget anything so I could share it.
This is a book for fans of the television show Firefly. There's not a lot of development in this graphic novel. It's all backstory about Shepard Book who was a mysterious character through the entire series.
The graphic novel starts with the scene that lead to Book's death in the movie Serenity. It's the...more

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Apr 29, 2011 Librarysteph rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: browncoats, firefly fans, whedon fans

Shelves: science-fiction, graphic-novels

’ll begin by pointing out that I’m a Browncoat (huge fan of Firefly & Serenity), I think that goes without saying since I am reviewing a graphic novel that serves as the back-story of a character from the series. If you aren’t familiar with the series you need to rectify that, because it is an inexplicable masterpiece. Who would have thought the story of two rebels, a mercenary, a doctor, a pilot, a mechanic, a prostitute, a preacher, and a half crazy psychic living on a ship taking odd jobs...more

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Mar 10, 2011 Meghan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics

First of all, this was a really thoughtful gift sent to me as a surprise and that alone totally makes it a GOOD READ.

Book's background is one of the top five reasons that I would punch a 2002-era Fox executive in the face if given a time machine, strong fists, and the a-okay from Whedon. If you clock the clues left throughout the show, you pretty much figure: okay, this guy is ex-military, maybe? Worked for the bad guys, maybe? Is working some things out? Rich possibilities, to be sure, and fan...more

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Mar 08, 2011 Rebecca rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: future-earth, non-earth, short-stories, speculative-fiction, urban-setting, comics

So, this is a Firefly/Serenity comic. About Book. That answers all the mysteries of his backstory. And... well, that's it. Seriously, it's like Joss Whedon, reflecting that he'll never get to give us all the details about Book's Mysterious Past, decided to just write them down in one book.

The basic structure of the book is we see Book on Haven, the planet he ends up on on the movie (and, god help me, I'm trying not to spoil that for all of you who aren't Firefly fans, even if it feels like Ever...more

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Feb 28, 2011 Melanti rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Firefly Fans

Shelves: 2011, graphic-novel, sci-fi, library

After the other two Firefly graphic novels, I was slightly disappointed in the artwork for this one. None of the crew other than Shepherd Book, particularly Malcolm, looked anything like themselves.
However, they did get the Shepherd exactly right, and since the others are only in 3-4 pages, their bad renderings weren't particularly intrusive.

The book starts with the moments leading up to Book's death in the Serenity movie, and show key moments of his life in reverse order, flashback style. It d...more

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Jan 21, 2011 Ambrosia rated it 2 of 5 stars

According to the author's afterword, this was written based on an outline by Joss Whedon. I found this statement particularly interesting, as the graphic novel itself struck me far more as a writers'-bible character outline than an actual story in its own right. Does it answer our questions about Book and his past? Mostly, yes. Does it make sense within the context of the character and the series? Sure. Does it bring any new insight to the character, or even stand on its own as an interesting st...more According to the author's afterword, this was written based on an outline by Joss Whedon. I found this statement particularly interesting, as the graphic novel itself struck me far more as a writers'-bible character outline than an actual story in its own right. Does it answer our questions about Book and his past? Mostly, yes. Does it make sense within the context of the character and the series? Sure. Does it bring any new insight to the character, or even stand on its own as an interesting story apart from the series? Disappointingly, no.

The structure is a little reminiscent of Memento - presented as a near-death recollection of various formative experiences in the life of the man who became known as Derrial Book, it starts close to the most recent time we saw the character and moves backwards through time, tracing his fall from grace, his meteoric career, and his origins in reverse order. This sounds like a fairly thorough exploration, and indeed it could be - if more than four or five pages were devoted to any given stage in Book's life. We get the bare bones of what happened, but very little in the way of ramifications - either externally, or (more importantly, for a story of this type) internally. There's a lot here that could be explored but just...isn't. It's not that we need every single moment of Book's turmoil spelled out for us, but as it is we're given almost nothing about his thought processes, simply left to draw our own conclusions based on his later actions. Which, while a perfectly valid method of storytelling, seems odd for a character-based tale as it does nothing to help us see things from the character's point of view.

The author also states his desire to do justice to the character created by Ron Glass, but the almost complete lack of depth to the novelized character bespeaks "timid respect" rather than "equal interpretation". Frustrating as the loss of potential here is, however, now that the character's origins are known (and so much more about him left open), I'm certain the more talented members of the Firefly fan fiction community will be willing to fill in the blanks. Maybe I'll give it a go myself if I feel inspired enough.(less)

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Jan 13, 2011 Titus Fortner rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi

I was extremely disappointed with this book.

Firstly, graphic novels are not my favorite, since they invariably can tell less story, but that is what it is. Hopefully they will license a good writer Timothy Zahn to write some real sequels in novel form, now that it is pretty obvious that there won't be any more movies.

I'll start with the format being backwards traveling. In theory this is interesting because so much of the character's history is unknown and this is a way of revealing "secrets" a...more

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Dec 08, 2010 Kris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels

Naturally, going into a graphic novel dealing with a character so mysterious, from a show so loved, I had pretty high expectations for this story. Shepherd Book's past? At last!
Now, I know what you're all wondering - "So, Kris?? Did it meet your unfairly high expectations?" The answer is kind of.
First off, art. I know that the art in a graphic novel is not everything. There are some amazing comic stories out there with relatively shallow art. It is, however, important to me that the characters...more

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Dec 05, 2010 Sue A. rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Browncoats everywhere!!!

Recommended to Sue by: Ron Glass :)

Those of us fortunate enough to be a part of the Browncoat Cruise in 2007 have been waiting nearly 3 years for this book to finally come to fruition. The day has come at last and, in my opinion, it was well worth the wait!

We'd been given 4 little clues; tiny nuggets of information that spoke to what this backstory would eventually tell us about Joss Whedon's Firefly man of mystery, Shepherd Book's, past. The final result does not disappoint.

Weaving together the bits of information fans could g...more

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Dec 05, 2010 Kristopher rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics, fiction

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Written by Joss Whedon and his brother Zack, this finally answers the Big Question of the Firefly/Serenity universe. But a paltry 48 pages long (and only available as a $15 hardcover), it's barely more than an outline of Shepherd Book's life. For anybody who's interested, here's the big reveal (because it's really not worth your $15):

SPOILERS-------------->

Shepherd Book was really a street thug named Henry who joined the Browncoats in order to escape the police on his homeworld. Then, he join...more

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Nov 20, 2010 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels

This was well worth the wait - while the tale in some ways is sparse, it provides just enough back story to solve the big question - what did Book do before he became a Shephard?

The set up of the book - starting from when the ship attacks Haven and going backwards to the earliest years of his life - allows the story to unfold for the reader slowly, with each page providing a new surprise.

I have always thought that Book was one of the more interesting characters in the Firefly universe - not on...more

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Nov 12, 2010 Craig rated it 2 of 5 stars

Overall, I am really disappointed in this book.

Book is one of my favorite characters in one of my favorite short-lived sci-fi series, so you might think I would be a naysayer going into this one, but I honestly wasn't You'll have to take my word for that, of course, but I promise I wasn't one of "those people." I was looking forward to this one. I couldn't wait to hear more on the life of this fantastic character who ended up on the "wrong ship" somehow.

That, unfortunately, is not what I found...more Overall, I am really disappointed in this book.

Book is one of my favorite characters in one of my favorite short-lived sci-fi series, so you might think I would be a naysayer going into this one, but I honestly wasn't You'll have to take my word for that, of course, but I promise I wasn't one of "those people." I was looking forward to this one. I couldn't wait to hear more on the life of this fantastic character who ended up on the "wrong ship" somehow.

That, unfortunately, is not what I found on the pages within. Though the blurbs on the back promised an "in-depth examination...," we are given little more than an outline of Book's life prior to joining up with the crew. Each section of his life is presented in such a tiny slice that any kind of real resolution or character-building is lost in the spaces in between. I didn't have any feeling that the writer loved the character in the way that I did and I honestly felt very little psychological depth in the character presented here. If I had not watched the show and fallen in love with Book previously, I would probably feel nothing for this character who had such shallow motivations and so little life to him.

Even still, there appear to be plotholes - particularly when viewed against the episode "Safe." I'm not going to dive deeply into spoiler territory, but much of Book's life just doesn't "fit" with what hints we were given. I realize that with a few small stretches, you can make it fit within the framework of the show, but those stretches really shouldn't be necessary in a book designed to fill in the blanks of an existing story. Also, a character who seemed to have a very dark past before "seeing the light" is given a darkness that is understandable and truly not as deep as one might think.

As a last complaint, the turn to religion was less than believable as it was presented. I understand that people receive the calling in different ways, but the transformation over a bowl of chicken soup just didn't work for me with the characterization that we had been given so far. I'm not sure that anyone would make such a large life decision without any previous thought about it. While transformations can be sudden, there are always hints prior to the decision.(less)

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Feb 07, 2013 Richard Barnes rated it 1 of 5 stars

Firefly's Shepherd Book's backstory is interesting, it's the telling that is boring.

I took barely ten minutes to read this brief pamphlet of a book - the story of a whole life whipped through with the barest detail, making a possibly interesting story of conflicted morals and personal redemption just seem like a dull series of brief conversations.

The artwork matched the story-telling - dull and uninspired. This is sci-fi, space opera for God's sake. This is a comic book - all the budget and tec...more

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May 16, 2011 Wendy B rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: No fan of Book

Shelves: comics-manga, scifi-fantasy, series

I should have obeyed my instincts and not read this book, as per my pre-review. I knew I wasn't going to get exactly what I wanted, but I didn't expect this book to let me down so much.

It has Joss Whedon's name on it, but apparently, that credit doesn't go too far beyond "giving my brother some work." Zack's forward at the end of the book (because the tale is told backwards through Book's life) repeatedly uses the words "it was fun," and also tells us that the contrived, stereotypical beginning...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Eva Natsumi rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Apr 18, 2011 Nancy O'Toole rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels, science-fiction

Derrial Book was a holy man with a mysterious past. Unfortunately, as he was killed in the movie Serenity, Firefly fans never got a chance to learn what that past was. The graphic novel, The Shepard's Tale, finally brings those truths to light. Starting with Book's death in Serenity, the grpahic novel is told in a series of flashback, each one going deeper and deeper into Book's past. What kind of a man was Book before he became a Shepard? What was his true affiliation with the alliance? These q...more Derrial Book was a holy man with a mysterious past. Unfortunately, as he was killed in the movie Serenity, Firefly fans never got a chance to learn what that past was. The graphic novel, The Shepard's Tale, finally brings those truths to light. Starting with Book's death in Serenity, the grpahic novel is told in a series of flashback, each one going deeper and deeper into Book's past. What kind of a man was Book before he became a Shepard? What was his true affiliation with the alliance? These questions and more are answered.

To be honest, I was kind of nervous about picking up The Shepard's Tale. I don't think I've ever seen a book divide people more sharply (want proof? Check the reviews on amazon: 13 five-star reviews, 11 four-star reviews, 12 three star reviews, 14 two-star reviews, 14 one-star reviews). Now that I have read it, I can say that I feel that The Shepard's Tale is an interesting, albeit flawed graphic novel told in an interesting, albeit flawed way.

Instead of a linear storyline which starts at the beginning of Book's life, the story is told backwards starting from Book's death during the movie Serenity, then flashing back to his time on the ship, then flashing back to his time on the abbey, and so on until you reach Book's childhood. I found that I liked this format quite a bit, and the transitions from flashback to flashback were very well done. The problem with this format, which allots only a few pages for each time period, is it only allows you snapshots of the past. We meet a flurry of friends, colleagues, and enemies of Book's, but we never really get to know them. Often, we don't even get names. Ultimately, this isn't a huge loss because we're reading this book to learn about Book specifically. The other characters aren't really as important. What's a little more troubling is what we learn about Book's past doesn't always mesh well with what's revealed on the show. I feel as if they could have fixed this if more time had been taken to tell the story. Also, charging $14.99 for what's basically an issue and a half of a comic book (54 pages), is a little ridiculous. It makes me glad I went the library route.

On a more positive note, there are plenty of things about this graphic novel that are well done. The dialogue on Firefly was always really unique, and Zack Whedon manages to capture it perfectly here. The artwork, with an exception of a few panels, is solidly done. They're obviously not going for photo realistic here, but the artist does a very good job of crafting different looks for Book throughout his lifetime. The story is captivating, and I like that they didn't go the expected route that I predicted while watching Serenity. I like to be surprised. I would recommend this graphic novel to Firefly fans, although you may want to borrow it instead of buy it as the price tag is pretty steep.(less)

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Nov 21, 2010 Claire rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: scifi

I was SO disappointed by this. Book's backstory was such a prolonged mystery, and this read like more an outline of its main points than a story. Various key moments were touched upon, but never explored in much depth. Plot points were thrown out like explanations for character, when actually they were just plot points. I never really got a sense of how Book's character, worldview, moral structures, etc. evolved with each change in his life. I was intrigued by the trajectory of his life, and I w...more

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Dec 26, 2011 Nikki rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels-and-manga, tv-game-movie-tie-in, speculative-fiction

After all the waiting to find out about Derrial Book's past, this is kind of an anti-climax. It's hard to judge it for itself, and not based on the years of coming up with my own interpretations and reading about other people's ideas. It's a character-driven piece, only really interesting to those who already know and love Firefly, and to be honest I'm sort of not terribly moved by it. It didn't surprise me, and it gave me a couple of moments of, "Um, but..." I didn't feel like it explained some...more

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Nov 09, 2010 Alicia rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, comics-and-graphic-novels

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Jan 12, 2013 Fallon rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel, series

This comic book is the one I was most looking forward to in the Serenity comics. Everyone I know wants to know about Shepherd Book and this book promised to give a little more insight into his character and it does....kinda. Really it just raises more questions and it doesn't necessarily fit in with one instance in the show. I did find the format interesting. We start into the book right before we last see him in Serenity, he's on Haven and it's right before the attack from the Alliance and we g...more

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The Shepherd's Tale (Serenity #3)

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