Overview
Christmas Eve 1957: a young RAF pilot is heading home from Germany flying his single-seat Vampire jet fighter. As his mind drifts toward yuletide and home, he gradually realizes he is flying into a pilot's worst nightmare: his compass and radio stopped working, leaving him totally cut off from the world. A thick fog rolls in, erasing his view of the sea below, and his fuel supply is rapidly dwindling. Bailout into the icy waters is as sure a death as going down with the plane. How he lives to tell the tale makes for a gem of a story, one whose power and beauty are sure to enthrall readers across the seasons for generations to come. The Shepherd is at once a white-knuckle, grippingly realistic aviation thriller and a deeply moving testament to man's enduring spirit, courage, and hope told as only Frederick Forsyth could tell it. Reprint of the original edition of 1975.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781596830141
- ISBN-10: 159683014X
- Publisher: Main Road Books
- Publish Date: July 2014
- Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.77 x 0.63 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.68 pounds
- Page Count: 123
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