Author Topic: Serenity book: The Sheperd's Tale (Read 1671 times)

mtnbkr · « **on:** October 30, 2010, 09:32:57 AM »

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1595825614/ref=s9_newr_gw_ir03?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=0CMVKDZ7X6HYFQEBTW8G&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470939031&pf_rd_i=507846

I didn't know they were writing books. I may pick this one up when it goes to paperback.

Chris

Fly320s · « **Reply #1 on:** October 30, 2010, 11:21:42 AM »

I didn't know either. I might just order all three.

Are you waiting for the paperback version because of price or size or something else. There is only a $1 price difference between the hard cover and paperback editions.

Ben · « **Reply #2 on:** October 30, 2010, 11:22:54 AM »

This one sounds especially interesting, since never figuring out the Preacher's background was one of my greater irritants from lame-assed Fox canceling the series.

I'll have to add it to my growing list of Kindle books to download the day after Christmas. :)

Silver Bullet · « **Reply #3 on:** October 30, 2010, 11:29:16 AM »

A few “graphic novels”:

Serenity: Those Left Behind
http://www.amazon.com/Serenity-Those-Left-Behind-HC/dp/1593078463/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288451436&sr=1-1

Serenity, Vol. 1 Better Days
http://www.amazon.com/Serenity-Better-Days-Joss-Whedon/dp/B0015O0Z82/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288451649&sr=1-4

Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
http://www.amazon.com/Serenity-Vol-2-Better-Days/dp/1595821627/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288451530&sr=1-1

Serenity, Vol. 3: Better Days
http://www.amazon.com/Serenity-Better-Days-Joss-Whedon/dp/B0017D0Z9U/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288451971&sr=1-3

The most recent Firefly fan book has a few short stories:

Firefly: Still Flying: A Celebration of Joss Whedon's Acclaimed TV Series
http://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Flying-Celebration-Whedons-Acclaimed/dp/1848565062/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288452230&sr=1-1

Not that I'm a fan or anything.

drewtam · « **Reply #4 on:** October 30, 2010, 11:29:49 AM »

Quote from: Ben on October 30, 2010, 11:22:54 AM

This one sounds especially interesting, since never figuring out the Preacher's background was one of my greater irritants from lame-assed Fox canceling the series.

I'll have to add it to my growing list of Kindle books to download the day after Christmas. :)

I thought they dropped quite a few hints that he was a General/Admiral during the Unification War. And participated in the battle for Serenity Valley.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #5 on:** October 30, 2010, 11:37:23 AM »

Quote from: drewtam on October 30, 2010, 11:29:49 AM

I thought they dropped quite a few hints that he was a General/Admiral during the Unification War. And participated in the battle for Serenity Valley.

Not in the series or the movie. There were puzzling clues about his past, but nothing that specific.

But maybe you're talking about the comic books or something?

Ben · « **Reply #6 on:** October 30, 2010, 12:07:06 PM »

Quote from: Fistful on October 30, 2010, 11:37:23 AM

Not in the series or the movie. There were puzzling clues about his past, but nothing that specific.

But maybe you're talking about the comic books or something?

Yeah, I think the closest they got in the series was the fact that he knew a lot about military strategy and tactics, and the time he got shot and showed his ID to the Alliance and got the VIP treatment. Could mean former high ranking officer, but could mean something else too.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #7 on:** October 30, 2010, 12:37:03 PM »

Quote from: Ben on October 30, 2010, 12:07:06 PM

Yeah, I think the closest they got in the series was the fact that he knew a lot about military strategy and tactics, and the time he got shot and showed his ID to the Alliance and got the VIP treatment.

Also, in Our Mrs. Reynolds, Jayne remarked that he knew a lot about crime. At first, I thought that pointed somewhere other than the military, but ship-jacking would probably fall under something like admiralty law. And high-ranking Alliance military officers would have to know about that.

Still, very vague.

drewtam · « **Reply #8 on:** October 31, 2010, 10:36:46 AM »

Ohh, the hints I am talking about are the books he reads...

And no, its not a Bible.

Silver Bullet · « **Reply #9 on:** October 31, 2010, 11:20:16 AM »

Quote from: drewtam on October 31, 2010, 10:36:46 AM

Ohh, the hints I am talking about are the books he reads...

"Have you ever read the works of Shan Yu?"

MechAg94 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 31, 2010, 11:50:14 AM »

I always figured he was a former high ranking Senator or something.

Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas · « **Reply #11 on:** October 31, 2010, 01:24:48 PM »

Quote from: drewtam on October 31, 2010, 10:36:46 AM

Ohh, the hints I am talking about are the books he reads...

And no, its not a Bible.

That was the most interesting thing about him - his lack of Bible knowledge compared to his knowledge of other subjects.

drewtam · « **Reply #12 on:** October 31, 2010, 01:43:48 PM »

I wasn't clear in the last post, but I am only talking about in the TV series. I never read/saw any other firefly material besides this.

Scout26 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 31, 2010, 11:48:01 PM »

Jayne always had the "Now how does a preacher now so much about ____________ (crime, war, Adelei Niska, etc.) ?" line in the show.

gunsmith · « **Reply #14 on:** November 01, 2010, 01:37:23 AM »

cool! books!

I sure am glad they learned me to read when I was a Wee lad!

CNYCacher · « **Reply #15 on:** November 01, 2010, 01:33:01 PM »

I thought he was a retired operative.

MechAg94 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 01, 2010, 04:44:13 PM »

Quote from: CNYCacher on November 01, 2010, 01:33:01 PM

I thought he was a retired operative.

I had been thinking that or a Senator who was aware of the operatives and other black project stuff.

Ben · « **Reply #17 on:** November 01, 2010, 06:14:35 PM »

He didn't seem to have an Operative's fighting skills, as per the episode where he was pretty easily taken out by Early. If I had to guess only from the series, I would guess high-ranking military. I don't think a Senator or other politician would have skills like tracking or tactics. A General would have those, without necessarily being a snake eater.

Scout26 · « **Reply #18 on:** November 02, 2010, 12:22:15 AM »

My guess would be a CIA or Intelligence type, not a 'wet work' type, but a high level bureaucrat or officer who was a paper-pushing decision maker who got an attack of conscious after the war, retired, and became "born again" or whatever they call it in 2538.

My $.02

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