The Shepherd - Couverture rigide

Forsyth, Frederick

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 159683014X ISBN 13 : 9781596830141

Editeur : AMEREON LTD, 2014

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Former RAF pilot and investigative journalist, Frederick Forsyth defined the modern thriller when he wrote The Day of The Jackal, described by Lee Child as ‘the book that broke the mould’, with its lightning-paced storytelling, effortlessly cool reality and unique insider information. Since then he has written twelve novels which have been bestsellers around the world: The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fourth Protocol, The Negotiator, The Deceiver, The Fist of God, Icon, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra and, most recently, The Kill List. He lives in Buckinghamshire, England.

Quatrième de couverture

'A stirring and beautiful story'

The Times

It is Christmas Eve, 1957. Flying home, on leave from Germany, a pilot is on a solo flight in the cockpit of a De Havilland Vampire. Sixty-six minutes of flying time, with a landing destination in England. No problem, all routine procedures.

But suddenly out over the Ocean, fog begins to close in, radio contact ceases and the compass goes haywire. When all hope is lost, out of the mist appears a World War II bomber, flying just below the Vampire, as if trying to make contact...

'A cunningly wrought tale'

Financial Times

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: AMEREON LTD
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 159683014X
• ISBN 13: 9781596830141
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Feck Lou
• Nombre de pages: 123
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible