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Derrial Book

Book
Biographical and chronological information

Homeworld:

Ji’uhi Universe

Date of birth:

1432 N.E

Physical and biological description

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Societal and political information

Affiliation:

Serenity Crew

Rank:

N/A

Occupation(s):

Shepard

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Shepherd Derrial Book (born Henry Evans) was an passenger aboard Serenity, and a friend and spiritual teacher to its crew and Imperial informer. Before his time aboard the ship, he led a life marked by violence and conflict, both inside and out, which remained a secret from the crew.

Biography[]

Early Life[]

To the crew of Serenity, Derrial Book's past was a mystery. He indicated early on that he was a shepherd who had been living in the Southdown Abbey and that he never married.In truth, "Derrial" was not even the shepherd's real name, but rather the name of a man he had killed.

Book, whose birth name was Henry Evans, lived as a young boy in dread of his highly abusive father. He would listen to music to take himself to a peaceful place in his mind, only to be beaten. Ten years after leaving home, he had established himself as a successful thief adept at avoiding law enforcement, but this was not what he had envisioned for himself. He was then recruited by the Independence Movement after a representative became impressed at Evans' excellent combat potential. In four years he honed his fighting skills, easily defeating heavily-armed federal agents single-handedly. Evans was not known among his Independence peers to attend their meetings, but he showed up for one and there he volunteered to take part in a highly-sensitive mole operation. Since the Independence organizers had learned that the Union of Allied Planets was creating warships, they plotted to plant a long-term mole to rise through the ranks of the Union and subvert them at every turn. Henry's left eye was extracted and replaced with a biorobotic camera and transmitter, which would provide excellent surveillance. To join the Alliance, he needed a new identity. So he lured an unsuspecting young man named Derrial Book into an alley, murdered him with a garrote, and took on this name permanently

Personality[]

Relationships[]

  • Malcolm Reynolds - Glass approached the relationship with this character as a reflection of his former self. He felt that it was Book's desire to have Mal see the brighter side of himself, but knowing he could not confront him directly, he instead has to do this obliquely. Book and Mal also seemed to share deep mutual respect for one another; while Mal had lost his faith after the Battle of Serenity, he welcomed Book's counsel when he found himself unsure of what to do. It was a confrontation with Mal, in which Book lost his temper to the point of striking him, that cemented the Shepherd's decision to leave Serenity. This did not hamper their relationship in the long run, as it seemed to be Book's death at the hands of an operative that pushed Mal to go to Miranda, which led to him exposing the Anglo-Sino Alliance’s role in the creation of the Reavers to the Alliance.

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