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   Derrial Book

   Derrial Book is a fictional character played by Ron Glass in the science-fiction/Western television series Firefly and its sequel movie, Serenity. He is a Shepherd (the literal English translation of the clerical title "Pastor", from the Latin), and provides frequent spiritual advice and perspectives for the crew of Serenity.
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   List of characters in the Firefly universe

   He is shown to have little problem with killing as part of his job, murdering several people using his sword and also ordering the attacks that are responsible for the death of, among others, Derrial Book.
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   Book (disambiguation)

   Derrial Book, a character in the Firefly franchise
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   Firefly (TV series)

   Derrial Book, played by Ron Glass, is a Shepherd (equivalent to a priest, minister, or pastor).
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   Serenity: Those Left Behind

   Derrial Book states his intention of leaving, believing his time aboard has corrupted him.
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   List of fictional clergy and religious figures

   Derrial Book, Shepard - Firefly
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   Serenity: Better Days

   Derrial Book
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   Ron Glass

   Since then, Glass has appeared in dozens of television series, including the Disney children's series Teen Angel where he played God's cousin Rod, Star Trek: Voyager (in the episode "Nightingale") and the cult science fiction series Firefly (2002), in which he played Derrial Book, a religious man with a mysterious past.
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   Malcolm Reynolds

   Derrial Book- Although he initially disdained the preacher due to his loss of faith in Serenity Valley, Mal nevertheless became relatively close to Book; when Book was dying after an attack by the Operative, Mal assured the Shepherd that he was as much a part of the crew as anyone.
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    Unification War

    Episode #5 "Safe" demonstrates that Derrial Book has held a position of importance with the Alliance when he is wounded and given fast, efficient, and very courteous medical assistance from the Alliance after his ID is scanned, but what he did during the war is unknown.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Derrial Book,
• List of characters in the Firefly universe,
• Book (disambiguation),
• Firefly (TV series),
• Serenity: Those Left Behind,
• List of fictional clergy and religious figures,
• Serenity: Better Days,
• Ron Glass,
• Malcolm Reynolds,
• Unification War