The Star Shepherd

Written by Dan Haring and MarcyKate Connolly

Narrated by Michael Crouch

Neil Gaiman meets How to Train Your Dragon in this beautifully illustrated middle-grade novel about a boy, his trusted dog, and his best friend, as they race to save the stars before their light is extinguished for good. When the world first formed, the night was black and filled with dark creatures. The Elders knew their people couldn't survive under such a threat. So they gave their hearts to the sky in the form of stars to keep evil away. Now, eleven-year-old Kyro is a Star Shepherd like his father. He's spent his life tucked away in the small town of Drenn. There, the family watches the night sky for falling stars-and rushes to rescue them when they do. When too many stars start falling at once, and disappearing before they can be saved, Kyro's father journeys to report the threat. But when he doesn't return, Kyro, with the help of his best friend, Andra, and his trusty dog, Cypher, must find a way to save the stars before the dark creatures make a terrifying return.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Sep 10, 2019
• ISBN: 9781980055242

Dan Haring

Dan Haring is a visual effects and animation artist, who has worked on films such as Tangled, The Lion King 3D, Incredible Hulk and Rio 2. He is currently helping create new worlds in virtual reality at Strange Reptile. He loves comic books, especially Batman. He lives in Utah with his awesome wife and kids.

Reviews for The Star Shepherd

[sweetkokoro-61371 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I was initially pulled in by the cover art and title. This story proved to be very refreshing and original. Stars are falling out the sky at unimaginable rates and Kyro must find out why.Kyro is a simple boy who just wants his fathers attention and to be recognized as a Star Shepherd. He goes on this amazing adventure to find out what is going on with the stars and gets involved in so much more.The idea that the stars are put in the sky in certain places to protect the people from the darkness is such a brilliant idea and I absolutely loved it.The idea that there is a special group of people who watch and protect these stars to keep them in the sky is amazing.The lore built into the story is the best part to me.There are few tidbits that were left unanswered but they aren’t huge to where it’s bothersome. It keeps it open just it case a second is ever written but it doesn’t need it either.The characters were all likeable, it only in a few small occasions did it drop but overall I kept wanting to read more.