The Flight of the Shadow is the 1891 novel by the famous Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister, George MacDonald. While the novel has mysterious and supernatural elements, the story revolves around fatherhood and familial relationships, ultimately culminating in... well in true MacDonald style, something left to the reader to determine. Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.