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Titles in This Set
All the Pretty Horses
The Crossing
Cities of the Plain
Details
Condition: New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Series: Border Trilogy
Author: Cormac McCarthy
Overview
The Border Trilogy gathers three of Cormac McCarthy's most acclaimed novels into one brand new paperback set. Following young men navigating the harsh, beautiful borderlands between Texas and Mexico across the twentieth century, these interconnected stories of loss, love and moral reckoning are considered among the finest works of modern American literature. Perfect for readers of literary fiction, Westerns and coming-of-age sagas, this collection offers a complete introduction to McCarthy's spare, unforgettable prose in one gift-ready set.
About the Books
All the Pretty Horses introduces John Grady Cole, the last in a long line of Texas ranchers, who rides into Mexico with his friend Lacey Rawlins in search of a life he can no longer find at home. What they discover is a country both barren and beautiful, where dreams come at a price paid in blood — a novel that won the National Book Award and established McCarthy as a major literary voice.
The Crossing follows sixteen-year-old Billy Parham, who captures a wolf preying on his family's livestock and, rather than kill it, sets out on an impulsive journey to return the animal to the mountains of Mexico. What follows is a haunting meditation on grief and the pull of the borderlands.
Cities of the Plain brings the trilogy to its close, reuniting characters from the first two novels as ranch hands John Grady and Billy face a vanishing way of life along the New Mexico border. Tender and elegiac, it closes the saga with the emotional weight the earlier volumes have built toward.
Together, these three novels form a modern American epic of youth and wilderness.
- Complete 3-book paperback set of Cormac McCarthy's celebrated Border Trilogy
- Brand new, unread copies — ideal for collectors and first-time readers alike
- Written by a National Book Award winner whose work influenced generations of American fiction
- Perfect gift for fans of literary fiction, Westerns and coming-of-age stories
- Portable paperback format, great for travel, study or bedtime reading
- A lasting addition to any home library or classroom collection
About the Author
Cormac McCarthy (1933–2023) was an American novelist celebrated for his spare, uncompromising prose and unflinching explorations of violence, morality and the American landscape. Author of twelve novels including Blood Meridian, No Country for Old Men and the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Road, he was widely regarded as one of the most significant American writers of his generation, earning the National Book Award and a lasting international readership.
Why You'll Love This Border Trilogy Set
Three landmark novels in one collection, capturing youth, loss and the raw beauty of the borderlands in McCarthy's unmistakable voice — an essential set for any serious reader of American literary fiction.
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