Book Series Guide

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Cormac McCarthy

Cormac McCarthy was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. His work spans the Western, Southern Gothic, and postapocalyptic modes, and is known for sparse punctuation and unflinching depictions of violence.

Literary fictionWesternPost-apocalyptic fictionSouthern Gothic
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novel series · complete

The Border Trilogy

A three-novel sequence following John Grady Cole and Billy Parham across the American West and Mexico.

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  1. 1 Cover of All The Pretty Horses
    All The Pretty Horses

    Book 1 · novel · 1992

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  2. 2 Cover of The Crossing
    The Crossing

    Book 2 · novel · 1994

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  3. 3 Cover of Cities of the Plain
    Cities of the Plain

    Book 3 · novel · 1998

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novel series · complete

Western Family Duology

A two-novel sequence centered on Bobby and Alicia Western.

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  1. 1 Cover of The Passenger
    The Passenger

    Book 1 · novel · 2022

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  2. 2 Cover of Stella Maris
    Stella Maris

    Book 2 · novel · 2022

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Outside the series

Standalone and other books

  1. Cover of The Road
    The Road

    novel · 2006

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  2. Cover of Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
    Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West

    novel · 1985

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  3. Cover of No Country for Old Men
    No Country for Old Men

    novel · 2005

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  4. Cover of Child of God
    Child of God

    novel · 1973

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  5. Cover of Suttree
    Suttree

    novel · 1979

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  6. Cover of Outer Dark
    Outer Dark

    novel · 1968

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  7. Cover of The Orchard Keeper
    The Orchard Keeper

    novel · 1965

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  8. The Sunset Limited: A Novel in Dramatic Form

    unknown · 2006

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  9. The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

    graphic_novel · 2024

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  10. The Stonemason: A Play in Five Acts

    unknown · 1994

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  11. The Counselor: A Screenplay

    screenplay · 2013

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  12. The Gardener's Son: A Screenplay

    screenplay · 1996

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