Cities of the Plain

<i>Cities of the Plain</i> is the moving conclusion to the Border Trilogy, Cormac McCarthy's literary masterwork.<br><br> Set in the twilight of the American frontier, it brings together the protagonists of the earlier novels: John Grady Cole of <i>All the Pretty Horses</i> and Billy Parham of <i>The Crossing</i>. Together, they work on a cattle ranch, set against McCarthy's trademark Western landscape of vast plains and lonely mountains. This is a brutal and beautiful story of friendship, doomed love and men bound to a vanishing way of life.<br><br> The book features seven cinematic illustrations by series artist Gérard DuBois. The cloth cover is screen-printed in shades of red, black and navy, with a wraparound illustration of a lone cowboy on horseback gazing across the open country. It is a majestic final volume for those who have followed and loved this iconic trilogy.