Blood Meridian

by Cormac McCarthy

Info

Date Finished: 8/9/2026

First Sentence: See the child.

Last Sentence: He says that he will never die.

Companion Album:

New Cover

Book cover for Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West. A watercolor sky in reds, oranges, and pale cream bleeds downward in vertical drips over visible paper texture, with a horizontal fold crease across the middle. A black mountain range runs along the lower third and dissolves into solid black, where the title sits in large red serif type above the author's name in white sans-serif.

A Few Thoughts

A light, quick read. Wholesome fun for the entire family.

Cover Notes

I knew I wanted to try and recreate the title card from Blood Simple and I think I got preeettty close. Then, I painted this red sunset based on this painting (or photo?) I found by Tommy Malekoff.

Previously On Cover2Cover

November

The Heroes

October

Ancillary Mercy ᛫ Ancillary Sword ᛫ Alloy of Law ᛫ Light Bringer ᛫ Dark Age

September

Iron or The War After ᛫ Iron Gold

August

Morning Star ᛫ Haiku in English The First Hundred Years ᛫ Golden Son ᛫ Blood Meridian ᛫ Bat Kid ᛫ Igaguri ᛫ Best Served Cold

July

Red Rising ᛫ Oathbringer

June

Cloud Atlas ᛫ Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ᛫ Piranesi ᛫ The One Hand and The Six Fingers

May

Hobbit Virtues ᛫ Last Argument of Kings ᛫ The Tomb

April

The Wrestler ᛫ Before They Are Hanged ᛫ The Blade Itself ᛫ Abhorsen ᛫ Pet Semetary ᛫ An Invitation from a Crab

March

Tokyo These Days

February

Words of Radiance ᛫ The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction ᛫ Lirael

January

The End of Burnout ᛫ The Sword of Shannara ᛫ Enshittification ᛫ Ubik ᛫ The Way of Kings

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