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The Son

The Son

The Son
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The Son Paperback - 2014

by Meyer, Philipp

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  • Title The Son
  • Author Meyer, Philipp
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 592
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ecco, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2014-01-28
  • Bookseller's Inventory # N12R-00392
  • ISBN 9780062120403 / 0062120409
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.3 x 1.3 in (20.32 x 13.46 x 3.30 cm)
  • Reading level 930
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Demographic Orientation: Rural
    • Demographic Orientation: Small Town
    • Topical: Coming of Age
    • Topical: Country/Cowboy
    • Topical: Family
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Frontier and pioneer life
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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From the publisher

A TV Series on AMC starring Pierce Brosnan and co-written by Philipp Meyer.

Now in paperback, the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling epic, a multi-generational family saga of land, blood, and power that follows the rise of one unforgettable Texas family from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the oil booms of the 20th century.

Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching examination of the bloody price of power, The Son is a gripping and utterly transporting American Western novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American west with rare emotional acuity, even as it presents an intimate portrait of one family across two centuries.


Eli McCullough is just twelve-years-old when a marauding band of Comanche storm his Texas homestead and brutally murder his mother and sister, taking him as a captive. Despite their torture and cruelty, Eli--against all odds--adapts to life with the Comanche, learning their ways, their language, taking on a new name, finding a place as the adopted son of the chief of the band, and fighting their wars against not only other Indians, but white men, too-complicating his sense of loyalty, his promised vengeance, and his very understanding of self. But when disease, starvation, and westward expansion finally decimate the Comanche, Eli is left alone in a world in which he belongs nowhere, neither white nor Indian, civilized or fully wild.


Deftly interweaving Eli's story with those of his son, Peter, and his great-granddaughter, JA, this sprawling Texas historical fiction explores the legacy of Eli's ruthlessness, his drive to power, and his life-long status as an outsider, even as the McCullough family rises to become one of the richest in Texas, a ranching-and-oil dynasty of unsurpassed wealth and privilege.


Harrowing, panoramic, and deeply evocative, this epic Texas novel is a fully realized masterwork in the greatest tradition of the American canon-an unforgettable novel that combines the narrative prowess of Larry McMurtry with the knife edge sharpness of Cormac McCarthy.

From the rear cover

A Globe & Mail 100 Selection

Spring, 1849. Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a band of Comanche storms his Texas homestead and murders his mother and sister, taking him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to Comanche life, carving out a place as the chief's adopted son and waging war against their enemies, including white men--which complicates his sense of loyalty and understanding of who he is. But when disease, starvation, and overwhelming numbers of armed Americans decimate the tribe, Eli finds himself alone. Neither white nor Indian, civilized nor fully wild, he must fashion a place for himself in a world in which he does not fully belong--a journey of adventure, tragedy, and grit that reverberates in the lives of his progeny.

Intertwined with Eli's story are those of his son, Peter, a man who bears the emotional cost of his father's drive for power, and Eli's great-granddaughter, Jeannie, a woman who must fight hardened rivals to succeed in a man's world. Philipp Meyer deftly explores how Eli's ruthlessness and steely pragmatism transform subsequent generations of McCulloughs. Love, honor, and even children are sacrificed in the name of ambition, as the family becomes one of the richest powers in Texas, a ranching-and-oil dynasty of unsurpassed wealth and privilege. Yet, like all empires, the McCulloughs must eventually face the consequences of their choices.

Harrowing, panoramic, and vividly drawn, The Son is a masterful achievement from a sublime young talent.

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Citations

  • Entertainment Weekly, 03/07/2014, Page 71
  • New York Times Book Review, 02/23/2014, Page 24

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