By Cormac McCarthy - The Road (2/26/06)

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A searing post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's fight to survive this \"tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping frightening and ultimately beautiful\" ( San Francisco Chronicle ). • From the bestselling author of The Passenger A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast although they don't know what if anything awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road the clothes they are wearing a cart of scavenged food—and each other. The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It bol