“Blood Meridian” is set in the mid-19th century on the Texas-Mexico border and follows a teenage runaway known only as “the kid” who becomes involved with a group of Indian hunters led by the enigmatic and terrifying Judge Holden. The novel is based loosely on historical events and fi...
The threshold and meridian of civilization. The war party on the move. 8 In the Bible I will not draw conclusions where evidence is in deficency. However, sinceBlood Meridianhas no shortage of biblical allusions, use of number eight in the Bible is worth mentioning — especially its lack o...