Titus Groan
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4.0 • 12 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
'Gormenghast is, to my mind and to my taste, a perfect creation' Neil Gaiman
Welcome to the world of Gormenghast, the classic fantasy series from the imagination of Mervyn Peake
As the first novel opens, Titus, heir to Lord Sepulchrave, has just been born: he stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that stand for Gormenghast Castle. Inside, all events are predetermined by a complex ritual, lost in history, understood only by Sourdust, Lord of the Library. There are tears and strange laughter; fierce births and deaths beneath umbrageous ceilings; dreams and violence and disenchantment contained within a labyrinth of stone.
'A gorgeous volcanic eruption... A work of extraordinary imagination' New Yorker
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this illustrated Gothic trilogy, a young heir matures within the confines of bleak Gormenghast castle. Volume three includes 12 critical essays and Peake's unfinished Titus Awakes .
Customer Reviews
Awesome
Wonderful book, like somehow reading a gigantic painting using words.
An amazing book
I am amazed that the breadth of concept in Titus Groan can be expressed in such detail. It takes a chapter or so to get your mind in the right place to read and enjoy this book but when you do it is so worth it.