Gormenghast
by Mervyn Peake
Total Points
#414
- Pages
- 512
- Genres
- Science Fiction Fantasy Gothic
In a world bound by iron laws and dead rituals, two young men are struggling to make their way: Steerpike, the renegade kitchen-boy who seduces and murders his way up the social ladder, and Titus Groan, heir to Gormenghast, who comes to threaten its very existence. John Constable famously 'pulled off the impossible' (The Times) with his stage adaptation of Mervyn Peake's legendary Gormenghast...
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Aug 23rd, 2025
Books 1 (Titus Groan) and 2 (Gormenghast) are excellent and I devoured them both within a few days. I highly recommend reading them both, and if you wanted to, you could stop there...
Book 3 (Titus Alone) was never fully finished by Mervyn Peake as he sadly died before he finished fleshing the story out. It is about half as long as the other two books and many of the chapters are very short, however, there is a start, middle and end, so you're not left totally hanging mid-story if you do decide to read it. Make sure you pick a later copy which has the "lost" chapters added so you're getting the most out of it, and keep in mind that this is a bare-bones book and many characters are not explored in the same wonderful depth as I am sure Mervyn (and us!) would have liked.
Nov 17th, 2018
whimsical and clever...laughed out loud funny!
Jun 9th, 2015
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