Titus Groan (The Gormenghast Trilogy)

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Synopsis
First in the classic gothic trilogy. &“A masterpiece . . . a moody, melancholy comedy with an underlying wit and profundity that cannot be denied.&” —SpeculictionThe basis for the 2000 BBC seriesNow in development by Showtime As the novel opens, Titus, heir to Lord Sepulchrave, has just been born. He stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that form Gormenghast Castle. Meanwhile, far away and in the kitchen, a servant named Steerpike escapes his drudgework and begins an auspicious ascent to power. Inside of Gormenghast, all events are predetermined by complex rituals, the origins of which are lost in time. The castle is peopled by dark characters in half-lit corridors. Dreamlike and macabre, Peake&’s extraordinary novel is one of the most astonishing and fantastic works in modern fiction.Praise the Gormenghast Trilogy &“Mervyn Peake is a finer poet than Edgar Allan Poe, and he is therefore able to maintain his world of fantasy brilliantly through three novels. It is a very, very great work.&” —Robertson Davies, New York Times-bestselling author &“A sumptuous, poetic epic . . . considered by some to have an equal or even greater degree of importance to the development of modern fantasy as Tolkien&’s The Lord of the Rings.&” —SFF180 &“Mervyn Peake&’s gothic masterpiece, the Gormenghast trilogy, begins with the superlative Titus Groan, a darkly humorous, stunningly complex tale of the first two years in the life of the heir to an ancient, rambling castle . . . This true classic is a feast of words unlike anything else in the world of fantasy. Those who explore Gormenghast castle will be richly rewarded.&” —SFF Book Reviews
Copyright:
1998

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
496 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781468301021
Related ISBNs:
9781585679072
Publisher:
ABRAMS, Inc.
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
The Estate of Mervyn Peake
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Horror, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Grade Levels:
Twelfth grade
Reading Age:
18 and up
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Introduction by:
Anthony Burgess

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