Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1)

by 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.

• ISBN10: 0345235185
• ISBN13: 9780345235183
• Publish Date: 12 August 1973 (first published January 1968)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Ballantine Books
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Language: English

Reviews

[nightingalereads]

3.75 stars

Bleak, insightful, and masterfully written. Titus Groan is an utterly unique gothic story, and though it felt pedantic at times, I really enjoyed the world and characters.