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The first volume of the GORMENGHAST trilogy of fantasy novels. Titus Groan is born the heir to Gormenghast castle, and finds himself in a world predetermined by complex rituals that have been made obscure by the passage of time. Along the corridors of the castle, the child encounters some of the dark characters who will shape his life.
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"Mr Peake's first novel holds one with its glittering eye - It has a genuine plot in the strictest sense, and it persuades you to read on simply in order to know what will happen - its gallery of characters is wonderful" (Nation)
"A gorgeous volcanic eruption... A work of extraordinary imagination" (New Yorker)
"The Gormenghast Trilogy is one of the most important works of the imagination to come out of [this] age" (Anthony Burgess Spectator)
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"A gorgeous volcanic eruption... A work of extraordinary imagination" (New Yorker)
"The Gormenghast Trilogy is one of the most important works of the imagination to come out of [this] age" (Anthony Burgess Spectator)
A brilliantly sustained flight of gothic imagination; the first of the bestselling Gormenghast trilogy.
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- PublisherMethuen Publishing Ltd
- Publication date1968
- ISBN 10 0413441709
- ISBN 13 9780413441706
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages506
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