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Titus Groan
- Author
- Mervyn Peake
- Narrator
- Saul Reichlin
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 10 March 2016
- Run Time
- 21 hours 40 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Historical fantasy, Dark fantasy, Classic fiction: literary and general, Speculative fiction, Epic fantasy / high fantasy
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
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
©1968 The Estate of Mervyn Peake (P)2014 Random House Audiobooks
Critics Review
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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
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A gorgeous volcanic eruption... A work of extraordinary imagination
New Yorker
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The Gormenghast Trilogy is one of the most important works of the imagination to come out of [this] age
Spectator
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
A strange and engaging story. Perfectly narrated.
HelloHodges 2026-09-10
Details
- Author
- Mervyn Peake
- Narrator
- Saul Reichlin
- Duration
- 21 hours 40 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 March 2016
- ISBN
- 9781473546165
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Historical fantasy, Dark fantasy, Classic fiction: literary and general, Speculative fiction, Epic fantasy / high fantasy
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.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©1968 The Estate of Mervyn Peake (P)2014 Random House Audiobooks
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