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A doomed lord, an emergent hero, and a dazzling array of bizarre creatures inhabit the magical world of the Gormenghast novels which, along with Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, reign as one of the undisputed fantasy classics of all time. At the center of it all is the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, who stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that form Gormenghast Castle and its kingdom, unless the conniving Steerpike, who is determined to rise above his menial position and control the House of Groan, has his way.
In these extraordinary novels, Peake has created a world where all is like a dream--lush, fantastical, and vivid. Accompanying the text are Peake's own drawings, illustrating the whole assembly of strange and marvelous creatures that inhabit Gormenghast.
Introductory Essays by Anthony Burgess and Quentin Crisp
Twelve critical essays
Fragment of the unpublished novel, Titus Awakes
"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 . . . a classic of our age."-- Robertson Davies
"[Peake's books] are actual additions to life; they give, like certain rare dreams, sensations we never had before, and enlarge our conception of the range of possible experience."-- C. S. Lewis
"This extravagant epic about a labyrinthine castle populated with conniving Dickensian grotesques is the true fantasy classic of our time."-- The Washington Post Book World
In these extraordinary novels, Peake has created a world where all is like a dream--lush, fantastical, and vivid. Accompanying the text are Peake's own drawings, illustrating the whole assembly of strange and marvelous creatures that inhabit Gormenghast.
Introductory Essays by Anthony Burgess and Quentin Crisp
Twelve critical essays
Fragment of the unpublished novel, Titus Awakes
"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 . . . a classic of our age."-- Robertson Davies
"[Peake's books] are actual additions to life; they give, like certain rare dreams, sensations we never had before, and enlarge our conception of the range of possible experience."-- C. S. Lewis
"This extravagant epic about a labyrinthine castle populated with conniving Dickensian grotesques is the true fantasy classic of our time."-- The Washington Post Book World
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What an experience! An entire world with the most amazing characters I have ever read. I felt for the weirdest people in here and cheered the strangest behaviors. The setting is a grand sprawling character itself, castle or entity or both. Rich writing, had to read slowly because there were too many flavors to savor at any one time. Couldn't stop reading. I was disappointed by the last book. All the same, I was glad Titus got out if only so he could learn more about himself. I think the second book might have served well as an end, even, tho of course I had to find out what happened after that. It would have been an appropriately mysterious ending. Nevertheless, I still am glad I read the last book. At the very least, it made me appreciate the other two. It also gave voice to certain malaise we feel when we are restless and encountering strange people who contrast with our childhood sense of reality.
I could go on.
But Gormenghast can certainly stand on its own without me.
Genre? Horror, supernatural, unreality, dream world. I just don't know.
I could go on.
But Gormenghast can certainly stand on its own without me.
Genre? Horror, supernatural, unreality, dream world. I just don't know.
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