Gormenghast Trilogy

This trilogy follows Titus Groan from birth in the vast castle of Gormenghast through childhood, rebellion, and departure into a world beyond the stones. The first two books are set inside a ritual-bound household of earl, countess, sisters, kitchen, and library, where the ambitious kitchen boy Steerpike climbs by exploiting the castle's ceremonies and feuds. The third book takes the grown Titus into a landscape of factories, scientists, and pursuit, still haunted by the castle's claim on him. Peake's interest is character, architecture, and the pressure of inherited rite. The work is a gothic fantasy of succession, not a quest for a magical object.

Titus Groan, Gormenghast, Titus Alone. 142 colour illustrations integrated throughout the three volumes. Signed by Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman. Printed in colour throughout. Black Burano paper endpapers. Black page edges. Open-spine bindings. Sides covered in Setalux cloth printed with colour designs by the artist. Cloth-covered presentation case blocked in metallic red foil, lined and screen-printed in black ink. Case interior printed in silver with a design by the artist. Separate print presented in a black Burano paper folder printed in silver.