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Gormenghast Trilogy

By Mervyn Peake · 2024

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Synopsis

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.

Title Metadata

Record ID2818
Contributor
Translator
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Introduced by
Neil Gaiman
Editor
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Preface by
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Illustrator
Dave Mckean
Collection & Classification
Collections—
First Published
1946
Fiction / Non-Fiction
Fiction
Edition
Standard Edition
Physical Details
Binding
Quarter Cloth Bound
Typeface
Albertina
Page Count
1376
ISBN
9780749394974
Slipcase
Yes
Market & Pricing
Language
English
Folio Price
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Avg. Sale Price
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In Print
No
Folio Number
2376
Last Updated: 16 September 2026

Subject/Genre

6 Subjects
Fiction
Fantasy
Gothic
Dark Fantasy
Epic
20th Century
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Volumes3 Volumes
No.Volume TitlePage Count
Vol. 1Mervyn Peake—
Vol. 2Gormenghast—
Vol. 3Titus Alone—
Physical Description

Quarter bound in black cloth with colour blocked spine title, image blocked cloth front board. Slipcase printed with a monochrome wraparound picture. Total.

Printings1 Printings
PrintingPrint YearNotes
1st Printing2024—