Titus Groan

An undisputed classic of epic fantasy, Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast novels represent one of the most brilliantly sustained flights of Gothic imagination. Titus Groan, the first book in this timeless series, is the start of an unforgettable journey.

As the novel opens, Titus has just born. As heir to Lord Sepulchrave, he stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that form Gormenghast Castle. Meanwhile, far away and in the kitchen, a servant named Steerpike escapes his drudgework and begins an auspicious ascent to power.