Titus Groan

'A gorgeous volcanic eruption... A work of extraordinary imagination' New YorkerWelcome to the world of Gormenghast, the classic fantasy series from the imagination of Mervyn PeakeBOOK ONE OF THE GORMENGHAST TRILOGYAs 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.