Gormenghast (Gormenghast #2)
Mervyn Peake
4.04 · 24 ratings · Published: 1950
Gormenghast is the second volume in Mervyn Peake’s widely acclaimed trilogy, but it is much more than a sequel to Titus Groan—it is an enrichment and deepening of that book.
The Gormenghast Trilogy ranks as one of the twentieth century’s most remarkable feats of imaginative writing.
- fantasy 4
- classics 3
- gothic 3
- 20th century 3
- horror 3
- high fantasy 3
- epic 3
- funny 2
- magical realism 2
- coming of age 2
- action / adventure 2
- literary fiction 2
- dark fantasy 2
- cults/occultism 2
- drama 2
- dark 1
- comedy 1
- satire 1
- contemporary 1
- spirituality 1
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- audiobook 3
- book 1
- adult fiction 1
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The 'Gormenghast' series
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