{"product_id":"the-complete-gormenghast-novels-9780879516284","title":"The Complete Gormenghast Novels","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A gorgeous, volcanic eruption . . . a work of extraordinary imagination\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Gormenghast Novels\u003c\/i\u003e collects Mervyn Peake's classic fantasy trilogy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The true fantasy classic of our time.\" --\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A doomed lord, an emergent hero, an array of bizarre creatures, and an ancient royal family plagued by madness and intrigue--these are the denizens of ancient, sprawling, tumbledown Gormenghast Castle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Within its vast halls and serpentine corridors, the members of the Groan dynasty and their master, Lord Sepulchrave, grow increasingly out of touch with a changing world as they pass their days in unending devotion to meaningless rituals and arcane traditions. Meanwhile, an ambitious kitchen boy named Steerpike rises by devious means to the post of Master of the Ritual while he maneuvers to bring down the Groans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these extraordinary novels, Peake has created a world where all is like a dream: lush, fantastical, vivid; a symbol of dark struggle. Accompanying the text are Peake's own drawings, illustrating the whole assembly of strange creatures that inhabit Gormenghast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Breathtaking in its power and drenched in dark atmosphere, humor, and intrigue, \u003ci\u003eThe Gormenghast Novels\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic, one of the great works of 20th-century British literature. This edition includes introductory essays by Anthony Burgess, author of \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange\u003c\/i\u003e, and famed humorist Quentin Crisp. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gormenghat Novels\u003c\/i\u003e (which includes \u003ci\u003eTitus Groan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGormenghast\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTitus Alone\u003c\/i\u003e) has been included in Fantasy: The 100 Best Books, Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels, and 100 Must Read Fantasy Novels as one of the greatest fantasy works of the 20th century. Literary critic Harold Bloom has praised the series as the best fantasy novels of the 20th century and it is often compared to J.R.R. Tolkein's \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"His inventiveness, his ingenuity, and his humor are astonishing.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeake, Mervyn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMervyn Peake\u003c\/b\u003e (1911-1968) was a playwright, painter, poet, illustrator, short story writer, and designer of theatrical costumes, as well as a novelist. Among his many books are the celebrated Gormenghast novels, \u003ci\u003eTitus Groan, Gormenghast, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTitus Alone\u003c\/i\u003e, and the posthumously published \u003ci\u003eTitus Awakes\u003c\/i\u003e, the lost book of Gormenghast finished by Peake's wife Maeve Gilmore after his death\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eThe Gormenghast novels, as well as Peake's other writings \u003ci\u003eMr. Pye\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeake's Progress\u003c\/i\u003e, are all available from The Overlook Press.","brand":"Overlook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50616698863890,"sku":"9780879516284","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_825eeda0-8457-4914-b002-a81ade148a1b.jpg?v=1732509198","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-complete-gormenghast-novels-9780879516284","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}