Series

Gormenghast series in reading order

There are 3 books in the Gormenghast series.

The birth of Titus Groan, heir to the crumbling, ritual-bound castle of Gormenghast, sets off a Gothic epic of baroque grandeur. Meanwhile, the cunning servant Steerpike begins his ruthless climb to power through the castle's labyrinthine corridors and arcane traditions. Peake's prose is dense, thea

All 3 books, in reading order

• 1. Titus Groan — Mervyn Peake · 496 pages
• 2. Gormenghast — Mervyn Peake · 620 pages
• 3. Titus Alone — Mervyn Peake · 252 pages

All 3 books total 1,368 pages.

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