| A gorgeous volcanic eruption - A work of extraordinary imagination
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As 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.
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| Mr Peake's first novel holds one with its glittering eye - It has a genuine plot in the strictest sense, and it persuades you to read on simply in order to know what will happen - its gallery of characters is wonderful.
The Nation
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Vintage Classics • Modern fiction • Previous
ISBN: 0749394927
Publication date: 06/10/2005 • 512 pages • B format • EAN: 9780749394929 |
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