Description: This stunning final chapter in the legendary Gormenghast Trilogy bring to a close one of the great classics of epic fantasy.
Brief description: Mervyn Peake (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, Titus Groan, Gormenghast, and Titus Alone, and the posthumously published Titus Awakes, the lost book of Gormenghast finished by Peake's wife Maeve Gilmore after his death. The Gormenghast novels, as well as Peake's other writings, Mr. Pye and Peake's Progress, are all available from The Overlook Press.