num_pages: 396
description: Starts with the birth and ends with the first birthday celebrations of the heir to the grand, tradition-bound castle of Gormenghast. A grand miasma of doom and foreboding weaves over the sterile rituals of the castle. Villainous Steerpike seeks to exploit the gaps between the formal rituals and the emotional needs of the ruling family for his own profit.
language: English
title: Titus Groan
titlecomplete: Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1)
characters: Clarice Groan, Rantel, Braigon, Keda, Nannie Slagg, Abiatha Swelter, Gertrude Groan, Cora Groan, Sourdust, Steerpike, Lord Sepulchrave, Barquentine, Rottcodd, Mr. Flay, Irma Prunesquallor, Fuchsia Groan, Titus Groan, Dr. Alfred Prunesquallor
genres: Audiobook, 20th Century, Novels, Gothic, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, British Literature, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy
ratings_count: 19808
places: Gormenghast
series: Gormenghast
publisher: Overlook Press