#3 Gormenghast

Titus Alone

Mervyn Peake
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Titus, almost 20, flees oppressive Castle Rituals. Lost in a sandstorm, helped by Muzzlehatch owner of traveling zoo and his ex-lover Juno, stranded in big city, arrested for vagrancy, he longs for home. Nobody has heard of Gormenghast, few believe. Titus wants to prove it is real.
Genres: FantasyFictionClassicsGothicScience FictionNovelsScience Fiction FantasyLiteratureAudiobook20th Century
284 Pages

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