Peake, Mervyn: Titus Groan (Nab Audio CD) 4-CD set

Marking 100 years since Mervyn Peake’s birth, Naxos AudioBooks releases the first novel in the Gormenghast trilogy. Lord Sepulchrave is the 76th Earl of Groan and head of the Groan family who reside in the magnificent castle of Gormenghast. The birth of Titus Groan — the heir to Lord Sepulchrave — interrupts the complex daily rituals of the residence just as intelligent, manipulative Steerpike enters into
Gormenghast society. Chronicling the first two years of Titus’ life, this novel follows the antics
of the castle’s bizarre inhabitants and Steerpike’s scheming plots as he attempts to rise to power.

• 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of Peake’s birth.
• Gormenghast, the second novel in the series, will be released on Naxos AudioBooks in April.
• The third novel in the cycle, Titus Alone will be released later in the year.
• In 2000, the BBC produced a mini-series of the first two novels, entitled Gormenghast, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Christopher Lee.