Titus Awakes

Its hard to know what to say about this one. The writing is good in places but can also be a bit monotonous or at least repetitious. It does resemble Titus Alone to a degree, although not to its credit being almost as random and fragmentary as that work. However i enjoyed it more than my score might......more

Also published on my blog here The Gormenghast trilogy, by far Mervyn Peake's best known work as a writer, has many fans, including myself. And fans always want more, so we were intrigued when the publication of Titus Awakes was announced last year. Maeve Gilmore was Peake's widow (and, like her husb......more

There are many instances in literary history where the authorial mantle has been passed. Tolkien's son broadened our knowledge of Middle-Earth from his father's notes; Frank Herbert's prodigy did the same, scribing altogether fresh Dune novels. In each such case the successor tries to at least emula......more