{"product_id":"9780749394929","title":"Titus Groan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Peake, Mervyn\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 5 February 1998 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 496 pages\u003cbr\u003e199 x 131 x 31 | 348g\u003cp\u003eAs the first novel opens, Titus, heir to Lord Sepulchrave, has just been born: he stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that stand for Gormenghast Castle. Inside, all events are predetermined by a complex ritual, lost in history, understood only by Sourdust, Lord of the Library. There are tears and strange laughter; fierce births and deaths beneath umbrageous ceilings; dreams and violence and disenchantment contained within a labyrinth of stone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peake, Mervyn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465584251064,"sku":"9780749394929","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780749394929.jpg?v=1734695023","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780749394929","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}