Ghormenghast

A remarkable series of novels that helped defined what it means to be 'Gothic.' The novels are not so much about plot or story, but experience and setting. The locations, the characters, the setting, the descriptive language are all lush, rich, and poetic by design.Ghormenghast is one of the great early fantasy works and a masterpiece of English literature. It's a series that every fantasy lover (with the patience) should read. It's a trilogy where the castle Ghormenghast is itself every much a character as the actual humans who inhabit it.The audiobook does justice to Mervyn Peake's masterpiece. The reading of it is powerful, with Robert Whitfield giving a poetic and Shakespearean-like performance to how he voices the descriptions and the characters. The audiobook brings to life all the poetic richness of Peake's marvelous language -- the Gothic descriptions, the creepy characters, the haunting castle all come to life under his narrative powers.A remarkable performance for a remarkable work of writing.Listen to a sample of Robert Whitfield's powerful voice

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