Gormenghast

Within the sprawling halls and serpentine corridors of the dilapidated Gormenghast Castle, the members of the Groan dynasty and their master, Lord Sepulchrave, grow increasingly out of touch with a changing world, as they pass their days in unending devotion to arcane rituals and traditions. As heir to the Earldom of Gormenghast, Titus is expected to one day rule the kingdom and its wayward subjects, but with the arrival of an ambitious kitchen boy, Steerpike, the established order is thrown into disarray. Over the course of three novels―Titus Groan, Gormenghast and Titus Alone―Titus must contend with a kingdom about to implode beneath the weight of centuries of intrigue, treachery, manipulation and murder.