Gormenghast books in order
Gormenghast is a series of 5 books by Mervyn Peake: 1,145 pages in the 3 with a known length, about 21 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 5
- books
- 1,145
- pages in 3 of them
- 21 hours
- to read those 3
- 42 days
- at 30 minutes a day
1 
Titus Groan 9.3 h 2 
Gormenghast 9.4 h Boy in Darkness 2.4 h
Titus Groan 9.3 h 2 Gormenghast 9.4 h Boy in Darkness 2.4 h 3 Titus Alone length not known
Titus Awakes length not known
Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
- 1
Titus Groan 1946 9.3 h
This is the first of the Gormenghast trilogy and introduces the reader to Gormenghast Castle and its inhabitants.
- 2
Gormenghast 1950 9.4 h
"Titus Groan is seven, Lord and heir to the crumbling castle Gormenghast.
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Boy in Darkness 1956 2.4 h
- 3
Titus Alone 1959 length not known
-
Titus Awakes 1960 length not known
How much is left
| After book 1, Titus Groan | about 12 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 2, Gormenghast | about 2 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
Reading the whole series
About 21 hours
3 of 5 books, 1,145 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
42 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.