What to Read After Gormenghast
Readers who loved Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Gormenghast is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Gormenghast
Night Watch
The King of Elfland's Daughter
Titus Groan
THE WORM OUROBOROS
The Gormenghast novels
Gloriana
The Penguin complete ghost stories of M.R. James.
The Eyes of the Overworld
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
The Unlimited Dream Company
Well of the Unicorn
Lud-In-The-Mist
The High Place
Swords of Lankhmar
Viriconium
Latro in the Mist
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
The story of Tracy Beaker
A town like Alice
Girls in Love (Girls #1)
Swallows and Amazons
Terry Pratchett's Mort
Cold Comfort Farm
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