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The episode features a discussion on Mervyn Peake's 'Titus Groan' with guest Dan Harris, exploring foundational elements of fantasy literature.

“Fantasy is when we are presenting a world that isn’t our world, even if it’s just slightly off from our world.” Dan Harris from the Nebulugo Book Club Discord joins me for a Foundational Fantasy about Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast series, starting with Titas Groan. I highly recommend the print or ebook for this one, as … Continue reading "Foundational Fantasy: Titus Groan, by Mervyn Peake, with guest Dan Harris"

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Host: Hugos There Podcast

Guest: Dan Harris

Topics covered

• fantasy
• literature
• book discussion
• Mervyn Peake
• Gormenghast

Keywords

• fantasy
• Mervyn Peake
• Titus Groan
• Gormenghast
• book club
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Titus Groan, Gormenghast series

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