Titus Groan expects to rule Gormenghast, the vast, gothic labyrinth of turrets and dungeons to which he is heir, and his subjects, according to age-old rituals, but things are changing in the castle as he is forced to contend with treachery, manipulation, murder, and his longing for a life beyond the castle walls, in the sequel to <IT>Titus Groan<RO>. Reprint.