@Jez900ie Suggest you start with ‘Titus Groan’ by Mervin Peake, and if you like it continue with the other three/four novels of the Gormenghast Trilogy.
IIRC, the first three a great reading and the fourth novel, written as an afterthought, is strictly for the fans. I could be wrong though, it's been a while.
Agreed. I think the fourth was completed after his death by his widow, and the “fifth” was written between Gormenghast and Titus Alone, but is more stand alone.