If you liked Shapes & sounds by Mervyn Peake, start with The cave or anima mundi (1996), The Illustrated Gormenghast Trilogy (2011), and Captain Slaughterboard drops anchor (1967). These recommendations are drawn from the same author, shared genres, and reader overlap on BookOrb.

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Recommended next reads

  1. 1 The cave or anima mundi 1996 · Mervyn Peake · Same author
  2. 2 The Illustrated Gormenghast Trilogy 2011 · 960 pages · Mervyn Peake · Same author
  3. 3 Captain Slaughterboard drops anchor 1967 · 48 pages · Mervyn Peake · Same author
  4. 4 Gormenghast, Bd.3, Der letzte Lord Groan 1983 · 285 pages · Mervyn Peake · Same author
  5. 5 Titus dans les ténèbres 1995 · 109 pages · Mervyn Peake · Same author
  6. 6 Gormenghast, Bd.1, Der junge Titus 1982 · 535 pages · Mervyn Peake · Same author
  7. 7 Twelve poems, 1939-1960 1975 · 29 pages · Mervyn Peake · Same author
  8. 8 GORMENGHAST: ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY JOHN CONSTABLE Mervyn Peake · Same author
  9. 9 Letters from a lost uncle 1976 · 128 pages · Mervyn Peake · Same author
  10. 10 Gormenghast, Bd.2, Im Schloß 1983 · 550 pages · Mervyn Peake · Same author
  11. 11 Ride a Cock-Horse and Other Nursery Rhymes 1940 · 36 pages · Mervyn Peake · Same author
  12. 12 Gormenghast Trilogy 1999 · 960 pages · Mervyn Peake · Same author

Frequently asked questions

What should I read after Shapes & sounds?

BookOrb recommends The cave or anima mundi (1996), The Illustrated Gormenghast Trilogy (2011), Captain Slaughterboard drops anchor (1967), Gormenghast, Bd.3, Der letzte Lord Groan (1983), and Titus dans les ténèbres (1995).

Are there books like Shapes & sounds?

Yes. The list on this page is ranked from the closest matches BookOrb has for Shapes & sounds.

Who wrote Shapes & sounds?

Shapes & sounds is by Mervyn Peake.