▁from ▁the ▁spec ulative ▁fiction ▁community ▁and ▁main stream ▁literary ▁critics   — ▁Harold ▁Blo om ▁arg ues ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁more ▁accomplished ▁work ▁than ▁the ▁contemporary ▁and ▁better - known ▁The ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁R ings . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁has ▁been ▁included ▁in ▁Fant asy : ▁The ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Best ▁Books , ▁Modern ▁Fant asy : ▁The ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Best ▁Nov els ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Must ▁Read ▁Fant asy ▁Nov els ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁fant asy ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁Liter ary ▁critic ▁Harold ▁Blo om ▁has ▁pra ised ▁the ▁series ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁fant asy ▁nov els ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁sequences ▁in ▁modern ▁world ▁literature . ▁G orm eng h ast ▁is ▁often ▁cred ited ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁fant asy ▁of ▁man ners ▁novel . ▁The ▁books ▁have ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁over ▁twenty ▁languages . ▁ ▁Works ▁The ▁series ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁books , ▁Tit us ▁Gro an ▁( 1 9 4 6 ), ▁G orm eng h ast ▁( 1 9 5 0 ), ▁and ▁Tit us ▁Al one ▁( 1 9 5 9 ). ▁A ▁short ▁book , ▁Boy ▁in ▁Dark ness ▁( 1 9 5 6 ), ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁brief ▁advent ure ▁by ▁the ▁young ▁Tit us ▁away ▁from ▁G orm eng h ast , ▁although ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁name ▁the ▁castle . ▁ ▁Pe ake ▁had ▁intended ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁series ▁of