Peakean adjective1 •Of or pertaining to Mervyn Peake (1911-1968), English modernist writer and artist, or his works.If the first two novels created a new genre — Peakean fantasy — then this third volume zigzags between several: the Bildungsroman, science fiction, social satire, morality tale and dystopian prophecy. — 2002 formsmore Peakean · most Peakean