Carpe Jugulum: (Discworld Novel 23)

Hardback Published on: 20/10/2016
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Bookseller Reviews

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Carpe Jugulum
Funny, charming and gripping
Vampires, witches and royalty, oh my! A brilliant story, playing with the established facts of vampire myths and adding its own Discworld flair to the whol... READ MORE
Grace At Birmingham

Synopsis

A special hardback gift edition of classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the sixth book in the Witches series, part of the Discworld novels.

'Incredibly funny . . . compulsively readable' The Times

‘Satirical fantasy with a core of character self-discovery. Brilliant’ 5-star reader review

"'Carpe Jugulum,' read Agnes aloud. 'That's . . . well, Carpe Diem is Seize the Day, so this means -'
'Go for the throat . . .'"

Vampires have come to Lancre, but they're not what you'd expect.

Sure, they drink blood and view humans as dinner, but they're modern and sophisticated. They've got style and fancy waistcoats. And they're not a bit afraid of garlic.

The Magpyr family are out of the casket and want a bite of the future. But they haven't met the neighbours yet.

Between them and Lancre stand a coven of four - Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Magrat and young Agnes - and they don't take kindly to murderous intruders . . .

Carpe Jugulum is the sixth book in the Witches series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.

Praise for the Discworld series:

'[Pratchett’s] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction'Mail on Sunday

‘Pratchett is a master storyteller’ Guardian

'One of our greatest fantasists, and beyond a doubt the funniest' George R.R. Martin

'One of those rare writers who appeals to everyone’ Daily Express

‘One of the most consistently funny writers around’ Ben Aaronovitch

‘Masterful and brilliant’ Fantasy & Science Fiction

‘Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own… he is a satirist of enormous talent ... incredibly funny ... compulsively readable'The Times

‘The best humorous English author since P.G. Wodehouse' The Sunday Telegraph

‘Nothing short of magical’ Chicago Tribune

'Consistently funny, consistently clever and consistently surprising in its twists and turns' SFX

‘[Discworld is] compulsively readable, fantastically inventive, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world…There's never been anything quite like it’ Evening Standard

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780857524157
  • Number of pages: 416
  • Dimensions: 205 x 134 x 35 mm
  • Weight: 432g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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Carpe Jugulum
Crape jugulum its Brilliant !
I thought it was Brilliant , gripping could hardly put it down so much so that a couple of night I ether glanced at my bed side clock to realise it was 3AM... READ MORE
twinkle73
Carpe Jugulum
outstanding
I'm a big fan of terry's work, but this is definitely one of his best. A page turner with his usual witty style.
gooser
Carpe Jugulum
The three witche take on the vampire hoards
This is probably now one of my favourite Discworld novels, not only does it have my three favourite witches including the legend that is Granny Weatherwax ... READ MORE
Ecowitch
Carpe Jugulum
One of my favourites
Carpe Jugulum or seize of the throat it is translated in modern term to easy for to understand! The witches love cook up trouble, this is definitely my ... READ MORE
Freya Bradley
Carpe Jugulum
Good
I came to the discworld series through my brother who recommended it after reading the first four books. When I read the colour of magic book 5 had just be... READ MORE
Book collector
Carpe Jugulum
Carpjugulum
Such a great story, you can get into character easily in the book as Terry wrote it in such a way that you live the character as you are reading it. They a... READ MORE
Colin Ham