Carpe Jugulum

Carpe Jugulum: (discworld Novel 23)

by Terry Pratchett

3.92 out of 5 (25 ratings)

Format:
Paperback 
Pages:
432 
Publisher:
Transworld Publishers Ltd 
Publication Date:
24 July 1999 
Category:
Science Fiction 
ISBN:
9780552146159 

Description

Mightily Oats has not picked a good time to be priest. He thought he'd come to Lancre for a simple ceremony. Now he's caught up in a war between vampires and witches. There's Young Agnes, who is really in two minds about everything - Magrat, who is trying to combine witchcraft and nappies, Nanny Ogg...and Granny Weatherwax, who is big trouble. And the vampires are intelligent. They've got style and fancy waistcoats. They're out of the casket and want a bite of the future. Mightily Oats knows he has a prayer, but he wishes he had an axe. "Carpe Jugulum" is Terry Pratchett's twenty-third "Discworld" novel - but the first to star vampires.

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  • Terry Pratchett is a god who walks among men. The entire Discworld series is a joy and only a strange mad creature cursed by gods and man would refuse to read and love these books!Vampires invade Lancre - well poor King Verence accidentally invites them in......It falls to granny Weatherwax to teach them a lesson they'll never forget. One of the best Discworld novels!

    5.00 out of 5

    gercmbyrne

  • This is one of his best, somehow containing all the pop-culture references of shlock horror films, as well as old wives tales and even some old wives. Brilliantly balanced into one humorous whole, this makes slogging through <i>Small Gods</i> worth the effort.

    5.00 out of 5

    iamiam

  • A vampire book second only to Dracula in my opinion. What I enjoy about these books, is that along with a great and fun story, there are depths of thought to be plumbed. I enjoyed the contrast between religion and faith and love vs. works

    5.00 out of 5

    MrsLee

  • The witches are my favourite Discworld characters, especially Granny Weatherwax. So when vampires threatened the kingdom of Lancre, I was expecting Granny to show the full force of her magic. She wasn't going to let some bloodsuckers barge in without a fight, and she has shown herself to be most able to deal with them - like in 'Witches Abroad', she goes beyond the physical limits of her world and her friends will also learn a lot about themselves in the course of this adventure. Very good book, especially if you like the witches.

    5.00 out of 5

    soniaandree

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