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Carpe Jugulum

(Discworld, Book 23)

By Terry Pratchett

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780061020391

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It is rare and splendid event when an author is elevated from the underground into the international literary establishment. In the case of England's best-known and best-loved modern satirist, that event has been long overdue.

Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent Discworld novels satContinue

It is rare and splendid event when an author is elevated from the underground into the international literary establishment. In the case of England's best-known and best-loved modern satirist, that event has been long overdue.

Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent Discworld novels satirize and celebrate every aspect of life, modern and ancient, sacred and profane. Consistent number-one bestsellers in England, they have garnered him a secure position in the pantheon of humor along with Mark Twain, Douglas Adams, Matt Groening, and Jonathan Swift.

Even so distinguished an author as A. S. Byatt has sung his praises, calling Pratchett's intricate and delightful fictional Discworld "more complicated and satisfying than Oz."

His latest satiric triumph, Carpe Jugulum, involves an exclusive royal snafu that leads to comic mayhem. In a fit of enlightenment democracy and ebullient goodwill, King Verence invites Uberwald's undead, the Magpyrs, into Lancre to celebrate the birth of his daughter. But once ensconced within the castle, these wine-drinking, garlic-eating, sun-loving modern vampires have no intention of leaving. Ever.

Only an uneasy alliance between a nervous young priest and the argumentative local witches can save the country from being taken over by people with a cultivated bloodlust and bad taste in silk waistcoats. For them, there's only one way to fight.

Go for the throat, or as the vampyres themselves say...
Carpe Jugulum

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    Still on the shelf

    I have yet to read this book but I love Terry Pratchett and find his books hilarous.

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    Janezetta said on Mar 10, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • Read this and forget Twilight!
    Or rather, ram a lemon into Edward's mouth.
    Plus, Nanny Ogg and an Igor flirting, lol

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    Redviper118 said on Jan 6, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • Very very good. Nice balance of humor, characters, references and plot.
    Granny Weatherwax's books grow better and better.

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    Simbul said on Apr 6, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Don't mess with a Weatherwax

    Agnes is just getting into the swing of being a witch, Magrat and Verence had a baby and have invited a whole bunch of people for the naming ceremony. It seems though that Verence invited some folk who have thoughts of over staying their welcome.

    The Vampires once invited are hard to get ri ... (continue)

    Agnes is just getting into the swing of being a witch, Magrat and Verence had a baby and have invited a whole bunch of people for the naming ceremony. It seems though that Verence invited some folk who have thoughts of over staying their welcome.

    The Vampires once invited are hard to get rid of. Agnes, Esme, Ogg, and an Om priest are the the heroes of this episode and order is once again achieved.

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    flanderb said on Oct 4, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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