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Carpe Jugulum

#23 Discworld

Terry Pratchett

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Corgi
02 December 2013
The twenty-third Discworld novel.

'Terry Pratchett will remain an enduring, endearing presence in comic literature' Guardian

The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . .

In this life there are givers and takers. It's safe to say that vampires are very much in the latter camp. They don't have much time for the givers of this world - except perhaps at mealtimes . . .

Welcome to Lancre, where the newest residents are a thoroughly modern, sophisticated vampire family. They've got style and fancy waistcoats. They're out of the casket and want a bite of the future.

Everyone knows you don't invite vampires into your house -

unless you want permanent guests - nonetheless the King of Lancre has invited them to stay and celebrate the birth of his daughter. Now, these vampires have no intention of leaving . . . ever.

But they haven't met the neighbours yet.

Between the vampires and their next meal stand the witches of Lancre- Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Magrat and young Agnes. As the residents of Lancre living are about to discover, it will take more than garlic and crucifixes to take back their home.

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

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Imprint:   Corgi
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   23
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 127mm,  Spine: 26mm
Weight:   283g
ISBN:   9780552167611
ISBN 10:   0552167614
Series:   Discworld Novels
Pages:   416
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 0 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Terry Pratchett is the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he is the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he is the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. Worldwide sales of his books now stand at over 75 million, and they have been translated into thirty-seven languages.

Reviews for Carpe Jugulum (#23 Discworld)

A consistently clever, charming and funny voice-Independent He wasn't imagining an alternative universe; he was reimagining ours-Frank Cottrell Boyce, Guardian Cracking dialogue, compelling illogic and unchained whimsy... Pratchett has a subject and a style that is very much his own-Sunday Times


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